ìTea: Mirror of the Soulî with book by Xu Ying and music by Tan Dun, revised from an earlier version first produced in Japan in 2002, was to have been the novelty of the present Santa Fe Opera season. Instead, it was dead on arrival.
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Haydnís LíAnima del Filosofo (Orfeo ed Eurydice) ó A rare performance at Glimmerglass this summer, as part of their ìOrpheusî 2007 Festival Season
On a cold winterís day in Vienna, just before Christmas 1790, Mr. Haydn dined with Mr. Mozart for the last time.
Michael Maniaci Flies High as OrphÈe at Glimmerglass
The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice has come down through the centuries to us, on the way inspiring some sixty-four other known operas.
Monteverdiís ìLíOrfeoî, Glimmerglass 2007 ó Slattery rises to Aldenís challenging concept
The first masterpiece in the history of opera. Thatís a tall order to live up to for any company and for any band of singers, especially those at the beginning of their careers.
Madame Butterfly: The Search Continues
Over the past decade, there have been a plethora of works trying to identify the historical models for characters in Puccini’s famous opera Madama Butterfly.
Producers howl over sound cut out by MP3 compression
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Turn of the Screw, Glyndebourne, Sussex
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CosÏ fan tutte Deconstructed
W. A. Mozartís CosÏ fan tutte, heard on a stormy night July 11, proved a sorry exercise in deconstruction, something I never expected to endure at Santa Fe Opera.
Bieito Does La Fanciulla del West at Staatsoper Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart presented its new production of The Girl of the Golden West, directed by Calixto Bieito. And, well, it began with an added dialogue scene to establish the “concept.”