Jubilee of a profitable opera house By Jeremy Grant Published: September 17 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 17 2004 03:00 The Lyric Opera of Chicago is marking its 50th…
FT Reviews The Greek Passion
The Greek Passion, Royal Opera House, London By Andrew Clark Published: September 17 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 17 2004 03:00 All human life is here: prayer and pageant,…
FT Reviews Tobias and the Angel
Tobias and the Angel, English Touring Opera, St John’s Church, London By David Murray Published: September 16 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 16 2004 03:00 The composer Jonathan Dove…
FT Reviews LA Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos Music Center, Los Angeles By Allan Ulrich Published: September 15 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 15 2004 03:00 William Friedkin’s mounting of the Strauss-von Hoffmannsthal comedy…
Le Figaro Reviews Pelléas et Mélisande at Palais Garnier
Debussy tout feu tout glace La critique de Jacques Doucelin [15 septembre 2004] Une salle qui tousse à gorge déployée en été, hors de toute épidémie de grippe, au mieux…
FT: Ariadne auf Naxos, Welsh National Opera, Cardiff
Ariadne auf Naxos, Welsh National Opera, Cardiff By Richard Fairman Published: September 14 2004 03:00 | Last updated: September 14 2004 03:00 The Prologue to Ariadne auf Naxos is all…
NYT: Anne Midgette Reviews Katya Kabanova
CRITIC’S PICK | ANNE MIDGETTE A Star to Shed Light on Janacek’s Bleak Operatic Landscape OPINIONS may differ as to what constitutes a highlight at the Metropolitan Opera these days,…
Chicago Tribune on Bolcom’s Wedding
William Bolcom: The `Wedding’ planner By John von Rhein Tribune music critic September 12, 2004 Elden is William Bolcom’s middle name, but it might just as well be Eclectic. He’s…
WSJ: The Comeback Composer
The Comeback Composer Opera World Taps Handel To Woo New Audiences; Cleopatra in Gold Lamé By HEIDI WALESON The last time Michael Goodman had season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera…
Kiri Te Kanawa in Philadelphia
Soprano still sings, and talks about it By David Patrick Stearns Inquirer Music Critic The majestic voice of Metropolitan Opera radio announcer Milton Cross became painfully flummoxed at the name…