7 de dezembro de 2008

OPERA NEWS VOL. 73

CURRENT ISSUE
December 2008
vol 73, no. 6
Angela Assoluta Outspoken and opinionated, Angela Gheorghiu isn't afraid to act like a diva when the occasion demands it. OUSSAMA ZAHR visits with the soprano, the glamorous centerpiece of the Met's gala La Rondine on New Year's Eve.
Desert Song DAVID SHENGOLD holds the mirror up to a century's worth of Thaïs recordings.
Risky Business In trying economic times for the arts, American Opera Projects commits itself to the trickiest of all ventures — creating new operas and selling them to the public. BARRY SINGER reports.
The Spirit of Giving MEGAN McKINNEY visits some of the generous men and women whose contributions have made a difference in the lives of five U.S. opera companies.
Wild Card After being away for sixteen years, Seiji Ozawa returns to the Met for The Queen of Spades. ANDREW MORAVCSIK traces the maestro's unorthodox career.
Sight and Sound: ’Tis the Gift ADAM WASSERMAN surveys some high-tech offerings sure to amount to the ultimate bestowals in holiday good cheer for your favorite operagoer.
Recordings
In Review
Viewpoint: The People's Opera by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
OperaWatch by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
On the Beat The Guild’s Met Legends series pays tribute to the one and only Stratas.by BRIAN KELLOW
Sound Bites: Dimitri Pittas by LOUISE T. GUINTHER
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: La Damnation de Faust Broadcast of November 29, 12:30 P.M.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: Tristan und Isolde Broadcast of December 6, 11:00 A.M.
Books Brecht at the opera; a novelist's take on the loves of Winifred Wagner.
Coda: The Operatic Liszt by JAMES M. KELLER
Dateline Online Exclusive by TRISTAN KRAFT

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