http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/arts/music/08phil.html
Central City stages Butterfly with a bite
CENTRAL CITY — No matter how much verismo you heap onto Madama
Butterfly, the opera — the favorite of American companies —
remains a threadbare — if tragic — tale of a love that failed.
Cesare Siepi, Renowned Italian Opera Singer, Dies at 87
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/arts/music/07siepi.html?src=me
Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne, Sussex, England
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3328e2b0-884d-11df-aade-00144feabdc0.html
London’s Manon: Diva and Divo Deliver
The Royal Opera’s intriguingly staged Manon had all the trappings of success including a soprano at the top of her game, and a tenor on the brink of his fame.
Los Angeles Opera’s ‘Ring’ ends with a deficit but potential new patrons
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/02/entertainment/la-et-ring-ends-20100702
Picture Perfect — Pl·cido Domingo as Simon Boccanegra, Royal Opera
Pl·cido Domingo isn’t a tenor, a baritone or even a singer. He’s a phenomenon. Dozens stood by the stage door at the Royal Opera House to greet him with bouquets.
Baritone Austin Kness on his way
Baritone Austin Kness, an Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera recently spoke with Opera Today critic Michael Milenski.
The ‘Other Bartoli’
http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?hl=1&n=||&t=&a=&p=&k=vivaldi&archived=0&storyID=23128&categoryID=2
Daniel Cat·n: An Interview by Maria Nockin
“You want to frame the voice in such a way that it shines.”— Daniel Cat·n