• Der fliegende Holländer, Royal Opera

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Wagner’ Flying Dutchman returns to the Royal Opera House, London.

  • Intertwining facets of Italian High Baroque

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    ‘rotic oratorio’is the odd-sounding definition devised by modern scholars, such as Howard E. Smither, for those pious music dramas employing sex-laden plots from the Bible, the Apocrypha or the lives of Saints in order to give the audience moral instruction in a quasi-operatic, if generally unstaged, form.

  • Renata Pokupić, Wigmore Hall

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    In this appealing lunchtime recital programme, Croatian soprano Renata Pokupić demonstrated a rich, varied tonal palette and strong communicative skills as she spanned one hundred years of European song.

  • Carmen, Philadelphia

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    There are two ways to sing the role of Carmen: as a “grand opera” heroine and as a character from opéra-comique.

  • Lawrence Zazzo, Wigmore Hall

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Lawrence Zazzo’ last visit to the Wigmore Hall, in April earlier this year, saw him present an intriguing sequence of American song from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

  • The Bostridge Project, Wigmore Hall, London

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/e086f992-e8e6-11e0-ac9c-00144feab49a.html#axzz1ZCvC3xiw

  • Beecham conducts Delius

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Frederick Delius counts among those many composers whose reputations rely on their orchestral efforts, but who dearly wanted to make a lasting contribution to the opera repertory.

  • Lucrezia Borgia in San Francisco

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Bad news travels fast. Though you are about to read another version of how American diva Renée Fleming failed to bring Lucrezia Borgia alive, let us begin by discussing a few other things you already know.

  • Menotti in German

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    As long as one keeps in mind that historical value is not the same as aesthetic quality, this DVD of early 1960’s live German TV performances of two short Gian Carlo Menotti operas makes for fascinating viewing.

  • Così fan tutte, Los Angeles

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    The Los Angeles Opera Company’ charmingly understated new production of Così fan tutte will please your eyes and delight your ears, but its story might grieve your romantic soul.

  • Eugene Onegin, Los Angeles

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Kudos to the Los Angeles Opera Company for expanding its heretofore limited Russian repertoire and opening its 26th season with Tchaikovsky’ Eugene Onegin. The romantic work based on the novel in verse of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, is likely everyone’ favorite Tchaikovsky opera.

  • Oedipe, La Monnaie, Brussels

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/27a154c0-fe28-11e0-bac4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1c0MJ4NlZ

  • The Inaugural Cambridge Handel Festival: a rosy dawn?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    The haughty beauties that are the ancient colleges of Cambridge were definitely feeling the heat this past weekend, and not even the cooling streams of the Cam and its tributaries could assuage the heat of an Indian summer in the Fens of Eastern England.

  • A Portrait of Manon — Young Artrists at the Royal Opera House

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Without young artists, no art form will thrive or grow. The Royal Opera House’ Jette Parker Young Artists scheme nurtures the best from its young artists that their performances attract thoughtful audiences.

  • Delayed by Injury, Giovanni Still Arrives

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/arts/music/mariusz-kwiecien-in-don-giovanni-at-the-met-review.html?ref=music

  • Independent podcast - ENO OperaTalks: David Pountney

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/independent-podcast--eno-operatalks-david-pountney-2362895.html

  • Bluthaus, Theater Bonn

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f8bc389c-e9c2-11e0-bb3e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1ZHEnUjra

  • English National Opera's The Marriage of Figaro - video

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2011/oct/06/english-national-opera-marriage-figaro-video?newsfeed=true

  • Béatrice et Bénédict, Opera Boston

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    How is one to write a Romantic opera?

  • Don Giovanni in San Francisco

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Ossia Maestro Watching in Fog City. Ten years ago it was German provincialism, now it is the Italian sort wanting to take root in the War Memorial Opera House.

  • Sallinen’ The Red Line at Finnish National Opera, 2008

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Some opera masterworks are admirable more than lovable — a distinction usually best revealed by the number of performances the work gets.

  • Threepenny Opera, Brooklyn

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Should I wait until the end of this review to tell you how much fun, how much of a theatrical whoopee cushion Robert Wilson’ production of Die Dreigroschenoper has been at BAM last week?

  • The Dallas Opera Announces Meeting of Key Milestones in the Planned Turnaround of the Company’s Finances

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://blog.dallasopera.org/2011/09/28/the-dallas-opera-announces-meeting-of-key-milestones-in-the-planned-turnaround-of-the-company%E2%80%99s-finances/

  • Opera North's Queen of Spades - in pictures

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2011/oct/20/opera-north-queen-of-spades-in-pictures

  • Pavarotti at the Metropolitan Opera

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Luciano Pavarotti died in September 2007, just short of his 72nd birthday and only a few years after his last performance at the Metropolitan Opera, in Tosca.

  • Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Exactly what makes this entertaining, handsome video of Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Renée Fleming in concert an “odyssey”?

  • The music of Donnacha Dennehy

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Love and Death is the name of one of Woody Allen’s earlier films, one built around parodies of Tolstoy and other Russian 19th century literary giants.

  • Billy Budd at the Barbican

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Among recent recordings of Britten’s opera Billy Budd, the recent release conducted by Daniel Harding has much to offer in terms of performance quality, interpretation, and also the quality of recording.

  • Don Giovanni, Metropolitan Opera

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    According to legend, when composing Don Giovanni, Mozart completed the overture last. It was written the night before the opera’s premiere, while his wife Constanze, a fervent taskmaster, plied him with food and drink to make sure he stayed awake.

  • The Italian Girl in London, Bampton Classical Opera

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    As one of the most successful Italian opera composers of the late-eighteenth century, Domenico Cimarosa’ reputation lasted well into the following century during which his operas were staple repertoire in all the major European opera houses.

  • Turandot in San Francisco

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Los Angeles has been good to Turandot. The gritty 1984 Andre Serban production inaugurated an opera company in Los Angeles where a mere eight years later L.A. Opera bestowed the splendid Luciano Berio ending upon the world in an uber-pompous Gian-Carlo del Monaco production.

  • Carmen returns to the Opéra Comique

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    “Historically Informed Performance” sure has a nice ring — not only does the acronym capture the trendiness of the movement (“HIP”), but one has to admire the subtle put-down the term encapsulates.

  • Excerpt: 'Anna Bolena' at the Met

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/09/27/arts/music/100000001076456/excerpt-anna-bolena-at-the-met.html?ref=music

  • La tragedia di Tosca at the Washington National Opera

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    Whether or not one agrees with Joseph Kerman’ immortal definition of Tosca as a “shabby little shocker,” Puccini’ melodramma, the inaugural production of the Washington National Opera’ 2011-12 season, is intense, “blood-and-guts” kind of entertainment.

  • Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park, Chicago

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    In a program of Italian and French arias and duets Lyric Opera gave to Chicago audiences a preview of the first operas in its forthcoming season and an opportunity to hear familiar voices as well as those soon destined to grace the operatic stages of the world.

  • Controversy over Duluth Festival Opera's "Pocahontas" overflows to tears and curses in Burnsville

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:34:53
    http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/arts/controversy-over-pocahontas-woman-two-worlds-duluth-festival-opera

  • A Preview of SF Opera's Xerxes

    Updated: 2011-10-30 16:23:04

  • Luisotti conducts the SF Opera Orchestra in Beethoven

    Updated: 2011-10-29 07:01:00

  • Simon Keenlyside at SF Performances

    Updated: 2011-10-28 20:30:26

  • Casting Change for The Met's Götterdämmerung

    Updated: 2011-10-28 16:55:26

  • Dudamel conducts LA Phil in Adams, Benzecry, & Berlioz

    Updated: 2011-10-25 17:12:38

  • Education Opportunities this Week!

    Updated: 2011-10-25 03:53:45
    This week, our Resident Artists are visiting five schools: Dugway Elementary, Bluffdale Elementary, Butler Elementary, Columbia Elementary, and Dugway High School. National Opera week is Oct 28 – Nov 6! Watch our blog, Facebook, and Twitter for all sorts of fun things as we celebrate opera. Other upcoming education events: Tuesday, October 25 ...

  • Casting Changes for SF Opera's Carmen

    Updated: 2011-10-24 22:40:49

  • Dudamel conducts LA Phil in Adams, Chapela, & Prokofiev

    Updated: 2011-10-24 18:27:40
    : , , The Opera Tattler Subscribe to this blog's feed Notes On About SF Opera's Future Seasons How Standing Room Works Official Blogs of West Coast Opera Companies Los Angeles Opera Portland Opera San Diego Opera San Francisco Opera Seattle Opera Vancouver Opera Don Giovanni Log Main Casting Changes for SF Opera's Carmen October 24, 2011 Dudamel conducts LA Phil in Adams , Chapela , Prokofiev Notes Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel pictured left marked the first of six visiting American orchestras to take residency at San Francisco Symphony with Sunday's performance . The program began with Short Ride in a Fast Machine from John Adams . The piece does not pull punches , and the playing was clean if not slightly brash . Enrico Chapela's amusing MAGNETAR , Concerto for

  • BluePrint North and South

    Updated: 2011-10-23 07:55:56

  • Don Giovanni Log

    Updated: 2011-10-23 00:53:49

  • Conlon conducts Verdi's Requiem at SFS

    Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:00
    : The Opera Tattler Subscribe to this blog's feed Notes On About SF Opera's Future Seasons How Standing Room Works Official Blogs of West Coast Opera Companies Los Angeles Opera Portland Opera San Diego Opera San Francisco Opera Seattle Opera Casting Change for The Met's Siegfried Main Don Giovanni Log October 21, 2011 Conlon conducts Verdi's Requiem at SFS Notes This week James Conlon conducts San Francisco Symphony in Verdi's Requiem . Fabio Luisi was originally scheduled to take the podium , but took over most of James Levine's fall engagements at the Met Perhaps it is just as well , Maestro Conlon did a fine job with the work , the phrasing was lucid and taut . The pianissimi were especially beautiful . The chorus sounded . robust As for soloists , tenor Frank Lopardo sounded a bit

  • Casting Change for The Met's Siegfried

    Updated: 2011-10-19 21:16:56

  • Dissonances: Quatuor Ebene's Mozart

    Updated: 2011-10-18 14:54:00
    Mona Seghatoleslami2011 10 18falseCenterwFALiEuv1xYtrueYou may have heard people talking about the "Dissonances" Mozart recording by Quatuor Ebène that is one of the thank you gifts when you donate to WV Public Radio this week. Check out the videos to hear

  • Education Opportunities this Week

    Updated: 2011-10-18 00:13:10
    This week, our Resident Artists are just visiting three schools: Holbrook Elem (Davis), Western Hills Elem. (Granite), and Indian Hills Middle (Canyons). If you follow us on facebook, you'll know that National Opera week is Oct 28 - Nov 6! Watch our blog, facebook, and twitter for all sorts of fun ...

  • SF Opera's Don Giovanni Media Round-Up

    Updated: 2011-10-17 17:19:45

  • SF Opera's Don Giovanni

    Updated: 2011-10-16 20:31:59
    : The Opera Tattler Subscribe to this blog's feed Notes On About SF Opera's Future Seasons How Standing Room Works Official Blogs of West Coast Opera Companies Los Angeles Opera Portland Opera San Diego Opera San Francisco Opera Seattle Opera Conlon conducts SFS in Shostakovich Mussorgsky Main October 16, 2011 SF Opera's Don Giovanni Notes The latest run of Don Giovanni opened last night at San Francisco Opera The new production , directed by Gabriele Lavia , is fairly simple . Much of the singing takes place under the proscenium , which is great for hearing the arias , but not particularly dynamic . Half of the characters were able to find an impressive physicality in their roles , and others were rather static . Alessandro Camera's set was straightforward , consisting of 22 mirrors on

  • Conlon conducts SFS in Shostakovich & Mussorgsky

    Updated: 2011-10-15 17:52:07

  • Stephanie Blythe at SF Performances

    Updated: 2011-10-14 22:54:36
    : The Opera Tattler Subscribe to this blog's feed Notes On About SF Opera's Future Seasons How Standing Room Works Official Blogs of West Coast Opera Companies Los Angeles Opera Portland Opera San Diego Opera San Francisco Opera Seattle Opera Barenboim named Music Director of La Scala Main October 14, 2011 Stephanie Blythe at SF Performances Notes San Francisco Performances featured mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe pictured left , photograph by Kobie van Rensburg in a charming recital last night . Somehow the programs for the performance went missing , and we were given photocopies of the most relevant pages . As it turned out , Blythe had not provided the texts in program , and she explained it was because she loved words and worked hard to be understood . She also joked about appreciated

  • More classical internet silliness

    Updated: 2011-10-14 14:54:00
    Mona Seghatoleslami2011 10 14falseCenterfalseWe have some good, substantive interviews to post for you here soon, but for now, while we're busy raising money to support WV Public Radio and this site, I have just a few more short silly things

  • Composer of the Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Updated: 2011-10-14 11:13:13
    Happy one-day-belated birthday to Ralph Vaughan Williams! He would have turned 139 yesterday. Generally speaking, Vaughan Williams is considered a twentieth century composer but the reality is that he was only thirty years younger than Tchaikovsky. The first thing you should know about Vaughan Williams is a) his first name ...

  • Coffee & Conversation

    Updated: 2011-10-13 19:32:01
    So Many Operas, Why These? Join us this Saturday, October 16 at 10:15am for an insightful talk about the Operas featured on the 2011-12 Season of The Met: Live in HD performances. Followed by The Met live broadcast of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena at 10:55am. Edwards Boise Stadium 22 7701 Overland Rd Boise, ID 83709 (208) [...]

  • This Week’s Education Visits

    Updated: 2011-10-11 15:13:09
    Our Utah Opera Resident Artists are again visiting a lot of schools! This week they're performing at Mount Ogden Junior High (Ogden), Horizon Elementary (Murray), Robert Frost Elementary (Granite), West Jordan Middle School (Jordan), Trailside Elementary (Park City), and Monroe Elementary (Granite). Utah Symphony is visiting schools as well this week! ...

  • Composer of the Week: Toru Takemitsu

    Updated: 2011-10-07 05:32:16
    I am truly excited to write about today's Composer of the Week. I have been a fan of Takemitsu's (1930 - 1996) since my student days! I am a composer myself and his music is very important to me. A native of Tokyo, Takemitsu actually spent a few of his early ...

  • Where’s Beethoven #3?

    Updated: 2011-10-05 05:22:14
    This year we've had an ongoing joke running here at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. We're performing all of Beethoven's Symphonies AND Operas! (ba-dum-dum-CHING!.....) That's right, Beethoven only wrote one opera, Fidelio. It's an incredibly moving mythic statement about the power of love and proves that freedom always conquers over tyranny. ...

  • Interview with Lynn Allison

    Updated: 2011-10-04 19:04:08
    Director Lynn Allison Speaks on Pirates The world of pirates can be quite a mystical, fantastical and bizarre world. Lynn tells us just how strange the world of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance is! Click here to watch!

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