http://theedge.bostonherald.com/artsNews/view.bg?articleid=159032
Madama Butterfly Is Ready for Her Close-Up
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/arts/music/24gure.html?
VERDI: I vespri siciliani
I vespri siciliani, grand opera in five acts. Italian edition of Les vÈpres siciliennes.
MONTEVERDI: Il Sesto Libro de Madrigali
It is somewhat ironic that until recent years Italy has generally been slow to take a leading role in the historical performance movement: ironic in that historically Italy both dominates and defines the early baroque style and ironic in that that style enshrines the primacy of textó the Italian text.
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde
I should probably preface my reaction to this release by confessing to the heretical belief, at least from a Wagnerian perspective, that Tristan und Isolde is not really a stageworthy opera.
A Parade of Young Talent Brightens a Gala
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/music/21oper.html?ref=music