JOHN ADAMS; PAVAROTTI E PLATÉE

John Adams's Doctor Atomic Symphony Gets World Premiere at BBC Proms (and on the Web)
By Matthew Westphal21 Aug 2007
The Doctor Atomic Symphony, an orchestral work (re-)composed by John Adams from the music of his 2005 opera Doctor Atomic, receives its world premiere tonight at the BBC Proms in London.

Pavarotti Remains Hospitalized for Tests 20 Aug 2007
Luciano Pavarotti remains in a hospital in his hometown in Italy, some twelve days after he was first admitted.

Photo Journal: Swamp Thing on the Loose in Santa Fe 20 Aug 2007And how can a swamp creature have washed up in New Mexico's high desert? It's Platée, a frog-like nymph who rules over a mythological marsh — and the heroine (if that's the word) of Jean-Philippe Rameau's comic opera Platée.