Monday, 16 March 2009

Wieland Wagner´s 1965 Bayreuth Ring - rare rehearsal footage

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Fascinating and rare rehearsal footage from Wieland Wagner´s legendary 1965 Bayreuth Festival Ring , conducted by Karl Böhm Rheingold with ...
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Sunday, 15 March 2009

Malena Ernman, operatic mezzosoprano and pop princess

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Swedish operatic lyric mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman (born 1970), whom some may remember as a stunning Miss Julie in Philippe Boesmans opera ...
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Saturday, 14 March 2009

The alternative MET Anniversary Gala

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I hereby present "The alternative Metropolitan Opera Anniversary Gala" introducing 10 top artists: 8 singers, 1 director and 1 co...
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Thursday, 12 March 2009

René Pape to cancel MET 125th Anniversary Gala on Sunday

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Due to illness René Pape will not appear at the MET Gala this Sunday. Instead, John Tomlinson will sing from Boris Godunov and James Morri...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Berlin Parsifal: Domingo redeems himself in knock-out performance from Barenboim and Waltraud Meier

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Parsifal. Berlin State Opera, March 9th. Director: Eichinger. Cast: Plácido Domingo (Parsifal), Waltraud Meier (Kundry), Robert Holl (Gurne...
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Monday, 9 March 2009

DVD: Met Manon Lescaut

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Manon Lescaut. Cast: Karita Mattila (Manon), Marcelo Giordani (des Grieux). Conductor: James Levine. Further information here. Not a product...

Berlin: Success for Angelika Kirchschlager debut as Carmen

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Carmen . Deutsche Oper Berlin, March 8th 2009. Production: Schumacher revision of 1979 production. Cast: Angelika Kirchschlager (Carmen), Ma...
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Sunday, 8 March 2009

Munich: Karita Mattila and Christian Thielemann in all-Strauss program

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The past 4 days (March 5-8 th ) Karita Mattila and Christian Thielemann have appeared together in three concerts with the Munich Philharmo...
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Berlin: Magdalena Kozena in Octavian role debut

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Rosenkavalier . Berlin State Opera, March 7 th 2009. Production: Nicolas Brieger . Cast: Angela Denoke ( Marschallin ), Magdalena Kožená ...
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Saturday, 7 March 2009

Berlin: Embarrassingly underprepared Domingo as Parsifal with Meier, Salminen and Barenboim

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Parsifal. Berlin State Opera. March 6 th 2009. Cast: Plácido Domingo (Parsifal), Waltraud Meier ( Kundry ), Matti Salminen ( Gurnemanz ...
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