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In
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April
2009
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Editor's Notes
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Recent News
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Featured productions
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2009/10 Seasons
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Reviews by our critics
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Highlights during May
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Featured Article
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EDITOR'S NOTES
April has been a
month for Ring cycles! Los Angeles Opera premiered their bold
new Achim Freyer production of Die Walküre during
April (featured below), while the Metropolitan Opera has begun
the final performances of its historic Otto Schenk production.
Ring fans in the USA have much to look forward to with upcoming
productions in Seattle, San Francisco, Washington and Los Angeles.
During the month
of April we have been running a special subscription promotion
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Editor
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RECENT NEWS
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An Alameda bank manager was charged today with embezzling
more than $650,000 from acclaimed opera star Kiri Te Kanawa.
(San Francisco Chronicle/AP)
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The Met in the Parks: After replacing its summer parks series
last year with one free mega-concert in Prospect Park in Brooklyn,
the Metropolitan Opera has announced a new plan for this summer.
(New York Times)
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The Royal Opera and BBC bring opera to millions in the summer:
Covent Garden productions available on outdoor big screens,
radio, and on other digital platforms
(Musical Criticism)
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FEATURED
PRODUCTIONS
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DIE WALKÜRE
Los Angeles Opera
Domingo, Kampe, Kowaljow, Halfvarson, Watson
(c) Conlon (d) Freyer
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JENUFA
Bavarian State Opera
Westbroek, Polaski, Margita, Kaiser, Dernesch, Trebes
(c) Petrenko (d) Frey
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MACBETH
Opéra national de Paris
Tiliakos, Urmana, Furlanetto, Constantin, Secco, Nigro
(c)Currentzis (d) Tcherniakov
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2009/10
SEASON DETAILS
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Handel
Alcina
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Handel
Ezio
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HIGHLIGHTS
DURING MAY 2009
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| 1 May |
Houston Grand Opera gives
the world premiere performance of André Previn's new opera
Brief Encounter. |
12 May |
Diana Damrau stars as Adina in a revival
of Laurent Pelly's production of L'Elisir d'Amore by the
Royal Opera. |
| 2 May |
Washington National Opera continues
its Ring with a new production of Siegfried directed by
Francesca Zambello. |
20 May |
Scottish Opera mounts a new production
of Manon directed by Renaud Doucet with Anne-Sophie Duprels
in the title role. |
| 9 May |
Davis Alden directs a new production
of Peter Grimes for English National Opera with Stuart
Skelton in the title role. |
21 May |
Glyndebourne begins its 75th anniversary
season with a new production of Falstaff directed by Richard
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REVIEWS BY OUR CRITICS
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Carmen
Opera San Jose
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by Michael Vaughn
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L'Italiana in Algeri
Vienna State Opera
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by Moore Parker
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Tosca
Teatro Regio di Parma
>>by
Silvia Luraghi
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FEATURED ARTICLE
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Glyndebourne celebrates its
75th anniversary
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The Glyndebourne festival, founded
in 1934, can be forgiven for indulging in a bit of nostalgia
during its 75th anniversary year.
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