http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17430041%255E5001562,00.html
South Africa’s leading opera singer shot dead on family’s wine estate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,13262,1654685,00.html
Schubert und Oper, das ist ein Konzert-Erlebnis
http://www.diepresse.com/Artikel.aspx?channel=k&ressort=ke&id=523032
Bold choices will open opera house
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1133304615290&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630
Parsifal, Music Center, Los Angeles
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cf28a548-6146-11da-9b07-0000779e2340.html
BIZET: Carmen
Two recent releases document performances of Georges Bizetís Carmen that took place within just a few months of each other. The casts share many of the same performers, most notably the conductor and the interpreter of the operaís title role.
Michele Pertusi – Recital
Bass-baritone Michele Pertusiís voice is captured in this recital disc after only two years of formal studies. Taking this into account one can forgive what he calls ìimperfections: a few, slight musical errors, some invented or switched words, a Neapolitan pronunciation that is not quite perfect, an English one which could be improved on, a few marred notes.î