NOTÍCIAS DE LONDRES

Monday, October 27, 2008 10:50 AM PDT
Matilde Di Shabran, Royal Opera House, LondonIndependent Sun, 26 Oct 2008 5:16 PM PDTThe peasants, if not revolting, were certainly agitated as they crept through the auditorium. The Royal Opera Orchestra, under the pointed baton of Carlo Rizzi, had already set the tone of jaunty militarism, the trombones and side drum spurring on the inevitable Rossini crescendos. One of his great rarities - Matilde di Shabran - had arrived from Pesaro, his home town, in probably less time ...
McEwan wants to break mold with opera
Moldova.org Sun, 26 Oct 2008 1:19 PM PDT
British novelist Ian McEwan, known best for the book Atonement, says his first opera does not use traditional devices such as fantasy elements.McEwan said when he was creating his text for the opera For You, which is set for performances at London's Royal Opera House, he purposefully avoided adding anything too silly to his creation, The Sunday Times of London reported.When I was thinking about ...