http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/02/san_francisco_o.php
Author: Gary Hoffman
An Aria of Lincoln Center — The Metropolitan Opera
To the dismay of New York opera fans, the original Metropolitan Opera House,
located at Broadway and 39th Street, was to be torn down and replaced by a new hall
a mere 30 blocks away.
Salome, San Diego
The San Diego Opera Company opened its 47th season on Saturday, January 26th
with Richard Strauss’ Salome, a work that has something in it for
everyone: lust, love, lasciviousness, homosexuality, heterosexuality, homicide,
suicide, a voluptuous dance and quickie nudity.
Mozart’s Die Zauberflˆte at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s recent revival of Mozart’s Die Zauberflˆte offered a production with vocal pairs carefully matched and dramatic representation expressing the varying shades of Mozart’s score.
Barcelona’s Liceo Opera in Financial Crisis
Confronting a financial shortfall, the Gran Theatro del Liceo in Barcelona has announced a reduction in performances this season with two scheduled operas
cancelled.
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
In an interview, Katharina Wagner, 33, granddaughter of the composer and co-director of the Richard Wagner Bayreuth Festival, spoke of the declining state of the legendary Festival House on the “Green Hill” at Bayreuth.
Bayreuth’s Festspielhaus Needs Repairs
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/02/bayreuth_festsp.php
San Francisco Opera — Bad News Tempered by Good
February 4, 2012. With a budget of $71 million dollars, the San Francisco Opera announced a deficit for the FY 2011 year. But the numbers, in the Opera’s press release, contain some good news to offset the negative bottom line.