Recorded music has benefited from the digital revolution, with lifelike reproduction possible in a variety of formats.
That’s not always a good thing, because professional musicians find themselves competing for work with a device known as Sinfonia.
The introduction of this “virtual orchestra” into opera and Broadway pits has stirred resentment, lawsuits and countersuits. Even the definition of what it is has generated heated debate.
Once More, With Feeling
A Day in the Life of an Opera Student
At Juilliard, Students Learn That Opera Is Both Craft and Commodity By BLAIR TINDALL The Juilliard School in New York City has trained some of the world’s most prominent singers…
The Oxford History of Western Music
A History of Western Music? Well, It’s a Long Story By JAMES R. OESTREICH OXFORD HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC By Richard Taruskin Illustrated. 4,272 pages. Oxford University Press. $500 until…
Carmen at Semperoper
Kein Urweib, keine femme fatale – eine “ganzheitliche” Frau mit einem unbändigen Freiheitsdrang soll diese Carmen sein. So stellt sie sich Regisseurin Konstanze Lauterbach laut Programmheft vor. Was man auf der Bühne von Peter Schubert sieht, sind Genreszenen in einem faschistischen Land.
Das Eröffnungsbild schon zeigt einen Marktplatz, auf dem es vor lungernden Soldaten nur so wimmelt. Kinder sitzen in dem lindgrün-ockerfarbenen Geviert auf dem terrakotta-farbenen Steinfußboden für ihren Auftritt bereit. Gruppen von schwarz gekleideten Lorca-Frauen huschen über die Bühne.
Man and Boy: Dada
Schwitters Agonistes: Opera Takes on a Radical By ANNE MIDGETTE Kurt Schwitters. Merz Picture 32A (The Cherry Picture). 1921. Cloth, wood, metal, fabric, cut-and-pasted papers, cork, gouache, oil, and ink…
Philip Gossett Receives Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award
Philip Gossett, one of the world’s foremost experts on Italian opera, will receive one of four Mellon Distinguished Achievement Awards, an honor that carries with it a $1.5 million prize.…
Krassimira Stoyanova: A Biographical Note
The Wiener Staatsoper’s 2004-2005 season includes Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, which premiered on 8 December. Krassimira Stoyanova performed the role of “Amelia” to *rave reviews*. Beginning 3 January 2005, she will…
AMOR: Richard Strauss — Opera Scenes and Lieder
French soprano Natalie Dessay sings three roles, all quite different in character and personality — from Zerbinetta in “Ariadne” to Zdenka in “Arabella” and Sophie in “Rosenkavalier.” It is a…
Andromeda liberata in London
Andromeda liberata, Barbican Hall, London By Richard Fairman Published: December 16 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 16 2004 02:00 In his prolific career Vivaldi wrote about 38 solo cantatas,…
E’ morta Renata Tebaldi
E’ morta Renata Tebaldi Era la “rivale” di Maria Callas SAN MARINO – Renata Tebaldi è morta alle 03.30 nella sua casa di San Marino. La grande cantante lirica, nata…