The following are recordings of major works by Giacomo Puccini. Click the link to access.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Mark Padmore, Julius Drake and friends, Wigmore Hall, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c86de08c-dcd2-11dd-a2a9-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
Blythe Sings Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ‘Orfeo’ at MET
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Stephanie_Blythe_Sings_Glucks_Orfeo_ed_Euridice_Title_Role_20090107
Plumbing the Exquisite Psychic Depths of Robert Ashley
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-01-07/music/plumbing-the-exquisite-psychic-depths-of-robert-ashley/
Songs in English were Voigt’s biggest treat
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/37205064.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUss
German conductor Debus named music director of Canadian Opera Company
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iy59IVtOw9sUovjb0ev81prrmjXQ
La Rondine at the MET
The first thing that hits you about the Met’s production of La Rondine is the beauty of the sets and costumes (from the classy team of Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino, respectively) — especially in contrast to the tawdry glitz of the recent ThaÔs.
Revisiting the Rare, in Search of a Surprise
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/arts/music/07jupi.html?ref=arts
Who Was Mary Lewis?
“Mary Lewis, the golden haired soprano” — does that name mean much to today’s lovers of singing and good music?