Royal Holloway-British Library Lectures in Musicology Christopher Page, the founder and director of the ensemble Gothic Voices, will give a series of one-hour lectures at the British Library Conference Centre…
Rigoletto at Amsterdam (and an appraisal of tenor Joseph Calleja)
How does it come about that “modern” productions date so quickly while “traditional” ones can go on for ages ? Probably, because ideas that once were fresh and innovative are…
RAUTAVAARA: The House of the Sun
The House of the Sun Einojuhani Rautavaara, music and libretto Ondine 1032-2D Oulu Symphony orchestra Mikko Franck, conductor The recording company Ondine, based in Helsinki, has built itself an international…
VERDI: A Masked Ball
A Masked Ball Giuseppe Verdi, music and Antonio Somma, libretto English translation by Amanda Holden Chandos 3116 (2) London Philharmonic Orchestra David Parry, conductor In an era where major record…
Los Angeles Philharmonic Tristan Project
I spent a spectacular three days in Walt Disney Concert Hall taking in the magnificent music of Richard Wagner in what has been entitled The Tristan Project. At first, when…
Berlioz in Boston
Not strictly opera, but so full of the usual suspects . . . My experience of Berlioz’s Dramatic Symphony Romeo et Juliette (R&J) came full circle last night at Boston’s…
Teatro Colón Sings
Britten’s Venice Is Eclipsed by the Wonders of Colón By BERNARD HOLLAND BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 29 – The Teatro Colón is grand opera all by itself. Enter its front door…
Mozart’s Lucio Silla
The teenage Mozart and the trinity By Shirley Apthorp Published: December 3 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 3 2004 02:00 The walls of the set model can be lifted…
Anne Sofie von Otter at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Troubadour des temps modernes bq. Avec toujours un meme gout pour l’éloquente clarté, Anne Sofie von Otter sait tout faire. Bete de scène inespérée, elle est récitaliste sans appret ni…
An Interview with Juan Diego Flórez
“Nunca he sido un melómano” bq. Es el tenor del momento, y sorprende que ostente la corona al reconocérsele sólo como un experto rossiniano. Odia las entrevistas porque le roban…