John Fulljames has been appointed Associate Director for Opera at the Royal Opera House.
Category: Commentary
Luke Bedford’s Seven Angels
There has been much eager anticipation for Luke Bedford’s opera Seven Angels.
Handel – True or False?
“Germanico del sig. Hendl”. Since 1929 the printed catalogue of
the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence (section “Opere teatrali”,
p. 143) has contained a Handel title not mentioned in any other sources.
Liudmyla Monastyrska — An Interview
Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska certainly knows how to make the most
of every opportunity.
A Fond Remembrance of Hildegard Behrens
Hildegard Behrens died in August of 2009. Considered one of the great
Wagnerian sopranos of her day, many tributes were pubished acclaiming her
virtues and accomplishments on and off stage. Previously unknown information,
however, has come to light concerning her personal life that spans from before the flowering of her career and thereafter. This is an informal account of events by Charles Pratt as told to Shirley Hessel.
Cyrano, Florida Grand Opera
To enter into David DiChiera’s space as he talks opera shop is to risk
being pulled into his world, rapt by a tractor beam emitting a constant flow of
music theater load.
Still Dangerous After 181 Years?
The new brochure of the 2011-2012 season at Paris’ OpÈra-Comique has
only arrived in the past few days and has already caused a stir in two
countries.
Paata Burchuladze, The Tsar’s Bride, London
“A tale of corruption, passion and poisoning”, as the Royal Opera House, London, describes its first-ever production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, with Paata Burchuladze, highly experienced in this repertoire.
From the Field to the Stage
“All the world’s a stage” and for Morris Robinson the
translation was literal. From the football field to the grand opera he managed
to make few stage set changes along the way.
Jane Henschel — An Interview
Since her first significant and highly acclaimed debut as a guest artist with the Netherlands Opera in 1992, in the taxing role of the Nurse in Richard Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, American mezzo-soprano Jane Henschel has triumphed in opera houses across the world, marvelling international audiences with her musical versatility, vocal strength and striking stage presence.