NOTÍCIAS DA AMÉRICA

Lyric Opera highlights 2007-2008
The Beacon News Thu, 11 Oct 2007 2:35 AM PDTIn 2007-2008 Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting eight operas, most of which are proven "winner-circle" favorites.
Lyric's 'La Traviata' a spectacle of sight and sound
The Beacon News Thu, 11 Oct 2007 2:35 AM PDTLyric Opera of Chicago started off its new season with two blockbuster operas which seemed sure to fill its treasury with much needed dollars.

Opera: No hisses for this villain
El Paso Times Wed, 10 Oct 2007 6:45 AM PDTNEW YORK-There were no boos for one of opera's biggest cads. To the contrary, the despicable Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton drew rousing applause at the Metropolitan Opera House as tenor Roberto Alagna poured out his soul in his first portrayal of that ugly American in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
Sweetening the Met's Sour Note
The New York Sun Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:28 PM PDTLast season's opening night at the Metropolitan Opera featuring "Madama Butterfly," which inaugurated the Peter Gelbera, began quite literally, on a sour note. Despite the opera house's spin machine humming in high gear, no amount of hype or red carpet could compensate for the disappointing Cio-Cio-San of Cristina Gallardo-Domas pointing out the fatal flaw of valuing directors over singers. But ...
Julie Taymor to Make Film of Elliot Goldenthal's Opera Grendel
Playbill Arts Tue, 09 Oct 2007 1:41 PM PDTJulie Taymor, the renowned theater and film director responsible for the long-running Broadway hit The Lion King and the Metropolitan Opera's highly popular production of Mozart's Magic Flute , plans to make a film version of Elliot Goldenthal's opera Grendel .
Revolving Romeos: Marcello Giordani Makes Last-Minute Substitution in Gounod Opera at Met
Playbill Arts Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:26 PM PDTRomeo seems to be an unusually star-crossed lover at the Metropolitan Opera this fall - an unusual number of stars have been crossing the stage in the role.
Opera: No hisses for this villain
Lexington Herald-Leader Tue, 09 Oct 2007 1:53 PM PDTThere were no boos for one of opera's biggest cads. To the contrary, the despicable Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton drew rousing applause at the Metropolitan Opera House as tenor Roberto Alagna poured out his soul in his first portrayal of that ugly American in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." The French-Sicilian singer was in complete control in the eye-catching production by Academy Award-winning ...
Pinch-tenor subs at Met
Miami Herald Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:42 AM PDTOn Saturday afternoon, Marcello Giordani's phone rang with an urgent request. Tenor Joseph Kaiser was ill, and the Metropolitan Opera wanted to know if he could take over in Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette" later that night.