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Monthly Archives: December 2009
San Francisco Opera Broadcasts
COMMANDOpera received this from the SFO during the holiday, and given the first broadcast occurs on the 3rd of January (at 8 P.M., which would make for an excellent move into the new year) you all need to know about it now. This particular Il Trovatore has an all star cast of the calibre which [...]
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Peace
COMMANDOpera has begun to wind down for the holiday season. There will only be the occasional article until the New Year unless there is something of ‘breaking news’ importance to which case I will be on it full time. This is an interesting time of the year, as people continually head into it year after year not [...]
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The Price paid for the High Note
This is a topic which COMMANDOpera regards with extreme concern. Perhaps the correct way to begin such an article would have to be the words uttered by Miss Maria Callas early in the 1960′s regarding the performances of Miss Joan Sutherland under the auspices of her husband Sir Richard Bonynge. Miss Callas observed; “They’re single handedly ruining in [...]
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Chicago Roster Announcement
COMMANDOpera likes this type of notice which arrives from the various houses. Why? Because it gives you the serious in regarding whom to watch for. Invariably I go through the list to see who has what on YouTube (The finest marketing device for a young artist if there ever was one). If I find something [...]
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Sunday Matinee
Well who else could COMMANDOpera profile on the Sunday Matinee before Christmas other than Janis Joplin. Miss Joplin created an entirely new era of music which moved away from any resemblance of known traditions by the early 60′s. Miss Joplin injected a unique bluesy colour into what rock and roll music she wrote, and other more iconic songs [...]
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Turandot Encore Run at the Met
Photo Credit: Ken Howard The Metropolitan will be offering a second revival commencing January 4th, of its opulent staging of Turandot by Maestro Franco Zeffirelli. COMMANDOpera does not look kindly on endlessly reviving the same production year after year by a theatre, however this Turandot seems to be an exception. Maestro Zeffirelli has optioned a set so whimsically [...]
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The Metropolitan in New York
COMMANDOpera continues to receive an inordinate amount of mail demanding I begin covering productions from The Metropolitan in New York. Since the thrust of COMMANDOpera from inception has been informational and not as a gossip driven blog, I DO appreciate the notion that audiences have no other venue for deeper, objective articles regarding the offerings of the Metropolitan. Rounding out [...]
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Rigoletto revival in Milan
The next production on the boards of the Teatro alla Scala will be a revival of Mr. Ezio Frigerio’s production of Rigoletto with costumes by Miss Franca Squarciapino. The tournee commences on the evening of January 15, and runs to February 5th with some double casting. Mr. James Conlon will be conducting all of the performances. The principals of [...]
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Michael Fabiano Tenore Assoluto
UPDATE; I have of late begun to reflect on what significant events the year has brought to the art form of Opera. COMMANDOpera is uniquely placed to make definitive and historical pronouncements on those loftiest of positions; Prima Donna Assoluta and Primo Tenore Assoluto. Only one individual can occupy this rarified space as their reputation defines an [...]
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A New Period of Relevance