Watching The Queen of Spades staged by a Russian company is often an unforgettable experience.
You read it here first: now Naxos is ready to take over the world
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Tom Moore Interviews Frederick Carrilho
Composer Frederick Carrilho was born in 1971 in the state of Sao Paulo, and has studied guitar and composition, most recently at UNICAMP in Campinas. His music has been heard at the recent biennial festivals of contemporary music in Rio, with the Profus„o V ñ Toccata making a strong impression at the Bienal of 2007. We spoke in Portuguese.
LULLY: Alceste, ou Le triomphe díAlcide
Alceste, ou Le triomphe díAlcide: TragÈdie en musique in a prologue and five acts.
SCHOENBERG: Gurrelieder
A 1979 recording originally released on LP in 1985, the CD reissue of this classic performance of Schoenbergís 1913 cantata Gurrelieder as part of its series entitled Originals makes this fine account of this magnificent work available to another generation of listeners.
Belfast welcomes a first-rate Messiah
If Belfast in Northern Ireland isnít a city that immediately springs to mind as a centre of musical excellence then itís not for want of talent, initiative and professionalism within its cultural community.
OONY Performs Verdi’s I Due Foscari
After the triumph of his fifth opera, Ernani, Verdi could have gone on writing howling melodramas and made a mint.
New York City Ballet and New York City Opera Agree to Improvements in the New York State Theater
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