Which operas need new recordings?...German newspapers want that good review back!...Tewkesbury gets a rare cast for Gotterdamerung...Meryl Streep breathes with her back
Oliver's Corner finishes with Norma part 2 and recordings by Maria Callas, Elinor Ross, Leyla Gencer, and Edita Gruberova.
Plus Guess Who Died (or didn't...sheesh!)
This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny Rivera.
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Deutsche Oper called out for staging Hitler's favorite on opera on his birthday...Fremont Opera closes down...Opera Charleston is now in business...Ft. Worth Opera extends Darren Keith Woods contract...San Francisco Opera releases financial results...Better head voice today...how to ROCK...San Franciso bullying opera...Met audience member vents to the internets.
Oliver's Corner looks at Norma with recordings by Elinor Ross, Maria Callas, Rosa Ponselle, Anita Cerquetti, and Christina Deutekom.
This week features Michael, The OC, Jenny Rivera, and Matt Garrett.
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Scheduling has prevented a new ep this week, so I suggest you dig down into the OperaNow! archives and listen to this timeless classic, Building Your Library: with Ken Benson! ]]>
The show will go on at New York City Opera...LA Opera repays half of their $14 MM loan a year early (and announce new dynamic ticket pricing plan)...San Francisco includes three new works in the 2012/13 season...Dallas Opera announces a new opera by Jake Heggie...Saddam Hussein's music teacher goes to jail...Skylight "Opera" drops the opera moniker.
Oliver's Corner continues to it's Norma series with a look at Adalgisa and selections by Elīna Garanča, Eva Mei, Tatiana Tryoanos, Shirley Verrett, and Marilyn Horne.
Plus Guess Who Died? and OPERABUSTERS!
This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera.
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NYCO and the unions are back to talking...Opera Boston fell due to lack of single major donor...asian musicians will take over our orchestras (and possibly sound asian when they do so)...Thomas Quasthoff retires...Washington Natoinal Opera plans Ring cycle for 2016 (hope it lasts)...New York Phil iPhone debacle.
Oliver's Corner looks at Norma and some clips of various Pollione's including Giacomo Laur-Volpi, Francesco Merli, Franco Corelli, Jon Vickers, and Luciano Pavarotti.
This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and internet video meme sensation Jenny Rivera.
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Oliver, Doug, and Jenny give a recap on the Met's production of Enchanted Island, New York City Opera initiates a lockout to the unions on the eve of the rehersal period...Opera Boston shuts down...Aretha Franklin wants to find the next big opera singer...stabbed del Monaco brother is stabbed and recovering...man choses real estate over opera...Willam Mason steps down from Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Oliver closes out his "Singers You Should Know" series with Shirley Verrett and tracks from Macbeth, Don Carlo, Maria Stuarda and in recital.
This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny Rivera.
OperaNow! in NYC!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
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Sorry about the lack of notes...the holiday season has had me busy. You can click here to see the articles for the stories we covered (and a few we didn't get to).
And here are the links for Oliver's Corner on (the apparently to some unimpressive) Mirella Freni:
Nanetta, Juliette, Mimi 1963, Mimi 1972, Mimi 1988, and Bellini's Bianca e Fernando.
This week featured Michael, The OC, and (sometimes) Ethan Watermeirer.
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NYCO unions talks come to a halt...But the party keeps on going!...Peter Gelb, blah, blah, blah...Hey Katherine Jenkins: THIS is why...Rene Jacobs keeps the hits coming (just not in Great Britain)...Mirella Freni: money laundress...Mario Brothers opera...Missing opera singing parrot in Brooklyn.
Oliver's Corner gets back on track with "Singers You Should Know" offering you Jose Van Dam and tracks like (and from) An Die Musik, Verdi Requiem, Brahms Requiem, Don Quichottes's Drinking Song (Ravel), and Der Fliegende Holländer.
Pick up Rene Jacob's new recording of Agrippina (featuring Jenny as Nerone) here.
This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny (not JENNIFER) Rivera.
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