Luciano Pavoritti died on September 6, 2007. The all-too-ample figure and the fables associated with him are already retreating from memory.
Category: Commentary
Singers from South Africa and Sweden win Seattle Wagner Competition
A soprano originally from South Africa and a tenor from Sweden sang their way to top honors in the 2008 International Wagner Competition staged by the Seattle Opera on August 16 in Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the company’s handsome home.
Opera at the BBC Proms ó the worldís biggest Music Festival
Londonís musical life shuts down for eight weeks while the Proms reign supreme, and no wonder !
A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli
Among the tributes that came to the legendary Producer, Designer and Director Franco Zeffirelli, in the remaining days of this past March, a little gem of a celebration was held at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble bookstore, on the evening of March 28th.
An Interview with Allen Anderson
By Tom Moore
Composer Allen Anderson will be familiar to aficionados of contemporary
music through various works released on CRI, or those in the Research
Triangle through his presence in the new music scene here in North Carolina,
where he has taught at UNC since 1996.
Books ‘n Things
Two excellent books on opera have come to hand, providing many hours of entertaining reading. I combine notice of them with a few thoughts about composer Paul Moravecís CDs, and his forthcoming opera premiere at Santa Fe Opera in 2009.
Canadaís Brueggergosman makes the most of Mozart
When Torontoís Opera Atelier asked her to sing Elettra in Mozartís Idomeneo Measha Brueggergosman hesitated.
Fort Worth Opera Festival features ìAngels in Americaî
In 2007 it was an experiment; now itís a new summer festival firmly rooted in fertile Texas turf with a bright view of its second season and of the more distant future as well.
Spoleto USA revives opera, hall
Operas do not often get a second chance. A new work is premiered and ó if itís a co-commission ó it moves on to another company or two.
Vivica Genaux Focuses on Baroque Repertoire in 2008-09 Season
The 2008-09 season of radiant mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux promises to add further luster to her credentials as one of the world’s leading interpreters of music of the Baroque and bel canto periods.