Spirited singing fails to enliven Mozart opera
Spirited singing fails to enliven Mozart operaCBS NewsNo less an expert than Richard Wagner called Mozart's last opera "stiff and dry." And that's how the work came across at its latest reincarnation on Thursday. Musically, the evening was a treat. In her role as Sesto, Elina Garanca's big mezzo voice ...and more »
A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring Is Grist for an Evening at the Opera
A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring Is Grist for an Evening at the OperaNew York Times (blog)His story is now moving from the ring to the opera stage. The jazz trumpeter, band leader and composer Terence Blanchard is composing an opera based on Griffith's life called “Champion,” with a libretto by the playwright Michael Cristofer.and more »
Siren Songs in Central Park
Siren Songs in Central ParkWall Street JournalBy MIKE VILENSKY "Ladies and gentlemen: Would you like to hear any singing this evening, before the singing this evening?" asked Eric Barry, the operatic tenor, in a gondola at Central Park on Wednesday. A rendition of "'O Sole Mio" began, ...
An Evening of Holst by the Little Opera Theater of New York
An Evening of Holst by the Little Opera Theater of New YorkNew York TimesIn 1908 he wrote a beautiful series of choral hymns set to translations of the Rig Veda, and the one-act opera “Savitri,” which the Little Opera Theater of New York performed on Thursday evening at 59E59 Theaters on a double bill with another rare ...Opera Review (NYC): Travelers: "The Wandering Scholar" and "Savitri" by Gustav ...Blogcritics.org (blog)all 2 news articles »
'Pagliacci' Returns To Detroit Opera After 27 Year Absence
'Pagliacci' Returns To Detroit Opera After 27 Year AbsenceHuffington PostIt is often performed with another one-act opera, "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni. But the MOT did not do that, making it, frankly, a breezier evening of opera -- something a reviewer rarely gets to write. Tenor Antonello Palombi, who performed the ...and more »