This is making the rounds. A member of the orchestra tells me: “It was pretty scary for a few seconds. But the Maestro was impressively unflappable.”
I was there a night later.
Review: Vadym Kholodenko, Van Cliburn winner
I’m in …
Review: Van Cliburn winner shows why at Soka. Orange County Register, March 28, 2014.
Video: Berlioz: ‘Roman Carnival Overture’
…brought to you by the U.S. Army Field Band Trombone Ensemble.
Review: ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’
Review: Long Beach Opera takes on ‘Klinghoffer.’ Orange County Register, March 19, 2014.
Photo: Keith Ian Polakoff
Video: Giulini conducts Johann Strauss II
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Vienna Symphony in the Emperor Waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr. The sound isn’t great, but who cares?
Review: ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at L.A. Opera
Review: An impressive ‘Lucia’ at L.A. Opera. Orange County Register, March 16, 2014.
photo: Robert Millard
Review: Haifa Symphony Orchestra
Review: Haifa Symphony stops on U.S. tour. Orange County Register, March 13, 2014.
San Diego Opera to fold
Very surprising news. This is a distinguished company.
Opera trivia question
I can think of only one opera in which the first word sung is also the title … can you name it?
Please do so in the comments section below.
(There may be more than one opera that starts this way, so go ahead and educate me.)
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