SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas present two semi-staged theatrical performances: a double-bill featuring Stravinsky’s rarely heard operas The Nightingale and Oedipus Rex.
An Intrepid Tenor Faces Un-Schubertian Obstacles
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/13/arts/music/13chri.html
GAY: The Beggarís Opera
Benjamin Brittenís identity as a decidedly ìnationalî composer is formed in part by his well-known engagement of pre-existent English music, old English texts, and subjects rich in the English legacy, as a glance at works like the Purcellian The Young Personís Guide to the Orchestra, the Chester mystery play, Noyes Fludde, or the Elizabethan opera, Gloriana, all confirm.
Frederica Von Stade, With Verve and Vitality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/11/AR2005121101249.html
War and Peace opens in Moscow, survives scandal
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-12-12T133954Z_01_ROB248321_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ARTS-RUSSIA-OPERA.xml&archived=False
The Marriage, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
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Grammy Award Nominees ó Classical Vocal Music
The following are the nominees for the Grammy award in selected categories pertaining to classical vocal music.