I am something of a veteran in what regards Mary Zimmerman’s production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor for the Met. I have seen every cast featured in the opera with the exception of the most controversial one (unlucky me) – that of this year’s revival with Anna Netrebko and her three tenors. Fortunately, there are [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Lucia on the screen with diamonds
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anna Netrebko, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Metropolitan Opera House on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Che? Come? Come? Che?
Posted in discographies, tagged Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Count Almaviva has a bear costume? And does magician tricks? In Franz Welser-Möst’s DVD of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, strange things happen. The review is on re: opera.
Ascanio and Semele
Posted in discographies, tagged Handel's Semele, Mozart's Ascanio in Alba on March 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Reviews of William Christie’s new DVD of Handel’s Semele with Cecilia Bartoli and of Ottavio Dantone’s DVD of Mozart’s Ascanio in Alba have been added to the discographies in re: opera, which you can find in the link on your right.