The most interesting opera on ETO’s Spring 2008 tour was Carlisle Floyd’s 1950s tale of religious hypocrisy in the rural Deep South, based on the Apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders.
Gheorghiuís Big Screen ëBohËmeí
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DON GIOVANNI ñ English Touring Opera
The last of the three operas on ETO’s Spring 2008 tour was sung in English, and updated to a Spain of the mid-twentieth century under Franco.
`Wozzeck’ Waits on Tables, Murders Marie in Paris Staging
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Johann Sebastian Bach Cantatas [BWV 64, 151, 57 and 133]
This installment of John Eliot Gardinerís impressive Bach Cantata Pilgrimage comes from close to the end of his millennial Wanderjahr, presenting cantatas for Christmas week.
A voice freed by discipline
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San Diego Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Opera companies often tout new productions as a major attraction of their seasons.
Serafin: Overtures and Preludes
Timeless values of great opera conducting fill this disc of overtures and preludes, all conducted by Tullio Serafin.
For Star Singers, a Worthy Partner
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