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…
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…
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…
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…