Orfeo has joined the ranks of CD companies adding artwork to the inner casing beneath the disc. For this recording of Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), a series of photographs of gauchos riding horses on the pampas receives a modified Andy Warhol treatment.
The heart of their music
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2005/11/25/the_heart_of_their_music/
A Guided Tour Through the Ruin of ‘Oberon’
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/arts/music/27CDreview.html
At Eclectic Zankel Hall, One Thing Rarely Varies
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/25/arts/music/25zank.html
VERDI: La Traviata
Eight long and dark years later, La Fenice rose, once again, from the ashes following a devastating fire which destroyed the theater in 1996. For the ìformalî re-opening of the refurbished Venetian landmark, its management wisely chose Verdiís original score for his 1853 opera for La Fenice: La Traviataóanother survivor that rose from the ashes.
Maria Callas Performs Lady Macbeth
Here we offer three selections from Macbeth with Maria Callas performing the role of Lady Macbeth. These are from a live performance given on 7 December 1952 at La Scala. Victor de Sabata conducts the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano.