Sleepless in Seattle

Money woes prompt panic at Seattle opera, ballet By PEGGY ANDERSEN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SEATTLE — With the local economy flying high with dot-com dollars and public and private money…

Grand Théâtre de Genève to Present Isabelle Aboulker’s Les Enfants du Levant

During its 2004-2005 season, the Grand Théâtre de Genève will present Les Enfants du Levant by Isabelle Aboulker. Performances will be at 1930 on 11, 14, 15 and 16 December…

An Overview of Salzburg Festival – Summer 2005

Artistic Director Peter Ruzicka and Director of Drama Martin Kusej presented the program for the 2005 Salzburg Festival at the annual press conference, which consists of 183 events. The following…

Natalie Dessay Rehabilitating After Another Surgical Procedure

La chanteuse Natalie Dessay s’explique sur ses nombreuses défections LE MONDE | 27.11.04 | 19h06 La soprano colorature a du subir une nouvelle intervention chirurgicale le 17 novembre. Depuis le…

Le Figaro Interviews Peter Eötvös on Angels in America

Eötvös : “Je ne cherche plus, je trouve” bq. Après le lyrisme russe revisité dans Trois Soeurs, chef-d’oeuvre unanimement salué, et Le Balcon de Genet ramené du coté de la…

Angels in America at Theatre du Chatelet, Paris

Clipping the wings of an apocalyptic epic (Filed: 27/11/2004) Rupert Christiansen reviews Angels in America at Theatre du Chatelet, Paris There are plenty of wonderful operas taken from good plays,…

LA Opera Presents Vanessa

A fully American grand opera Los Angeles Opera stages the seldom-produced “Vanessa” By John Farrell Special to U-Entertainment Thursday, November 25, 2004 – Los Angeles Opera has been steering its…

Eugene Onegin at SFO

Soaring Opera hits new heights in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic Friday, November 26, 2004 Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” is a story of strong emotion accommodating itself, painfully…

On Callas Forever

One for the opera buffs: ‘Callas Forever’ profiles a diva on the downslope Friday, November 26, 2004 By WILLIAM ARNOLD SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER MOVIE CRITIC At first thought, Fanny Ardant would…

On Opera in Berlin

The Real Drama of Berlin Opera Berlin’s three opera houses are no strangers to eluding closure and nursing the wounds of financial incision. Although they are currently on safe ground,…