ARTS / MUSIC | October 30, 2009
Music Review | ‘Turandot’: He’s Come to Melt the Heart of an Ice Princess
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The dramatically alluring and vocally impressive soprano Lise Lindstrom made her Metropolitan Opera debut on Wednesday as a last-minute replacement for Maria Guleghina.
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CONTROVERSY ON TURANDOT PRODUCTION???
One of our students, Marika Bonacorsi, was unable to attend the Turandot discussion because of an exam conflict. Instead, I decided to provide her with a make-up writing assignment. She had remarked to me that Zefirelli productions in general, and Turandot in particular, were too ostentatious for her personal taste. So, I challenged her (as the make-up writing assignment) to describe briefly how she would [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Turandot
Sholom Aleichem
Nikolai Gogol
Simon Boccanegra by Richard
We are not scheduled to see the Met’s live HD TV broadcast of this opera performance until February. However, for an early preview of Donizetti’s influence on Verdi, see the article entitled, “Reverberations,” on pp. 32-35 of the November issue of Opera News.
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1) Do you believe that attitudes of today’s University students toward Russia and Russian culture differ from those of their parents and grandparents? Elaborate!
2) What are your opinions of the DVDs presented this week (Oct. 12-14)?
Rosenkavalier by Richard
ARTS AND LEISURE | New York Times / October 11, 2009
INTO THE MUSIC: A Cougar Caught in Time’s Trap
BY DANIEL J. WAKIN
Richard Strauss’s “Rosenkavalier,” opening at the Met, is a moving exploration of the passage of time, the nature of love and what it means to be noble.
THE ARTS | October 15, 2009
MUSIC REVIEW: May-December Duo, Together Once Again
BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI
On Tuesday, Ren’ee Fleming and Susan Graham were reunited in “Der Rosenkavalier,” a revival of Nathaniel Merrill’s lavishly traditional production first introduced 40 years ago.