L.A. Phil: A ‘fresh context’ for ‘Tristan und Isolde’ By Valerie Scher UNION-TRIBUNE CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC November 28, 2004 Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” is an epic melodrama, a mythic love…
Opera North Presents Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus
On the Weill side of Venus Robert Thicknesse Opera North is reviving a “lost” work by the composer THINK of Kurt Weill and what do you get? Cigarettes, dim lights,…
La Scala Resurrected
bq. Milan’s La Scala stands ready to reopen on Dec. 7 after a two-year makeover, which includes the latest in acoustics and stage mechanics, a revamped floor, and new rehearsal…
Neue Zürcher Zeitung Reviews Angels in America
Eine neue Oper von Peter Eötvös in Paris uraufgeführt Peter Eötvös, der ungarische Komponist und Dirigent, heuer sechzig geworden, fühlt sich schon seit je zum Theater hingezogen. Seine Musik hat…
Satellite Radio: The Future is Now
At XM, Boldly Going Under Hugh Panero, Satellite Radio Is a Hit. Just Ask Howard Stern And Mel Karmazin. By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 29, 2004;…
Another View of The Inner Voice
Fleming gives what young singers need By Sarah Bryan Miller Post-Dispatch Classical Music Critic Sunday, Nov. 28 2004 “The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer” By Renee Fleming Published…
Visual Aids in Live Performances
Classical buffs wary of letting eyes have it By David Patrick Stearns Inquirer Music Critic In the anti-MTV world of classical music, there’s rarely been a video screen that didn’t…
Don Pasquale at Covent Garden
Opera: Don Pasquale Robert Thicknesse at Covent Garden JONATHAN MILLER certainly has it in for Covent Garden. A few weeks ago he hilariously described the crowd here as “Harrods Food…
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at NY Philharmonic
Turning Tragedy into Art By Jeannie Williams 29 Nov 2004 An interview with mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this month. “I am drawn to…