and House-debut, Gary Lehman, who earned the standing ovation he received for that feat, sharing it with the lady, Janice Baird, who jumped in to join him in mid-scene. It was not the greatest ...

Strauss’s radiant Four Last Songs were first heard 76 years ago at the RAH, which makes each appearance just that bit more ...

Based on performances give between 2006 and 2007, specifically: Symphony no. 1 (13-16 February 2007); Symphony no. 2 (30 August to 9 September 2006); Symphony no. 3 (30 May to 2 June 2007; and ...

Perhaps casting the singers poses problems, or the libretto is weak, or the whole style outdated. The oddity, however, pops up out of nowhere and the general response is, “Why?” Pietro Mascagni’s ...

particular feeling that opera can engender in listeners.

The Shostakovich centenary in 2006 brought new attention to the composer and resulted in a barrage of recording projects, including the reissue of Haitinkís classics from the late 1970s and early ...

As Richard Boldrey puts it, in Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias (1994), they are the “witches, bitches, or britches”. But, even those — Nancy Evans, Edith Coates — who have reached a position of ...

Shortly after the premiËre of Olivo e Pascuale in Rome, on January 7, 1827, Donizetti returned to Naples to negotiate a contract with Domenico Barbaja, manager of the three most prestigious theaters ...

‘beauty’, veered close to the merely boring.

The label’s name and legendary yellow logo synonymous for many music lovers ...

This was said to make music sound more ëin the room.í Later, a similar control (sometimes called ëloudnessí), showed up on several amplifier units in my long parade of audio equipment, with the same ...

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s recording of _Maskarade_ succeeds admirably in striking a careful balance between these ideals. The present DaCapo SACD is an enhanced reissue of a 1977 ...