http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/2626.html
Emotional Torment, With Impulsive Volatility
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/arts/music/18mids.html
An Introduction to… MASSENET Werther
For anyone who is remotely familiar with opera, the first question would be, ìWhat is the need for a recording like this?î Of course, not being familiar with the CD justifies the question, but once it has been played, the realization sets in that the answer was there all along.
Soprano Songs and Arias
For those who frequent the Santa Fe Opera and Houston Grand Opera, Ana MarÌa MartÌnez is well-known as a superb lyric soprano on her way to a stellar career. With the release of this collection of songs and arias for soprano, the rest of the world will come to know this as well.
Inauguration de la salle Garnier-OpÈra de Monte-Carlo restaurÈe
http://www.lefigaro.fr/perm/afp_depeches/clt/051117094623.2mvo85ht.html
Big-time singer who dreams of a smaller voice
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/11/17/bmnina17.xml&sSheet=/arts/2005/11/17/ixartright.html
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, L’Esplanade, St-Etienne
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f54c8f70-5645-11da-b04f-00000e25118c.html
RomÈo et Juliette, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bebf1fc6-5646-11da-b04f-00000e25118c.html
Decca Classic Recitals
The first thought one has is ´ how nice to have those recitals back like they were issued ª. One remembers too well the first days of the CD when historical vocal recitals appeared more or less mutilated, often culled from two or more LPís so that some tracks were sorely missed.