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June, 29, 2014 from Opera: news reviews previews singers opera houses downloads CDs DVDsRupert Christiansen laments Glyndebourne's decision to perform La Finta Giardiniera, an early work by Mozart
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June, 29, 2014 from Boulezian
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June, 29, 2014 from operaramblings
traviata et nous is a documentary by Philippe Béziat about the creation of the 2011 Aix Festival production of Verdi’s La Traviata. The stars are stage director Jean-François Sivadier and his leading lady, Natalie Dessay. It̵... -
June, 29, 2014 from Boulezian
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June, 29, 2014 from opera, innit?A good aria to cool down to after roaming the streets on a hot day in search of good photos is Venti, turbini. I was very amused – in a good way – by Pokupić’s facial expressions: By which I mean they are spot on. I can...
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June, 29, 2014 from parterre box
La Cieca admits she has nothing prepared, so you, the cher public, will have to keep yourselves amused with discussion of off-topic and general interest subjects. -
June, 28, 2014 from BarihunksDavid Adam Moore in Dead Man Walking David Adam Moore in Dead Man Walking Jake Heggie's masterpiece, Dead Man Walking, has quickly entered the standard repertory since its San Francisco premiere in 2000. Amazingly, this was Heggie's firs...
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June, 28, 2014 from parterre box
Our Own Coloraturafan salutes the summer festival season with a compilation of Ladies Macbeth singing "La luce langue." -
June, 28, 2014 from The Earworm
The recent production of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen broadcast live from the Styriarte Festival reminded me again how much I enjoy Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s conducting. This came to mind during the overture, at various little mome...
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June, 28, 2014 from The Opera Tattler* Notes * Jun Kaneko's production of Madama Butterfly (Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San, Brian Jagde as Pinkerton, and Brian Mulligan as Sharpless in Act I pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) had a fifth performance at San Francisco...
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June, 28, 2014 from operaramblings
Death in Venice is a curious opera. Based on a Thomas Mann novella, it concerns the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbch and his meditations on aging and art, as well as his obsession with a Polish boy encountered at his … Continue r... -
June, 28, 2014 from parterre box
Lucky Müncheners won't be the only ones reveling in Rossini this afternoon: the opening of the Bayerische Staatsoper's Guillaume Tell will be webcast starting at noon EDT, naturally with a session at La Casa della Cieca devoted to discus... -
June, 28, 2014 from The Eyes Have ItAT LAST Fans of this incredible show can watch the entrancing series 2 and it starts TOMORROW SUNDAY 29 JUNE on PBS at 8pm ET Being based in the UK, I know nothing of PBS or its availability in areas of the US but the good news is that i...
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June, 27, 2014 from Opera TodayJanáček started The Cunning Little Vixen on the cusp of old age in 1922 and there is something deeply elegiac about it. In a letter to Kamila Stösslová dated the 10th of February that year he writes wistfully “I have begun writing The Cu...
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June, 27, 2014 from Definitely the Opera
Let’s hope that we will be able to see When the Sun Comes Out properly staged and orchestrated for at least a handful of instruments in the near future. (AtG, I’m looking at you?) Vancouver has seen the work staged (albeit minimali... -
June, 27, 2014 from Boulezian
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June, 27, 2014 from The latest articles from OperavoreIn my most recent article about the numerous rays of light I found among the storm clouds that hover over opera in Italy, I mentioned that 20 million visitors are expected at the Milan Expo that runs from May 1 to October 31, 2015. Based...
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June, 27, 2014 from The Eyes Have ItIt’s not silver and there’s no Persian attar … … but this is my weekend offering. By tomorrow the wind will have taken it. ~~Filed under: Friday photo
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June, 27, 2014 from Regie, or Not Regie?I used to think (in my young childhood*) the opera was called Manon, Let's Go . And it's not totally nonsensical. I mean, when you think about it, that's basically what Des Grieux and Lescaut say to her in Act 2 while she's busy s...
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June, 27, 2014 from Opera: news reviews previews singers opera houses downloads CDs DVDsRupert Christiansen on a remarkably good newcomer to country-house opera
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June, 27, 2014 from operaramblings
It’s World Pride Week in Toronto and as far as I know Tamar Iveri isn’t in town. What is, is the Toronto premier of When the Sun Comes Out by Leslie Uyeda and Rachel Rose presented by Queer Innovative Theatre; … Contin... -
June, 27, 2014 from Operagasmby Christie Connolley Are you tired of paying fees to a […]
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June, 27, 2014 from Operagasmby Melissa Wimbish Are you tired of paying fees to acce […]
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June, 27, 2014 from OperagasmNEW YORK (AP) — Julius Rudel, who was the genera […]
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June, 27, 2014 from Operagasmby Melissa Wimbish On this exact day in 1987, Whitney H […]
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June, 27, 2014 from Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights
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June, 27, 2014 from opera, innit?Next February Pierre Audi brings his 2000 Drottningholm (ie, traditional) productions of Alcina and Tamerlano to Dutch National Opera. Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques for both operas. Here are the mouth-watering casts: Ta...
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June, 27, 2014 from Behind Ballet
Inspired by this cheeky little site, and by the impeccable mid-century style of our Imperial Suite program, we asked food and cultural writer Jane Ormond to assemble this little list … The fashions of the 1940s seemed to swathe eve... -
June, 26, 2014 from Behind Ballet
Bombastic, conceited, passionate, controversial, endlessly charming, friend to Chanel and Cocteau, darling of Diaghilev, Balanchine’s original Apollo – Serge Lifar was a comet in the firmament of the mid-century dance scene, ... -
June, 26, 2014 from The Earworm
My week has pretty been much all this: That is to say, bits of orders and meeting minutes from various committees of the English Council of State in the 1650s. The English National Archives have digitized most of their state … Cont... -
June, 26, 2014 from operatraveller
Strauss – Ariadne auf Naxos. Der Haushofmeister – Christoph Quest Der Musiklehrer – Thomas Allen Der Komponist – Ruxandra Donose Primadonna / Ariadne – Karita Mattila Der Tenor / Bacchus […] -
June, 26, 2014 from The latest articles from OperavoreThe conductor Julius Rudel, who ran New York City Opera during its golden age, from 1957 to 1979, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 93 and died of natural causes, according to his spokeswoman, Lisa Jaehnig. Rudel was born in Vienna i...
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June, 26, 2014 from Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights
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June, 26, 2014 from Opera TodayIt took only a couple of years for Il trovatore and Rigoletto to make it from Italy to the Opéra de Marseille, but it took La traviata (Venice, 1853) sixteen years (Marseille, 1869).
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June, 26, 2014 from Opera Today
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June, 26, 2014 from BarihunksRichard Rittelmann (left photo © Armin Bardel ) as Punch and out of makeup (right) Barihunk Richard Rittelmann just took on the role of Punch opposite the Judy of Manuela Leonhartsberger in Harrison Birdwhistle's " Punch & Judy " at ...
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June, 26, 2014 from parterre box
The legendary conductor, mainstay of New York City Opera for 35 years, has died, says @nprclassical . -
June, 26, 2014 from BarihunksGiorgio Caoduro and Emma Matthews It's been a rough couple of weeks for Opera Australia with the entire music world focused on the Tamar Iveri scandal. Hopefully, that episode is in the dustbin of history. So we figured it's time for som...
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June, 26, 2014 from IntermezzoJust in case your appetite for Covent Garden's La bohème is not fully sated, Travelzoo have a half price ticket offer for July performances. Stalls seats for matinee shows are 'only' £95 (a saving of up to 50%) with the...
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June, 26, 2014 from Pointe MagazineThe rehearsal studio is a sacred place for dancers. It’s where they assume roles of new and timeless works, transforming their movement to convey the ballets we cherish on stage.
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June, 26, 2014 from opera, innit?Staying with the Christmas theme (which means no Christmas music in December), this week it’s David Conte’s one act chamber opera The Gift of the Magi. I had no hopes of any kind but hey, it’s enjoyable for what it is (...
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June, 26, 2014 from The Eyes Have ItTUESDAY 1 JULY 2014 at 18.45 BST on BBC RADIO 3 Manon Lescaut live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Opolais, Kaufmann and Pappano Photocredit: Bill Cooper/ROH Puccini’s Manon Lescaut in a new production by Jonathan Ke...
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June, 26, 2014 from Opera: news reviews previews singers opera houses downloads CDs DVDsThis production of Janacek's masterpiece captures the composer's heartache and brims with fine performances
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June, 26, 2014 from parterre box
From one of the earliest Mike Richter CD-ROMs, "Odd Opera," comes a piece definitely fitting that description. -
June, 26, 2014 from Operagasmby Christie Connolley We normally have a feature […]
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June, 26, 2014 from Operagasmby Christie Connolley Even our favorite opera stars wer […]
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June, 26, 2014 from Operagasmby Melissa Wimbish You get a car, you get a car, you ge […]
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June, 26, 2014 from Operagasm(Annecy, France) – Dr. Meribeth Dayme, the founder of C […]
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June, 26, 2014 from Operagasmby Melissa Wimbish I love Ann Patchett for writing Bel […]
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June, 26, 2014 from Ballet on Huffington Post
