NOTÍCIAS DOS EUA

Metropolitan Opera: The Art of Satyagraha

Playbill Arts Thu, 20 Mar 2008 9:06 PM PDTUsing set design, video projection, and improvisation, innovative artists tell the story of Gandhi in the Met premiere of Philip Glass's Satyagraha , opening April 11.
`Tristan' intrigue heightened by onstage chaos

The Charlotte Observer Fri, 21 Mar 2008 0:13 AM PDTAny self-respecting fans of Richard Wagner will head to the movie theaters Saturday for the Metropolitan Opera's high-definition relay of "Tristan and Isolde." No telling when they'll next get a Wagner fix around here. People who aren't so hot on Wagner may want to go just to see what happens. It's starting to look like the Met's "Tristan" is jinxed. Before the performances of Wagner's epic love ...
Falstaff's Comedy and Dignity

The New York Sun Thu, 20 Mar 2008 9:44 PM PDTThe Metropolitan Opera made a questionable judgment call a few years ago when it abandoned plans for a new production of Verdi's "Falstaff" and decided instead to refurbish its once-classic Franco Zeffirelli production from 1964. Despite efforts on their behalf, however, the sets looked every bit their age when they returned in 2002 and served as a reminder that no production deserves to last ...
'Tristan' mishap sends tenor tumbling

The Philadelphia Inquirer Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:25 PM PDTNEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera's revival of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde can't make it through a performance without turmoil.
Live Opera Movies At The Met

Hartford Courant Thu, 20 Mar 2008 4:08 PM PDTSaturday Met Broadcasts Draw Big Audiences Worldwide The crowd hums, then hushes as the signature chandeliers of the Metropolitan Opera House rise to the ceiling. Lights dimmed, a conductor with wild white hair takes the podium. A hearty stretch of applause, and then the audience settles down and settles in for the near four-hour operatic affair ahead.

A night at the Opera (almost) at the Castro

San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 19 Mar 2008 0:41 AM PDTOpera, like life, is a matter of trade-offs. The sound may be unbeatable at the War Memorial Opera House, but, then again, you can't bring a bag of popcorn to your seat. The San Francisco Opera served up Puccini's "La Rondine" fully buttered on Monday at the...