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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Die Lustige Witwe in Hamburg
The Hamburgische Staatsoper is presenting a new run of Franz Lehar’s ‘Die Lustige Witwe’. Known to English speaking audiences as The Merry Widow. The opening night is tomorrow and runs for a series of 5 performances through to the end of December. The Hamburgische Staatsoper is another rotating repertory company, maintaining a roster of in house [...]
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Only in Canada You Say?
The managements of Canadian opera companies have no reservations about utilising the new media to it’s best advantage. The Vancouver Opera holds a blogger’s table for every prima, which has got to be the most brilliant marketing outreach to new demographics COMMANDOpera has encountered. Now the prestigious Canadian Opera Company is going to hold live chat sessions during [...]
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The Hatchet Job
Generally I like the work of Mr. Rupert Christianson. However yesterday’s loathsome review in the Telegraph covering the new Royal Opera House production of the Tchaikovsky opera The Tsarina’s Slippers, is nothing more than a hatchet job. The Royal Opera House prefers the old media without question, and one could argue you reap what you sow regarding [...]
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Photographs of the Norma Stage
Photographs Credit; Mr. Philip Groshong This is the set COMMANDOpera will be watching while attending the prima at the Vancouver Opera this Saturday evening. Conducting the performance will be Maestro Sir Richard Bonynge. The principals appearing are; Miss Hasmik Papian, Miss Kate Aldrich, and Mr. Richard Margison. These sets were designed by Mr. John Conklin. These extraordinary [...]
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Carmen at Teatro alla Scala
Image courtesy of Elizabeth E Schuch Alright. Here is what I have come to understand regarding the December 7th opening night performance of Carmen at the Teatro alla Scala. This is a production that Teatro alla Scala has gone to considerable lengths to keep firmly under wraps in every aspect other than casting. If you go to the [...]
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The Curious Case for Mr. Cura
Anyone who reads COMMANDOpera is aware I put a great deal of research into the articles I post. Further, my command of the Queen’s English is obvious, so arguably I am clear on the deeper meanings of descriptive text. When attempting a profile on any artist, the first place one attends is the artists professional website, where you [...]
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Sunday Matinee Ella Fitzgerald
Today’s musical tableau which has zero to do with opera, centers on the legendary jazz soloist Miss Ella Fitzgerald. Miss Fitzgerald was a staple in virtually every home that had a phonograph in the 50′s and 60′s, and mine was no different. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. She could sing sultry ballads, sweet [...]
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The Baton of Markus Stenz
Mr. Markus Stenz is a conductor who was brought to the attention of COMMANDOpera while researching the work of the illustrious composer Hans Werner Henze some months back. I recall listening to a particular piece and noticing how exceedingly crisply the orchestra was playing. The purity of the sound elevated the movement to an inspired level of [...]
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Golden Cockerel at the Bolshoi
In Russian… In English… I do enjoy attending to the website of the Bolshoi…. It’s so earnest. Not to mention, when you are on the site it does not trick you into thinking English means English only to find the entire site is native with only one page of English anywhere. Often times when you read ’In [...]
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Maestro Richard Bonynge