By Administrator on Nov 6, 2008 in Italian opera | 0 Comments
By Harvey Steiman Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Conductor Bruno Campanella, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 29.10.2008 (HS) Cast: Adina: Inva Mula (soprano) Nemorino: Ramón Vargas (tenor) Belcore: Giorgio Caoduro (baritone) Dulcamara: Alessandro Corbelli (bass) [...]
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By Harvey Steiman Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera, Conductor, Vassily Sinaisky, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 2.11.2008 (HS) Boris Godunov – Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) Prince Shuisky – John Uhlenhopp as Prince (tenor) Grigory/The Pretender [...]
By Administrator on Nov 6, 2008 in German opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments
By Bernard Jacobson Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. Seattle Opera, soloists, cond. Lawrence Renes, dir. Chris Alexander, set designer Wolfram Skalicki, costume designer Melanie Taylor Burgess, lighting designer Marcus Doshi, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 18, 19, & 29. 10. 2008 (BJ) It is [...]
By Administrator on Nov 4, 2008 in Italian opera | 0 Comments
By Melanie Eskenazi Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. (London Premiere) Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Directed by Mario Martone. Covent Garden, 23.10.2008 (ME)? ??Aleksandra Kurzak (Matilde) and Juan Diego Flórez (Corradino) ? What was that, sir? [...]
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By Harvey Steiman Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera, Conductor, Donald Runnicles, San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco, 28.10.2008 (HS)?? Idamante – Daniela Mack (mezzo)? Ilia – Genia Kuhmeier (soprano) ?Idomeneo – Kurt Streit (tenor)? Abace [...]
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By James L Zychowicz Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, John Mauceri (conductor) Lyric Opera Center, Chicago 25.10.2007 (JLZ) ??Production:? Director: Herbert Kellner? Original Production: Nicolas Joël? Original Designer: Hubert Onloup ? Set Designer: Scott Marr ?Lighting Designer: Duane [...]
By Administrator on Nov 2, 2008 in Italian opera | 0 Comments
Rossini Opera Festival 2008 When ROF announced Ermione as its second new production for 2008, many Rossini fans couldn’t have been happier. This was only the second time ROF mounted the work since it flopped at its 1819 premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. After the opera was withdrawn, the composer took a [...]
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