Musically and dramatically Ferdinando Paerís Leonora and Beethovenís Fidelio might be said to belong respectively to pre- and post-revolutionary ages.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Pergolesiís Home Service Really Delivers!
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2008/09/pergolesis_home.php
Oresteia at Miller Theatre
Iannis Xenakis once stood among the leading composers of the avant-garde, mentioned in a (long, drawn-out, amelodic, taped and fed back) breath with Babbitt, Berio, Boulez, Henze, Penderecki and Stockhausen: internationally famous among academics, ignored or deplored by the concert-going public.
Dr. Ulrike Hessler First Woman Appointed Intendant to Semper Oper in Dresden
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2008/09/dr_ulrike_hessl.php
Dr. Ulrike Hessler First Woman Appointed Intendant to Semper Oper in Dresden
For the first time in its 169 year history, the Saxonian State Opera — home to world premiere performances of most Richard Strauss and several Wagner operas — has appointed a woman as its General Director.
Lawrence Brownlee Expands Repertoire in 2008-09 Season
The remarkable Lawrence Brownlee has proven himself to be one of the most prominent bel canto tenors on the international scene.
John Adams: a composer as clever as he’s courageous
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/09/17/bmivan117.xml
A September Day Like No Other for a Downtown Family
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/arts/music/16call.html?ref=arts
Pergolesiís Home Service Really Delivers!
The United States premiere of Pergolesiís Home Service will be presented by The Chamber Opera of Memphis in cooperation with the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music on Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall (3775 Central Ave.).