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Donizetti, La Fille du Régiment

Administrator — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:31:17 +0000

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From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Pictures © Antoni Bofill Soloists, Orquestra Simfònica and Chorus Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Yves Abel., Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. 9 & 10.03.2010 (JMI) New Production based on the [...]

The Damnation of Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Administrator — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:02:55 +0000

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From Seen and Heard International By:James L. Zychowicz Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Civic Opera House, Chicago, 20.2.2010 (JLZ). Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Hector Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust [...]

Met’s Carmen Telecast Matches Radio’s Vocal Performances

Administrator — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:41:20 +0000

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Now that interviews with the singers have become an important intermission feature of the Met’s HD Telecasts, the viewing audience gets to meet the artists as they come off stage right after their performances. At the Encore Telecast of Carmen [...]

Audience Enjoys Sher’s Contes d’Hoffmann at HD Telecast

Administrator — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:16:52 +0000

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If the audience’s reaction to the January 6, Met Encore Telecast is to be taken as an example of how enjoyable a new opera production can be, then Bart Sher’s Contes d’Hoffmann rates as one of this year’s Telecast successes. [...]