Virtuosic, expressive, subtle evocative ñ these words can be used to describe various aspects of the Lieder of Richard Strauss.
DESIREE COOPER: It’s time to give ‘Porgy and Bess’ another look
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061017/NEWS01/610170316/1122
Mozart Opera celebration, Royal Opera House, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ed939624-5d43-11db-9d15-0000779e2340.html
HANDEL: Hercules
From the 2004 Aix en Provence Festival comes this Luc Bondy staging of Handel’s oratorio Hercules, an achingly serious and sober portrayal of Olympian rage and jealousy.
Homage ó The Age of the Diva
In the 1890s, the term ìdivaî was first used in print to refer to an opera singer or stage star.
DONIZETTI: Rita
Rita ou Le mari battu, a comic opera in one act.
Music composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Libretto by Gustave VaÎz.
A bold step in the right direction
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20586363-5001562,00.html
Opera at Curtis
Curtis, Americaís top fully funded conservatory, is on the move as one of the nationís leading opera preparatory programs.