To Loxford with Love
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There was a time when the works of Benjamin Britten, one of the
20th-Century’ supreme composers, were not welcome at Santa Fe Opera.- There was a time when the works of Benjamin Britten, one of the
20th-Century’ supreme composers, were not welcome at Santa Fe Opera.
Tristan in Seattle
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Seattle, the city of software and Starbucks, is also a summer site for serious Wagnerites. Tales of Hoffmann at Santa Fe
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The performances of Jacques Offenbach’ The Tales of Hoffmann
at Santa Fe Opera this summer are the based on Michael Kaye’ edition of
the score. Opera Lover Targets Young Patrons With $25 Seats
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703447004575449731766172828.html?mod=googlenews_wsjElektra, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5db49aac-aa16-11df-9367-00144feabdc0.htmlRolando's musical passion for home
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11109346Muti, fighting for his art
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/2601604,CST-FTR-muti16.articleProm 51, Royal Albert Hall, London Tête à Tête Festival, Riverside Studios, London Così fan tutte, Village Underground, London
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/prom-51-royal-albert-hall-londonbrt234te-224-t234te-festival-riverside-studios-londonbrcos236-fan-tutte-village-underground-london-2064616.htmlHow we learned to start worrying and love Mahler
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/how-we-learned-to-start-worrying-and-love-mahler-2062962.htmlThe Sixteen/Christophers, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/aug/26/the-sixteen-christophers-edinburgh-reviewIdomeneo, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4a57b7cc-aed1-11df-8e45-00144feabdc0.htmlLa fanciulla del West/L’Heure espagnole, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/749b8c4e-b169-11df-b899-00144feabdc0.htmlKrisen und Triumphe: Jonas Kaufmann erinnert sich
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.focus.de/kultur/kunst/musik-krisen-und-triumphe-jonas-kaufmann-erinnert-sich_aid_546888.htmlA Response To Philip Kennicott’ “Ring Ideal”
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.soundsandfury.com/soundsandfury/2010/08/a-response-to-philip-kennicott.htmlPuccini’s Edgar at the Teatro Regio Torino
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28A world premiere of a new opera holds the promise of an exciting new addition to the fairly calcified collection of masterpieces that comprise the standard repertory. Les Enfants Terribles
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/aug/24/les-enfants-terribles-reviewHGO to produce Wagner's massive Ring Cycle
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/7173173.htmlSpratlan’s arid, pretentious “Dream” proves dated and deadly in belated world premiere
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://theclassicalreview.com/2010/08/spratlan%E2%80%99s-arid-pretentious-%E2%80%9Cdream%E2%80%9D-proves-dated-and-deadly-in-belated-world-premiere/A Globe-Spanning Musical Feast
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/25iht-loomis25.htmlA Rarely Heard Mozart Cantata Completes a Wide-Ranging Festival
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/arts/music/23mozart.html?_r=1&ref=musicMozart and Rossini Finales at Grant Park, Chicago
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28During a recent concert at the Grant Park Music Festival, held on this
occasion in the adjacent Harris Theater, members of the Ryan Opera Center of
Lyric Opera of Chicago presented ensembles from four operas, two each by Mozart
and by Rossini. Unlocking the Mystery of Honegger
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/arts/music/29chant.html?_r=1&ref=musicUs and them is the cultural problem, not Pomp and Circumstance
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/27/social-divisions-elitism-elgar-cultureBrahms: Lieder
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28Like her impressive recording of Lieder by Dvořák (Harmonia Mundi CD 901824), Bernarda Fink’s recording of a selection of Lieder by Brahms not only offers a fine representation of the music, but also demonstrate the singer’s command of this repertoire. More critics weigh in on the Rosenberg/Cleveland Orchestra/Plain Dealer case
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2010/08/more_critics_weigh_in_on_the_r.htmlSalzburger Festspiele: Triumph jenseits von Dur und Moll
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/news/591056/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/kultur/klassik/index.doAt Bard Festival, placing Berg at center of modern musical Vienna
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/29/alban_berg_the_focus_of_the_21st_annual_bard_music_festival/Opera goes in search of fresh talent
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/opera-goes-in-search-of-fresh-talent/story-e6frg8n6-1225905582325BBC Prom 54; La fanciulla del West; Joyce DiDonato; Simon Keenlyside; Kronos Quartet
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/29/proms-mark-anthony-turnage-edinburghTristan und Isolde, Bayreuth 2009
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28As the prelude plays, we see circles of fluorescent light moving slowly in uncertain black space. Are we seeing flights of flying saucers, as in Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Multimedia Opera Production to Debut at Roosevelt University
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.pr.com/press-release/258353Edinburgh Festival 2010: Susan Bullock on playing Minnie in La fanciulla del West
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/edinburgh-festival/7959712/Edinburgh-Festival-2010-Susan-Bullock-on-playing-Minnie-in-La-fanciulla-del-West.htmlScottish Opera may survive and thrive as a smaller and leaner part-time company
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-letters/letters-special-tuesday-31-august-2010-1.1051645David McVicar’ Salome
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28This high-concept Salome takes place in Nazi Germany.The set has two levels: on top, Herod revels with the banqueters; below, we see a dingy basement, full of kitchen workers, relaxed soldiers, and the prostitutes who help them relax. 'Measure for Measure' adds a Southern twist
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/148725458Aspen makes Corigliano’ Ghosts classic
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When it debuted at the Met in 1991 John Corigliano’ overwrought and somewhat all-too comic Ghosts of Versailles was praised largely as a vehicle for the long-celebrated artistry of Teresa Stratas and Marilyn Horne.Opera Australia in harmony again
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/opera-australia-in-harmony-again-20100819-12ry6.htmlMetropolitan Opera Breaks Box Office Record
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.operatoday.com/documents/BoxOfficeOpening.pdfThe battle for Bayreuth
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/23/katharina-wagner-bayreuthMostly Mozart finale, Avery Fisher Hall, New York
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f39ab6a4-b06b-11df-8c04-00144feabdc0.htmlNew book, 'Opera for All Seasons,' depicts history of Indiana University Opera Theater
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/15249.htmlSchumann’ Genoveva
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28Robert Schumann’s only opera Genoveva (1850) is best known as a failure in its time and has since fallen into the list of succès d’estime, but with this new release, based on a production intended for television, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt champions the work in his second recording of the score. Lulu at Covent Garden
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28One of the leading lights of Berg’ Vienna was the architect Adolf Loos, the great crusader against ornament. Naxos founder Klaus Heymann on what lies ahead for classical recordings
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/the-future-of-listening-will-be-an-all-you-eat-formulaJean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7.
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28Sibelius’s 1892 symphonic poem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra is in the tradition of the cantata-like symphonies of the nineteenth century, as found in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang or Mahler’s Second Symphony. Classique, opéra, danse : les temps forts de l'automne
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:28http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2010/08/25/03006-20100825ARTFIG00542-classique-opera-danse-les-temps-forts-de-l-automne.phpThe Men’s Fashion of La Boheme from the Costume Shop
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As promised, here's some of the men's fashion from La Bohème. During the 30's almost all the men would be wearing hats, so here are some of the assorted styles the men of the chorus will be wearing:
Here is the hat of Colline, the philosopher:
And here is the hat of ...My Favorite Boheme Dress From the Costume Shop
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How beautiful is this?
This is hands down my favorite of the La Bohème chorus dresses. If I owned this, I would probably wear it every week.
Are you curious to see what the men in La Bohème are wearing? So am I! We'll have pictures for you next week! Music Trivia – The Death of Lully
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:26I have a small fascination with the different ways composers have died. With all the discussion and speculation about what caused Mozart to die, I wanted to share the accidental death of another opera composer, Jean-Baptiste de Lully. Lully's death in March of 1687 was due to disease, but not one ...Composer of the week – Claude Debussy
Updated: 2010-08-31 22:58:26Happy late birthday to Claude Debussy, who was born on August 22, 1862. Debussy was a hugely talented pianist and composer, who attended the Paris Conservatoire, and the Académie des Beaux-Arts. He was quite adventurous and experimental, even as a student, and his use of dissonances and strange intervals was not ...The Met Opera - Live in HD 2010-2011
Updated: 2010-08-31 17:10:56Sum Up of SF Opera's 2009-2010 Season
Updated: 2010-08-29 16:33:54Vote Now for the 2011/12 “Made in the USA” opera!
Updated: 2010-08-27 22:57:11Voting is officially open for the “Made in the USA” opera series! From now through October 17th, you can vote for your favorite of the following four operas: The Ballad of Baby Doe, Douglas Moore Dead Man Walking, Jake Heggie Susannah, Carlisle Floyd The Tender Land, Aaron Copland Opera Idaho will produce the opera that [...]Join in the Experience – Volunteer!
Updated: 2010-08-27 22:40:16Our 2010/11 Volunteer Kick-Off Luncheon took place Thursday, August 26th at the Opera Idaho Studio. With our newly expanded season, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities on the horizon! Volunteer Coordinator, Leslie Garrett, presented attendees with the various “teams” they could be a part of throughout the season – everything from ushering at our mainstage [...]Signs of Classical Music Journalism's Demise
Updated: 2010-08-27 17:35:08New Director of Development for San Francisco Opera
Updated: 2010-08-26 07:52:14And so it begins…
Updated: 2010-08-25 14:54:00Mona Seghatoleslami2010 08 25falseCenterfalseThe year’s first Christmas album arrived today. falseCenterfalseThe Cherry Tree by Anonymous 4 Four months before Christmas Do the craft stores even have their holiday stuff out yet? I wish I could resent it more, but theMariachi Opera
Updated: 2010-08-25 07:05:17BBC Podcast: US Orchestras Surviving Recession
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Amidst the nebulous financial situation plaguing many US orchestras, BBC’s Matt Wells visited the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood to consult both players and administration alike.
The BSO’s managing director, Mark Volpe, indicated that although the orchestra is doing comparatively well, they are still subject to the fiscal erosion straining orchestras nationwide.
“We had to cut $4 [...]City Opera's 2010-2011 Season
Updated: 2010-08-24 23:55:06Adler 2011 Speculation
Updated: 2010-08-23 22:38:00Merola Grand Finale 2010
Updated: 2010-08-22 21:32:29Who's Minding the Score?
Updated: 2010-08-20 14:54:00Mona Seghatoleslami2010 08 20falseCenterfalse"Who's Minding the Score" is a weekly webcomic about a dysfunctional orchestra. It's funny, and as is often the case with good satire, a bit painful at the same time. falseCenterfalseAfter you've caught up with the archiveComposer of the week – Antonio Salieri
Updated: 2010-08-19 22:19:34Happy Birthday to one of the great villians of classical music - Antonio Salieri. Salieri was born on August 18, 1750, but instead celebrated the day of his baptism (August 19) as his birthday. So acknowledge him today or tomorrow; either works! Salieri was a Venetian composer, but he moved to ...Monday Fashion from the Costume Shop
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It's time for another dose of beautiful 30's fashion from the costume shop! Here's Ken (our Cutter/Draper) putting the costume on the mannequin...
This is a dress that one of the chorus ladies will be wearing.
Check out the beautiful coat, too!
Festival Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor
Updated: 2010-08-16 20:18:16Smells like a new opera season….
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Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve blogged but I’m determined to give this blog more of my attention this year. It is the start of a new season at Palm Beach Opera. That means a flurry of activity that has really been going on since last season ended. One of the most frequently [...]Merola Reviews 2010
Updated: 2010-08-16 17:12:15Music Trivia for Friday the 13th
Updated: 2010-08-15 09:06:52Finding some music trivia to celebrate Friday the 13th is harder than you'd expect! But I did find this awesome tidbit: You might be familiar with George Crumb's Black Angels for electric string quartet. No? Well, here's a quick sample of the first movement played by the always amazing Kronos Quartet: Black ...Composer of the Week – Alexander Glazunov
Updated: 2010-08-13 13:30:13Yesterday was the birthday of Russian composer, Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936). Glazunov was a popular composer in his early life, who went on to become the director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory for almost 25 years. He had a great influence on some of the early Soviet composers, including Dmitri Shostakovich. Glazunov ...Master Class with William Vendice 2010
Updated: 2010-08-12 21:24:16Beautiful Beading from the Costume Shop
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The hats from La Bohème are amazing, but this one has to take the cake! It's Musetta's hat, and Carmen Killam, our milliner, has created these beautiful leaves with beadwork and embroidery. Fantastic!
Trivia for Thursday – Music in Space
Updated: 2010-08-05 22:46:53I'm a big fan of classical music trivia, but sometimes it is very difficult to tell if a fact is true, or just hearsay. I'm always happy to find music trivia that is actually true, so here's one of my favorites: Do you know the first musical work performed in space? ...