Archive for August, 2009

Verdi, Puccini, Cilea and Giordano – A Recital by Daniela Dessì and Fabio Armiliato »

From Seen and Heard International
by: José M. Irurzun
Pianist: Damiano Carissoni. Teatro Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián. 23.8.2009 (JMI)
A curious recital this one by the couple from Genoa, both of them always interesting singers whose performance was anticipated with great excitement by opera lovers in San Sebastian.
The recital was strange from the outset however because [...]

Aspen Music Festival »

SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL REPORT
By:
Harvey Steiman
Aspen Music Festival (8): Bronfman plays Brahms, de la Salle plays Prokofiev, American Brass Quintet debuts two new works; plus Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. 3.8.2009 (HS)
Pianists have dominated the Aspen Music Festival’s calendar these past few weeks. The lineup has included Yefim Bronfman, Simon Trpceski, Joseph Kalichstein, Orli [...]

Chicago Grant Park Festival 2009 – Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius »

SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW
By:
James L Zychowicz
Chicago Grant Park Festival 2009 – Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius : Alysson McHardy, mezzo soprano, John Mac Master, tenor, Paul Whelan, bass-baritone, Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, Carlos Kalmar, conductor, Millennium Park / Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago 1.8.2009. (JLZ)
Elgar’s monumental oratorio – or Poem set to Music, [...]

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