Although seriously ill, Beverly Sills and Luciano Pavarotti were still very much alive when general director Anthony Freud in his second year in this position planned the 53rd season of the Houston Grand Opera.
Category: Reviews
Verdiland Revisited
Since his appointment as general manager of Parma’s Teatro Regio in August 2005, Mauro Meli didn’t conceal his ambitious plans for growth.
Preparing G.B. Pergolesi’s tercentenary — with a fair advance
A notice for organizers: it’s relatively easy to produce a vocal recital and sell out a large house
for two nights in a row.
This “Swallow” Makes November Summery
It’s somewhat of a mystery why Puccini’s 1917 “La Rondine” is such a neglected, rarely-performed opera.
Oper als Gesch‰ft
This book is in German, which may make it of limited interest to people who are not sufficiently familiar with the language.
The 17th Bienal of Contemporary Brazilian Music
The 17th Bienal of Contemporary Brazilian Music [XVII Bienal de M˙sica Brasileira Contempor‚nea] began on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 at the Sala Cecilia Meireles, Rio’s leading concert hall, with a lengthy program divided between six orchestral works, entrusted to the National Symphony Orchestra of the Universidade Federal Fluminense, based in Niteroi, RJ and three works for percussion, interpreted by the Dynamo Percussion Quartet.
MAHLER: Symphony no. 3
When performances remain in the aural memory of the audience long after the final wave of applause, the event merits attention.
Hamburg’s Tales Told
I recently made a special trip to Hamburg with one real goal in mind: to hear one of my most favorite young singers, bass Kyle Ketelsen in the Staatsoper’s new production of “Tales of Hoffmann.”
Jean Sibelius: A Film in Two Parts
The two short films about the composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), The Early Years and Maturity & Silence comprise a video biography of Finnish artist.
DONIZETTI: La Figlia del Reggimento
For the final HD moviecast of the 2007-08 season, the Metropolitan Opera will present two stars in a production that has already earned rave reviews at Covent Garden: Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez starring in Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment.