Met Opera Slashing Budget

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OPERA_MET_BUDGET_CUTS?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Singer’s perfect storm ó Soprano Dawn Upshaw’s sense of adventure draws her to ‘El Nino’

http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_3311776

Bryn Terfel ó Millennium Centre, Cardiff

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1668529,00.html

Singing A to Z on the cusp of stardom

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/27f19678-6dd9-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html

Malena Ernman, Simon Rattle and OAE at the Barbican ó Three Reviews

On 9 December 2005, Malena Ernman stepped in for an ailing Magdalena Koûen· at the Barbican in London. Here are three reviews.

Christmas surprise

http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId=%7B2F05BCA6EA4E4A6ABC5B9D712489F570%7D&From=Style

Sensitive autocrat in a season of content

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17580597%255E16947,00.html

The Dream of Gerontius ó Barbican, London

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1667677,00.html

Rigoletto at the Met ó Three Reviews

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: Verdi considered Victor Hugoís play Le Roi síamuse ìone of the greatest creations of the modern theatreî, and jumped at the opportunity to adapt it for Venice in 1851.

Sherrill Milnes – An All Star Gala

The former TV-producer in me tells me the following conversation took place between producer and director (in German as this is a GDR (East-Germany) product).