Cecilia Bartoli – Barbican, London

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1b59df54-6859-11da-bfce-0000779e2340.html

‘Hansel and Gretel’ a delicious holiday treat

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/13374776.htm

La Scala after the storm is battered but still beautiful

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bf339d28-6858-11da-bfce-0000779e2340.html

A Time of Tristans

We live in a time of Tristan & Isolde ó recordings of the great Wagner opera, that is.

HANDEL’S GIULIO CESARE

Giulio Cesare in Egitto was the fifth of the full-length operas composed by Handel for Londonís Royal Academy of Music, the opera company founded in 1719 by a group of noblemen with the objective of staging Italian opera seria.

A Fresh Look at Giulia Grisi

Giulia Grisi must be, by whatever standard is applied, regarded as one of the greatest and most important soprano singers who ever graced the operatic stage,

Philharmonia Orchestra/Sokiev, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article331843.ece

Harding applauded at La Scala opening

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13354037.htm

Opera house’s woes grow as staff threaten to strike

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8159-1915359,00.html

Making Artistic Trade-Offs at Glimmerglass Opera

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/08oper.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1134051709-DW9slUbMOnonAsAEo2Lo5g