CURRENT ISSUE
January 2010
vol 74, no. 7
Gypsy in her Soul
Elina Garanča's cool beauty and sultry mezzo have made her one of Europe's hottest opera stars. This month, she sings Bizet's femme fatale in the HD broadcast of the Met's new Carmen staging. GEORGE HALL reports.
The Raw and the Refined
Carmen is an opera in which two different agendas are at work — the brutal realism of Prosper Mérimée's novella and the debonair conventions of opéra comique. DAVID J. BAKER looks at the ways in which conductors, directors and prima donnas have tried to meet the challenges of a masterpiece.
Disputed Territory
BRIAN KELLOW talks to the conductor of the Met's new Carmen, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who is intrigued by the opera's mix of French and Spanish influences.
Bloodlust - Subscribers Only
English stage giant Richard Eyre, director of the Met's new Carmen, tells DAVID COTE that Bizet's opera has lost none of its power to shock.
Dramatic Move - Subscribers Only
Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, who sings Amelia in next month's HD broadcast of Simon Boccanegra, talks to ALLAN ULRICH about her increasing association with Italian repertoire.
Recordings
In Review
Viewpoint: Passing the Torch
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
OperaWatch - Subscribers Only
by F. PAUL DRISCOLL
On the Beat - Subscribers Only
The Met's Rosenkavalier celebrates its ruby anniversary; tenor Issachah Savage stands out at thirty-fifth annual Licia Albanese–Puccini Foundation gala.
by BRIAN KELLOW
Sound Bites: Tamara Mumford
by TRISTAN KRAFT
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: Hansel and Gretel
Broadcast of January 2, 1:00 P.M.
The Best of the Year
We offer our favorites of the CDs and DVDs we reviewed in 2009.
Books
A new study of Tchaikovsky's life and work; a musical view of the German immigrant experience in the U.S.; the criticism of Theodor Adorno.
Dateline
by TRISTAN KRAFT
Coda: Say What? - Subscribers Only
by SCOTT BARNES
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