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Latest reviews
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Die Walküre
Hamburg State Opera
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La rondine
Metropolitan Opera
(9 reviews) |
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La Périchole
Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse
(3 reviews) |
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Die Rose vom Liebesgarten
Theater Chemnitz
(6 reviews) |
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Le nozze di Figaro
Opéra national du Rhin
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Latest news
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Wagner-Schwestern werden auf sieben Jahre befristet
"Genug Zeit, um den Festspielen neue Impulse zu geben"
Der Standard |
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Toward a leaner, bolder City Opera
Facing a $15 million deficit and still reeling from the departure of its director, Gerard Mortier, the 65-year-old New York City Opera has seldom faced such a dire crisis.
New York Times |
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Spoleto Festival USA unveils modest 2009 schedule
This year's festival includes only one opera, a new production of Gustave Charpentier's seldom-staged "Louise," which is set in working-class Paris.
Washington Post |
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Vancouver Opera exceeds fundraising goal
Even in the current economic climate, the Vancouver Opera Foundation has exceeded its fundraising goal for 2008, with over $500,000 in donations.
The Georgia Straight |
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The rest of Seattle Opera's season is announced
The part of Seattle Opera's 2009-10 season not already known was announced Wednesday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Latest CD/DVD reviews
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Wagner: Die Walküre
DVD/Bel Air Classiques
White, Johansson, Westbroek, Gambill, Petrenko
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Rattle
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Heggie: Three Decembers
CD/Albany Records
von Stade, Phares, Clayton
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra/Summers
ConcertoNet (English) |
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
CD/Orfeo
Popp, Fassbaender, Ridderbusch, Watson
Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera/Kleiber
The Sunday Times |
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L'infedelta costante: Haydn: Arias and Overtures
CD/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
Bonitatibus
Il Complesso Barocco/Curtis
Musical Criticism |
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
DVD/Medici Arts
Gambill, Denoke, Rootering, West, Gasteen, DeVol, Bonnema
Orchestra of the Stuttgart Opera/Zagrosek
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