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.
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
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.