CURRENT ISSUEDecember 2009
vol 74, no. 6
ACESSE
A Touch of the Poet
For decades, the role of Hoffmann has proved to be a daunting casting challenge at the Met. How is Joseph Calleja preparing for the company’s new production? BRIAN KELLOW shares his reflections on Offenbach's opera — and has a high-speed conversation with the Maltese tenor taking on its title role.
Four Girls Four - Subscribers Only
Throughout history, only a few sopranos have attempted all four distinctly different heroines in Les Contes d'Hoffmann — excelling as some and falling short as others. PATRICK DILLON takes a close look at the results of their labors.
Bartlett's Quotations - Subscribers Only
This month, director Bartlett Sher — who scored a huge hit at the Met in 2006 with his lively staging of Il Barbiere di Siviglia — returns to the company to explore the complexities of Offenbach's Les Contes d’Hoffmann. BARRY SINGER reports.
The Elektra Complex
SCOTT ROSE listens to some of the preeminent interpreters of Strauss's most problematic heroine and provides a very personal reading of the forces that drive her.
Making Merry With the Widow
RICHARD CHRISTIANSEN talks with Gary Griffin, who this month does one of his celebrated "reconstruction" jobs on The Merry Widow at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Million Dollar Legacy - Subscribers Only
When superstar soprano Birgit Nilsson died, she left very specific instructions for the creation of a million-dollar prize bearing her name. BROOKS PETERS looks at the Nilsson legacy, as well as the implications of the soprano's personal choice for the first Nilsson Prize winner — tenor Plácido Domingo.
Recordings
In Review
Viewpoint: Songs of Tribute
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
OperaWatch - Subscribers Only
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
On the Beat
Experiencing the Met's opening night on the Lincoln Center plaza; saying farewell to John McGlinn, conductor and autocrat.
by BRIAN KELLOW
Sound Bites: Kathleen Kim
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
Sight and Sound: Most Valuable Player - Subscribers Only
ADAM WASSERMAN tries out Met Player, the Metropolitan Opera’s new browser-based on-demand media service, which makes experiencing the company's history a matter of instant gratification.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: Il Trittico
Broadcast of December 12 12:30 P.M.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Broadcast of December 19, 1:00 P.M.
Books
Hitler-era refugees in Southern California; the lives of three Mélisandes.
Dateline
by TRISTAN KRAFT
Coda: Sleepless Nights with E. T. A. Hoffmann - Subscribers Only
by MARJORIE SANDOR
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