Over the years, one tried and true method of packing audiences in to the concerts of Robert Bassís Collegiate Chorale has been to present concert opera with impressive soloists.
Category: Reviews
French Opera highlights on Classics for Pleasure
Consumers might opt for a highlights set instead of a full recording of an opera for many reasons.
THOMSON: The Plow that Broke the Plains
Naxos’s DVD division has already released the performances on this disc of Virgil Thomson’s scores for The Plow that Broke the Plains and The River, as soundtracks for a re-release…
Ned Rorem’s Our Town
Martha Graham used to say, “In order for there to be dance, there must be something that needs to be danced.”
La Fille du RÈgiment at the Met
When the Met presented La Fille du RÈgiment for Lily Pons during World War II, she sought permission to wave the Cross of Lorraine, symbol of Charles de Gaulleís Free French, during the Salut ‡ la France in Act II.
Minnesota Opera makes strong case for Rusalkaís greatness
Why does one so seldom encounter Dvo?·kís Rusalka on stage?
Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890 [Second Version])
As difficult as it is to identify a single score as representative of its composer, Symphony no. 8 in C minor by Anton Bruckner is an essential work that may be regarded as the quintessence of his accomplishments in the form.
Satyagraha at the MET
Satyagraha is an odd duck to encounter if you are seeking a traditional opera-going experience or anything like it.
Sarasota rises above the regional
Victor DeRenzi is a man of convictions ó and of courage. Given his commitment to tradition, you might call DeRenzi, artistic director of Sarasota Opera since 1982, conservative.
A Cut Too FarÖ..the new Giulio Cesare in Lausanne
With what might (if one were risking facetiousness) be termed a ìfalse-setî of four countertenors in the cast, this was always going to be an intriguing production of Handelís Giulio Cesare for aficionados of a voice type which has revolutionised the perception (and popularity) of baroque opera over the past 15 years.