http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/arts/music/10thai.html?ref=music
Author: Gary Hoffman
Elektra, Avery Fisher Hall, New York
Elektra begins with an explosion and remains, with a few lyric interludes, on that extreme pitch throughout its two hours.
Gatti, il Don Carlo e la Scala mancata
http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=37459&sez=HOME_SPETTACOLO#
Opera Australia on the rocks
http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/12/08/Opera_Australia_on_the_rocks
Los Angeles Opera’s ‘Carmen’
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-carmen8-2008dec08,0,5345369.story
Parisina at the Festival Hall
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article5302634.ece
The Damnation of Faust
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Music-Review-The-Damnation-of.4769567.jp
La Scala swaps tenors for season opener
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgpkkJC7MrSW9A-QLOaGL-VgUF7AD94U4A0G3
Barenboim, the busy B
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20081207_Barenboim__the_busy_B.html