Living at the Opera

Wall Street Journal Articles Opera’s Innovative ‘Chef’ Wall Street Journal. New York, NY.:Oct. 17,1984. Doctor in the (Opera) House Wall Street Journal. New York, NY.:Mar. 18,1985. The following is a Letter to the Editor regarding Caroline Seebohm Letters to the Editor: Operas on TV Wall Street Journal. New York, NY.:Nov. 1,1984.

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun There is no doubt that Cecilia Bartoli is one of the artists with the most ticket office appeal in the operatic world. She is, in fact the only major singer who can afford the luxury of refusing to sing on in staged productions. In the last [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Photo © Javier del Real Soloists, Orquesta-Escuela de la Sinfónica de Madrid.Conductor, Eun Sun Kim 21.4.2010 (JMI) After the success of their Ópera-Estudio project last year with Don Pasquale, Teatro Real repeated the experience with Il Viaggio a Reims, with Raúl Giménez as vocal coach for [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: James L. Zychowicz; Photo © Liz Lauren Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chicago Opera Theater, Leonardo Vordoni (conductor) Harris Theater, Chicago, 17.4.2010 (JLZ). Chicago Opera Theater opened its 2010 season impressively with a revival of Rossini’s Mosé in Egitto. This production continues the tradition COT has of bringing to [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: James L. Zychowicz Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Leonardo Vordoni (conductor) Civic Opera House, Chicago, 27.3.2010 (JLZ). The final work in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2009-2010 season is a well-cast revival of its delightful production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Even though this work [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Pictures © Courtesy of Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla Soloists, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla Coro del Teatro de la Maestranza Conductor: Pedro Halffter Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla 22 & 23. 3.2010 (JMI) After the success of La Fanciulla del West last year, [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Pictures © Taeto Baeza Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Conductor: Lorin Maazel., Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 25.03.2010. (JMI) Valencia offers an unusual double bill, coupling La Vida Breve with Cavalleria Rusticana. These two works are within the verismo [...]

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 Tugwell, chorus director Leslie Dala, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, 13.3.2009 (BJ) If Vancouver [...]

From Seen and Heard International By: Bernard Jacobson Seattle Opera, soloists, cond. Riccardo Frizza, dir. Peter Kazaras, set designer Donald Eastman, costume designer Anna Björnsdotter, lighting designer Connie Yun, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 27 & 28.2.2010 (BJ) There are opera productions that are faithful to the spirit of the work, yet tell us nothing [...]

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 original co-production from New York Metropolitan, London’s Royal Opera and Vienna Staatsoper. La Fille du [...]