Programming dances of death

http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId=%7BE2D3124AB0B14A8FB35464EC54BE479F%7D&From=Style

Soprano Renee Fleming is fit for the gods ó Coloratura singer tackles title role in Richard Strauss’ take on tale of Greek mythology

http://www.detnews.com/2005/events/0510/13/E10-346768.htm

Arias on the Street ó The Bolshoi’s new “Magic Flute” features sprayed-on graffiti and a Volga car.

http://context.themoscowtimes.com/story/156850/

Haydn’s Creation at St David’s Hall, Cardiff

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589844,00.html

Anna Christy in Recital

OMAHA ó Having first heard Anna Christy a few years ago in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor, she clearly had a bright future ahead of her. On Tuesday, this opinion was not only reaffirmed, but it is now manifest that this lovely and elegant soprano is well on her way to becoming one of the great coloraturas of the 21st Century.

Goodness triumphs again

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etsecw4464612oct12,0,4424443.story?coll=ny-theater-headlines

High-Quality Music Making

http://www.nysun.com/article/21288

PellÈas et MÈlisande in Glasgow

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589079,00.html

The Barber of Seville at Millennium Centre, Cardiff

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589081,00.html

Ariane et Barbe-bleue, State Theater, New York

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/3f068298-39f3-11da-806e-00000e2511c8.html