Another article about Mirella Freni adds to the story the information that she says a year and a half ago she delegated to daughter management of funds, modenatoday.it
November 29, 2011
November 28, 2011
November 28, 2011
Under investigation for money laundering and export of currency, Mirella Freni denies any wrongdoing. “Mirella Freni indagata per riciclaggio”
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Wall Street Journal article about Jonas Kaufmann
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Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien discusses Karol Szymanowski’s opera King Roger, which he will sing during The Santa Fe Opera’s 2012 season.
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Peter Gelb says he has “asked Robert (Lepage) to do Thomas Ades's The Tempest after he finishes with The Ring Cycle for us,” reports Richard Ouzounian at toronto.com.
November 27, 2011
My visitors’ favorite items at amazon.com in 2011
The following have been the best selling items at amazon.com among visitors to this web site in 2011:
Books
Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham and William F. Asbury. Paperback.
DVD
Gounod: Faust with Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, and Simon Keenlyside, conducted by Antonio Pappano
MP3
Verdi: Rigoletto with Anna Moffo, Alfredo Kraus, and Robert Merrill, conducted by Georg Solti
Music CD
Gounod: Roméo et Juliette with Jussi Björling and Bidú Sayão
Verdi: Rigoletto with Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Tito Gobbi, conducted by Tullio Serafin
November 25, 2011
November 25, 2011
Susan Hall at Berkshire Fine Arts writes about a panel discussion on Faust held at the Metropolitan Opera on November 21, 2011.
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November 24, 2011
November 24, 2011
Dame Edna Everage
Buy This at Allposters.com
La Duchesse de Crackentorp is “TBC” at the Royal Opera’s website listing for next April’s performances of La Fille du Régiment, but Intermezzo says that Dame Edna Everage has been penciled in.
UPDATE: “More on Dame Edna — I hear she had talks with the ROH but they couldn’t make it work: Broadway commitments in part. That’s it, possums!”–Neil Fisher, Twitter
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Vittorio Grigolo — KlickKlack interview (in German)
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Video of rehearsal in Boston for Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers
November 23, 2011
November 23, 2011
At Classic FM, Simon Keenlyside talks about his recording Songs of War and other things.
A 50-minute interview of Simon Keenlyside, in two parts, for "Classic Talk with Bing and Dennis," recorded in New York, October 2011
Special Thanksgiving deals start November 24 at 9 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Amazon.com
November 20, 2011
November 20, 2011
Michael Bublé's Christmas CD is a best seller in music at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk
November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011
“Vittorio Grigolo has energy to spare as Romeo,” says Christopher Smith for the Los Angeles Times.
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“Grigolo . . . chante avec une facilité et un naturel dont on constate l’évidence tout au long d’Arrivederci.”–Richard Boisvert, Le Soleil, cyberpresse.ca
November 17, 2011
November 17, 2011
Vittorio Grigolo — Roméo et Juliette, Act 2 — Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! — 2011 Los Angeles opera
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It has been reported that the management of New York City Opera have rejected an offer made by the labor union representing musicians and singers that would have required the union members to work for free during performances while being paid for rehearsals and while maintaining their employee benefits. Management states that the arrangement would probably violate the law, and I think they’re right. Employees cannot legally be required to work for less than the miniumum wage, I shouldn’t think.
November 7, 2011
Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet
The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet will be available November 18, 2011.
