The Greek Passion, Royal Opera House, London By Andrew Clark Published: September 17 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 17 2004 03:00 All human life is here: prayer and pageant,…
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FT Reviews Tobias and the Angel
Tobias and the Angel, English Touring Opera, St John’s Church, London By David Murray Published: September 16 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 16 2004 03:00 The composer Jonathan Dove…
FT Reviews LA Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos Music Center, Los Angeles By Allan Ulrich Published: September 15 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 15 2004 03:00 William Friedkin’s mounting of the Strauss-von Hoffmannsthal comedy…
Le Figaro Reviews Pelléas et Mélisande at Palais Garnier
Debussy tout feu tout glace La critique de Jacques Doucelin [15 septembre 2004] Une salle qui tousse à gorge déployée en été, hors de toute épidémie de grippe, au mieux…
FT: Ariadne auf Naxos, Welsh National Opera, Cardiff
Ariadne auf Naxos, Welsh National Opera, Cardiff By Richard Fairman Published: September 14 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 14 2004 03:00 The Prologue to Ariadne auf Naxos is all…
NYT: Anne Midgette Reviews Katya Kabanova
CRITIC’S PICK | ANNE MIDGETTE A Star to Shed Light on Janacek’s Bleak Operatic Landscape OPINIONS may differ as to what constitutes a highlight at the Metropolitan Opera these days,…
WSJ: The Comeback Composer
The Comeback Composer Opera World Taps Handel To Woo New Audiences; Cleopatra in Gold Lamé By HEIDI WALESON The last time Michael Goodman had season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera…
FT: Martin Bernheimer reviews Daphne
Daphne New York City Opera By Martin Bernheimer Published: September 10 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 10 2004 03:00 It took 66 years for Richard Strauss’sDaphne to reach a…
FT: Orion/Saariaho, Bluebeard/Bártok BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
By David Murray Published: September 9 2004 05:00 | Last updated: September 9 2004 05:00 Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducted the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s grand new Orion followed by Bártok’s…
Chicago Tribune on Bolcom’s Wedding
William Bolcom: The `Wedding’ planner By John von Rhein Tribune music critic September 12, 2004 Elden is William Bolcom’s middle name, but it might just as well be Eclectic. He’s…