Oberon, Romantic opera in three acts
Music by Carl Maria von Weber. Libretto by James Robinson PlanchÈ after Oberon by Christoph Martin Wieland and the 13th-century French romance Huon de Bordeaux
Preview: Sir John In Love, Coliseum, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article348613.ece
Musical marathon: A ten-minute guide to the ring cycle
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article348407.ece
Juilliard Receives Music Manuscript Collection
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/arts/music/01gift.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Les Violons du Roy and Magdalena Koûen· at Carnegie Hall
On Sunday, 28 February 2006, Carnegie Hall presented Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, Music Director and Conductor, with Magdalena Koûen·, Mezzo-Soprano, featuring works by Rameau and Gluck. Here are two reviews.
Fabulous Mister Fat Belly
He’s a terrible old rogue – but to opera composers, he’s irresistible. Tim Ashley on the deathless appeal of Falstaff