http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/1006/calen1.php
Joy and sorrow abound in classic
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16824723%255E26117,00.html
The Merry Widow at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1585141,00.html
PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut, dramma lirico in quattro atti
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), composer. Luigi Illica and Domenico Oliva, librettists.
First performance: 1 February 1893 at Teatro Regio, Turin.
Opera lovers discovering Vivaldi’s vigor
His many restless scores have burst onto the scene.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/12782744.htm
Unchained Melody
The Met pulls out all the star power it can for the season debutówith (mostly) spectacular results.
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/arts/music/classical/reviews/14616/index.html
Oppenheimer as a myth for our time
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/68c55360-3472-11da-adae-00000e2511c8.html
AbbÈ PrÈvost’s Manon Lescaut
The Story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut by AbbÈ PrÈvost stands as one of the great works of French literature. It first appeared in 1731 as an appendix to the series, Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality. It was later revised in 1753 for independent publication under the title Les Aventures du chevalier Des Grieux et Manon Lescaut with illustrations by Pasquier and Gravelot.