A gift of music

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.opera14dec14,0,5038545.story

Cheers before bedtime

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/14/hansel-und-gretel-review

Jake Heggie’s ‘Three Decembers’

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/DDMK14N1V6.DTL

‘Tristan und Isolde’ alive and gripping at the Met

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/121408dnenttristan.5bfec5b1.html

Curtain falls on opera companies as recession hits

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/11/curtain-falls-on-opera-companies-as-recession-hits/

One Diva to Another: This Role Is Divine

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/arts/music/10thai.html?ref=music

Rusalka, La Monnaie, Brussels

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4beb036-c6cc-11dd-97a5-000077b07658.html

Gatti, il Don Carlo e la Scala mancata

http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=37459&sez=HOME_SPETTACOLO#

Opera Australia on the rocks

http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/12/08/Opera_Australia_on_the_rocks

Los Angeles Opera’s ‘Carmen’

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-carmen8-2008dec08,0,5345369.story