Andromeda liberata, Barbican Hall, London By Richard Fairman Published: December 16 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 16 2004 02:00 In his prolific career Vivaldi wrote about 38 solo cantatas,…
Category: Performances
Rodelinda at the Met
Brilliant, Starlit Night Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Rodelinda’ grants Handel his due By JAMES JORDEN The Metropolitan Opera can be a pretty dreary place when presenting an under-cast and under-rehearsed revival. But…
Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria a Brescia
Una spiaggia di sabbia, due muri ai lati, l’ingresso monumentale alla reggia di Itaca sul fondo. E’ incredibile come questa scena fissa semplicissima sia riuscita a reggere per le tre…
Hercules in Paris
Hard luck trails Hercules By David Stevens International Herald Tribune Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Handel opera falls short in Paris From left: Toby Spence, Joyce DiDonato and Malena Ernman in…
Another View of A Wedding
Bolcom’s music humanizes Altman’s sardonic ‘Wedding’ Movie-turned-opera by U-M composer William Bolcom opens in Chicago. By Lawrence B. Johnson / Detroit News Music Critic Image CHICAGO — Think of the…
Falstaff at Strasbourg
Falstaff, Opéra du Rhin, Strasbourg By Francis Carlin Published: December 14 2004 15:54 | Last updated: December 14 2004 15:54 The posters dotted around Strasbourg showed a figure trussed up…
Die tote Stadt at the Wiener Staatsoper
Kritik Staatsoper: Sie war doch nur scheintot VON WILHELM SINKOVICZ Wie Erich Wolfgang Korngolds einstiger Sensationserfolg “Die tote Stadt” zum Repertoirestück wird. Wiederbelebungsversuche startet man seit geraumer Zeit mit vie…
Rossini’s La Pietra del Paragone at Opéra de Fribourg
LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE (La pierre de touche) Melodramma giocoso en deux actes de Gioacchino Rossini Livret de Luigi Romanelli (1751-1839) Créé à la Scala de Milan le 26 septembre…
Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus, Grand Theatre, Leeds By Richard Fairman [Financial Times] Published: December 13 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 13 2004 02:00 It is no surprise that Kurt…
Le Monde Reviews First Encounter
Sélection CD L’osmose de deux timbres rares LE MONDE | 13.12.04 | 15h33 First Encounter: Angelika Kirchschlager & Barbara Bonney Classique “Il y a très longtemps, raconte Barbara Bonney, que…