Korngold’s third opera Die tote Stadt premiered in 1920 in Cologne, the composer a mere 23 years old. Back then, opera remained a living art form, with the likes of Strauss and Puccini keeping the public excited about new works.
Tom Moore Interviews Mark Engebretson
A virtuoso saxophonist, performing internationally, Mark Engebretson is also a composer whose recent works often take place at the interface between the live performer and the computer.
Tom Moore Interviews Alejandro Rutty
Composer Alejandro Rutty is newly-arrived in North Carolina, where he teaches at UNC Greensboro.
Zurich train station temporarily becomes opera hall
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/234948,zurich-train-station-temporarily-becomes-opera-hall.html
‘Manon’ gala makes spirits bright
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/classical/1192082,CST-FTR-lyric30.article
Classic ‘Candide’ is a vibrant season opener
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20080929-9999-1c29candide.html
Les PÍcheurs de perles at the Washington National Opera
The second offering of the current WNO season is a San Diego Opera production of Georges Bizet’s Pearl Fishers (1863).
Cool Cavalli at Covent Garden ó La Calisto
Planet Earth laid waste by forces beyond our control, hunger and drought squeezing humanity out of existence whilst those in charge look on, laughing, lusting and concerned only with their own power struggles ñ does this sound familiar?