Wotan’s dream signified Wagner’s dream to build something of greater significance than luxury housing. The composer talked King Ludwig II of Bavaria into financing his villa and an opera house specially designed for his work in Bayreuth, Germany. After 132 years, the exclusive Bayreuth Festival is still devoted exclusively to Wagner’s operas, still run under [...]
As intimate as Glyndebourne and as cutting-edge as Oslo, Wexford Opera House is a model of discreet modernity. Look up from the harbour and you’ll spot its copper-clad fly-tower among the slender spires. Stroll down the High Street, however, and you might miss it altogether. On the north side there may be tea, toast and [...]
John Wegner ’s Jokanaan is perfectly respectable but he’s probably the least impressive of the cast. The voice itself lacks the weight and authority that has distinguished the best singers of the role in the past, most recently Michael Volle in David McVicar’s Royal Opera Production, both live and on DVD .
Gail Robinson-Lohmeyer, 62, died Sunday in Lexington, Ky. The funeral will be held Saturday in Memphis. Robinson-Lohmeyer, a soprano, graduated from Jackson High School in 1964 and took music lessons at Union University. She later performed in operas as far away as Berlin and Munich. Robinson-Lohmeyer was a 19-year-old student at Memphis State University when [...]
In many ways, it’s more difficult to entertain people that closely. But it’s a challenge I relish. You’re very close, there’s no safety net, no huge light show to hide behind. There’s no smoke, no mirrors - it’s just music, and a very intense and demanding kind of music. This year’s Police tour, their first [...]
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The Croatian Music Festival in Vienna is a joint Croatian-Austrian cultural project, the head of the music and information centre of the Zagreb Concert Board, Davor Merkas. He thanked the Austrian Chamber of Crafts because the first concert was held in cooperation with it.
More than 200 guests attended the event at St Paul’s Church in Greenfoot Lane to enjoy festive performances by the Barnsley Co-operative Concert Band and soloists from the Lamproom Musical Theatre Company. There was a chance to sing along to some traditional carols, while mince pies and sherry were handed out to get the [...]
Expert: Saakashvili Politically Risked When Replaced Prime Minister Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia, has taken decision to replace Prime Minister of Georgia. Lado Gurgenidze, “the most successful and modern… NATO Approaches Georgia Cooperation between Georgia and the NATO enters a new stage. Georgia’s striving to join the NATO is not so imaginary.
She was born Mar a Felicia Garc a Sitches in Paris in 1808. Her Spanish parents were both singers: her mother was a member of the chorus, while her father, Manuel Garc a, was a handsome and charismatic tenor who excelled in Rossini’s operas - he created the role of Almaviva in The Barber of [...]