http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6064a33e-24bd-11da-a5d0-00000e2511c8.html
DONIZETTI: Pietro il Grande
Pietro il Grande ossia Il falegname di Livonia was premiered to open the 1819-20 Carnival season at the Teatro San Samuele in Venice, a city that saw the birth of many of the light operas of the decade, including quite a few by Rossini. The premiere took place on Dec. 26, 1819.
OPERA OPENING NIGHT — Caravan of the exotic in San Francisco
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/12/DDGAJELIGP1.DTL&type=performance
For NYC Opera, ‘Patience’ is a virtue
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1126588213160930.xml&coll=1
La Traviata at the Aotea Centre
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&ObjectID=10345393
Classical Preview: London Concerts and Opera, Autumn 2005
http://www.musicomh.com/comment/autumn-concerts-2005_0905.htm
Dom Sebastien, Roi De Portugal, Royal Opera House, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article312364.ece
View from the Top ó David Daniels, ten years on
The life of an opera singer is not for the faint-hearted. Itís one of dizzying highs and lows, a crazy roundabout of heart-warming praise and soul-piercing criticism. No-one gets off lightly ó even the best in the world ó and to survive just a decade of this madness is an achievement in itself. Iíve been following the progress of American star countertenor David Daniels for a while now, so when I was asked to write a ten year retrospective on his career it seemed to me that, with a lot written already about that career, the ìhowî would be more interesting to discuss than the ìwhatî or ìwhenî. And the viewpoint that would give the most insight into how this exceptional singer came to be where he was would be: his own.