A funny thing happened on the way to the convent. Manon Lescaut, a pretty little girl with a taste for pretty things, became sidetracked by a pretty young man.
Wagner’s Great-Granddaughter Gives Rienzi Wigs, Glitter, Hoover
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=at9uNH7EwdKw&refer=muse
Armide, Muslim Sorceress, Falls for Christian Crusader in Paris
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aU.JuIm6RrfM&refer=muse
Stunning victory for long-awaited War and Peace
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081013.OPERA13/TPStory/Entertainment
Von Stade sounds out the Broad Stage
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-broad13-2008oct13,0,7616090.story
Lorin Maazel, Fostering Artistry at Home
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/12/AR2008101201849.html
Vienna director sick, but good music saves opera
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gsZ8EFeOtJFr3Knp1yDSCuaTp1WQD93ONN1O0
Partenope, Coliseum, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a19966ae-96e9-11dd-8cc4-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
New Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/arts/music/12gure.html?ref=music
New Opera? Great Idea. Good Luck!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/arts/music/12tomm.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin