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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Ritorno Vincitor Hockey GOLD

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A Question of Honour

COMMANDOpera a few weeks back, had a discussion with a colleague on the challenges faced when writing closely on Opera. We both felt a specific reality; the more you got to know the artists and institutions on a personal level, the less you could actually discuss in the public domain. Given that COMMANDOpera is an informational venue, [...]
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Mistress Arianna Zukerman

Photo credit: Mr. Peter Bussian. Miss Arianna Zukerman is one of the hardest working soprano’s on the planet. COMMANDOpera met with Miss Zukerman for breakfast yesterday, and for those who are unaware of the obvious, vocal artists work late hours and tend to sleep in. Getting Miss Zukerman to actually agree to a 9:30 A.M. [...]
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De Nederlandse 2010 2011

De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam has released their 2010 2011 season. There is not a great deal the theatre is offering in the way of casting to transcribe to English, nevertheless It is an interesting season which offers TWELVE works for the Amsterdam opera going public. Here is a link to where tickets can be [...]
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The Resident American

COMMANDOpera came across The Florentine Opera which is a regional company centered in Milwaukee. After blinking at the screen a few times, one determined to investigate further as is the practice. The Florentine Opera generally runs three productions a year which was initially slanted rather heavily towards Italian repertoire. Why? There is a huge expatriate Italian community in the [...]
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Mr. Filianoti in Lucrezia Borgia

COMMANDOpera has just been alerted to these filmed extracts from last Saturday evening from Ancona which were released LAST NIGHT of Mr. Giuesppe Filianoti as Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia starring Miss Mariella Devia. COMMANDOpera determined to do an article on the works, as Mr. Filianoti is a great pleasure to listen to. Mr. Filianoti sings ‘Di pescatore [...]
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ATTILA review from The Times

Since COMMANDOpera could not be there, we certainly trust what Mr. Tommasini of the New York Time would have to say and indeed we could only agree. Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/arts/music/25attila.html?ref=music
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DALLAS OPERA 2010 2011

DON GIOVANNI (October 22, 24(m), 27, 30, Nov. 5 & 7(m), 2010) Soprano Georgia Jarman, described by Opera News as a singer who performs “with glittering precision and high-flying ease” will appear as the obsessed Donna Elvira in her company debut. She will be joined by soprano Claire Rutter, who makes a welcome return to [...]
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Traviata at the Wielki

Pictured above is the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Poland. COMMANDOpera will begin covering events from this illustrious theatre beginning with tomorrow evenings La Traviata. The classical music traditions in Poland run deep, enjoying a list of notable composers which represent a whose who internationally. The theatre was built on Theatre Square between 1825 and 1833,  from Polish classicist designs [...]
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COMMANDOpera Perspective

For those who actually know who occupies the seat of power at COMMANDOpera, the above photograph makes a great deal of sense from numerous perspectives. This article is written to illuminate to readers as to how one defines success writing a venue such as this. COMMANDOpera exists only as a verfied informational site in disposition, with a clear cut involvement of [...]
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