Living at the Opera » American opera http://livingattheopera.com/blog International and National Opera & Dance reviews from a passionate Opera Fan Sun, 20 May 2012 22:33:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Unintentional Humor in Händel’s “Rinaldo” at Chicago Lyric http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2012/03/25/unintentional-humor-in-handels-rinaldo-at-chicago-lyric/ http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2012/03/25/unintentional-humor-in-handels-rinaldo-at-chicago-lyric/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:33:56 +0000 webmaster http://livingattheopera.com/blog/?p=5681 Posted in Articles

From Seen and Heard International By:James L. Zychowicz; Photo credit: Dan Rest United StatesUnited States Händel, Rinaldo: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Harry Bicket (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 16.3.2012 (JLZ) Three centuries after its premiere in 1711, Händel’s opera [...]]]> http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2012/03/25/unintentional-humor-in-handels-rinaldo-at-chicago-lyric/feed/ 0 The U of A’s Opera Theater–Potent Vocals and Incisive Dramatics Bring Veracity to G. Menotti’s Consul http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/12/14/the-u-of-as-opera-theater-potent-vocals-and-incisive-dramatics-bring-veracity-to-g-menottis-consul/ http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/12/14/the-u-of-as-opera-theater-potent-vocals-and-incisive-dramatics-bring-veracity-to-g-menottis-consul/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:45:30 +0000 Administrator http://livingattheopera.com/blog/?p=4843 Posted in Articles

View the Gallery More than half a century has passed since Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul* premiered at the Shubert Theater in Philadelpia in 1950. The opera, called his finest lyrical composition, ran in New York for eight months on [...]]]> http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/12/14/the-u-of-as-opera-theater-potent-vocals-and-incisive-dramatics-bring-veracity-to-g-menottis-consul/feed/ 1 UA School of Dance Salutes Martha Graham http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/04/22/u-of-az-school-of-dance-salutes-martha-graham/ http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/04/22/u-of-az-school-of-dance-salutes-martha-graham/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:29:19 +0000 Administrator http://livingattheopera.com/blog/?p=4262 Posted in Articles

Panorama Rehearsal © UA Dance It was a typical, balmy March evening outside the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the University of Arizona’s campus in Tucson, but inside, serious work was going on. Principal dancer Miki Orihara, who has been [...]]]> http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2011/04/22/u-of-az-school-of-dance-salutes-martha-graham/feed/ 0 Adams, Nixon in China http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2010/03/21/adams-nixon-in-china/ http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2010/03/21/adams-nixon-in-china/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:36:15 +0000 Administrator http://livingattheopera.com/blog/?p=2953 Posted in American operaOther contributors

From Seen and Heard International By: Bernard Jacobson Vancouver Opera, soloists, cond. John DeMain, dir. Michael Cavanagh, scenic designer Erhard Rom, costume designer Parvin Mirhady, lighting designer Harry Frehner, projections designer Sean Nieuwenhuis, choreographer Wen Wei Wang, sound designer Andrew [...]]]> http://livingattheopera.com/blog/2010/03/21/adams-nixon-in-china/feed/ 0