Monthly Archives: February 2011
knight errant
I’m heading north to catch today’s matinee of Jules Massenet’s 1910 comédie-héroïque, Don Quichotte, at Seattle Opera. Originally conceived as a vehicle for the great Russian basso, Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), several other outstanding singers have performed and/or recorded the title role … Continue reading
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friday link dump
Some odds and ends from this past week that you might have missed. Have a great Friday! Who died and named this twit Concert Cop? A recently released survey from the NEA sheds interesting light on arts participation in this … Continue reading
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turandot redux
One last little bit of Turandot… A reader reminded me that I had discussed the tangled history of Turandot‘s completion during my talk, and that I mentioned that I would post both the complete Franco Alfano ending (usually referred to as … Continue reading
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all insensitivity
Puccini is past, Ravel is on the docket now. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reacquainting myself with L’Heure espagnole and L’Enfant et les Sortileges in anticipation of Portland Opera‘s upcoming production at the beginning of April. This is … Continue reading
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opera insights – turandot (part 1)
Here’s the first part of my recent pre-performance talk on Puccini’s Turandot for Portland Opera.
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cesira ferrani
On February 1, 1893, Giacomo Puccini’s third opera, Manon Lescaut, premiered at the Teatro Regio, Turin. Three years later to the day, his next stage work, La bohème, had its illustrious premiere at the same theater. In addition to the … Continue reading
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