6 de agosto de 2009

OPERA NEWS VOL. 74

CURRENT ISSUE
August 2009
vol 74, no. 2


Mending Meyerbeer Online Exclusive
Thaddeus Strassberger, whose production of Les Huguenots has its premiere this month at the Bard SummerScape, chats with ADAM WASSERMAN about the challenges of staging the Night of the Seven Stars.

Reflecting on Style
Is the opera house the last safe place to practice the pursuit of style? PHILIP KENNICOTT offers his thoughts.

Style and Substance
The heroine of La Traviata has inspired opera's greatest costumers to create some of their most sumptuous gowns. COLLEEN HILL looks at the wardrobes devised for popular Violettas of the past and present — and reveals how they reflect changes in contemporary fashion.

Getting It Off Her Chest - Subscribers Only
SCOTT ROSE spotlights the expressive devices that some great divas have used to fire up Santuzza’s "Voi lo sapete."

The Star and the Stalker
Actress Nell Theobald had beauty, charm and talent — and an all-consuming fascination with soprano Birgit Nilsson. KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT explores the tragic story of the mysterious fan referred to in Nilsson's memoirs as "Miss N."

Voice of the Opposition - Subscribers Only
BRIAN KELLOW talks to James Jorden, the opinionated and irreverent creator of the wildly popular e-zine-cum-blog Parterre Box.

Stile Antico
For more than three decades, Emma Kirkby's refined, elegant singing has defined the sound of early music. DAVID PATRICK STEARNS visits with the soprano, who begins a U.S. recital tour with lutenist Jakob Lindberg this coming fall.


Recordings


In Review


Viewpoint: In Pursuit of Style
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL

OperaWatch
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL

On the Beat
Mahler at Carnegie Hall a rich and rare experience; a new era for the beleaguered Gerda Lissner Foundation.
by BRIAN KELLOW

Sound Bites: Evan Rogister
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL

Letter From Parma
by AUGUST VENTURA

Books
Opera, revolution and survival in Paris; a biography of Dame Nellie Melba.

Obituaries
Composer Nicholas Maw dies at seventy-three; voice teacher Richard Miller; scholar William Ashbrook; veteran singers Eric Garrett and Robert Nagy.

Dateline
by TRISTAN KRAFT

Coda: A Hair Out of Place
by MATTHEW GUREWITSCH



© OPERA NEWS 2009


THINKING ABOUT STYLE
Is the Opera House the
Last Refuge of Style?
Fatal Attraction:
Stalking Birgit
Nilsson
Early-Music Maven
Emma Kirkby
Verismo Variations:
Singing Santuzza
Costume Changes:
Dressing Violetta
Sound Bites: Evan Rogister
Verdi Alla Parma

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