Arizona Opera presents 'Salome' Nov 19, 2009
In "La Traviata," it is clear that Violetta and Alfredo aren't playing tiddlywinks offstage. And Mimi and Rudolfo in "La Boh?me" cohabit for the better part of a year. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Taiwan symphony orchestra debuts in Beijing Oct 30, 2009
Since its establishment, the Orchestra has performed such well-known works as "The Magic Flute" and "La traviata", and a few large-scale original performances like opera "The 100th Bride", and dance drama "Going to Xikou". Editor: Fang Yang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Matthews to sing for MSO as Sumi Jo recovers Oct 28, 2009
Meyerbeer's C'est bien l'air from The Star of the North, Verdi's Sempre libera from La Traviata and Donizetti's O luce di quest'amina from Linda di Chamounix will no longer be performed. These works have been replaced by Bellini's O quante volte from The Capulets and the Montagues, Donizetti's Quando rapito in estasi from Lucia di Lammermoor and Ophelia's mad scene from Thomas' Hamlet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Get Your Hands on Placidos Clothes (12) Oct 3, 2009
Prices will range from $20 for accessories to $5,000 for couture items such as the handmade, 19th century-style ball gowns created for La Traviata, said L.A. Opera Director of Communications Gary Murphy. Outfits worn by tenor and company Artistic Director Placido Domingo will also be for sale. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Salt Marsh Opera has some fun Oct 2, 2009
In each of its previous eight seasons, Salt Marsh Opera has enjoyed sold out productions, including Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Cosi fan tutte, La Boh;me, La Traviata, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Lucia di Lammermoor. Salt Marsh Opera also presents operatic soir;es, rehearsals and lectures open to the public at local schools as it will this year for Die Fledermaus. (Westerly Sun, RI)
* DANCE: A kiss, when all is said, what is it? Oct 2, 2009
Not only do the actors don traditional Japanese dress, but Suzuki has also incorporated whole sections of Verdis La Traviata into the score. Suzuki also frames Cyranos story within another story whose central figure is an author, and compares the latters position, hidden behind his words, with the formers, who is forced by circumstance to declare his love by proxy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Musical, museum visit part of Denver trip Sep 25, 2009
Among the recent successful trips hosted by the group are a five-day stay in New York City which featured Broadway plays and tourist attractions, a "motor tour" of the eastern Las Animas County Dinosaur Tracks site, and most recently, a three-day stay in Santa Fe, where participants attended a performance of the opera La Traviata, preceded by a preview buffet, and were special guests at a Flamenco dance performance, after attending a private cocktail party. Leaders of the Broadway Bound... (Raton Range, AL)
> Brown Hotel to offer pre-theater dinners Sep 18, 2009
The first will take place on Friday, Sept. 25, prior to a performance of La Traviata, and will feature Italian cuisine. Prior to an Oct. 30 performance of Of Mice and Men, the restaurant will serve a barbecued beef rib, a mushroom and steak skewer, green beans and rustic potatoes. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Music review: Opera in the Park a splish-splash Sep 16, 2009
Before the traditional final Drinking Song from Verdi's "La Traviata," Luisotti spoke a few touching words of pride and gratitude for his new position, then inserted a surprise encore of "O Sole Mio" with all soloist hands on deck. E-mail Joshua Kosman at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Two Alaska sopranos to perform coming-out recital Aug 23, 2009
Gilda in "Rigoletto" and Violetta in "La Traviata," both by Guiseppe Verdi, Susanna in "The Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart) and Olympia in "Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach). She says, "My favorite soprano of the moment, Anna Netrebko ... is the epitome of a singing-actress.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Andre Prokovsky, dancer and ballet choreography Aug 22, 2009
He was especially known for evening-long productions that choreographically retold familiar stories from literature or opera, among them Anna Karenina (Australian Ballet, 1979), The Three Musketeers (Australian Ballet, 1980), Dr. Zhivago (CAPAB Ballet, South Africa, 1983), Romeo and Juliet (London City Ballet, 1985), and La Traviata (London City Ballet, 1989). He also staged his own versions of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as dance sequences in operatic productions by... (Boston Globe)
Man spells out marriage proposal in Ohio field Aug 21, 2009
Soprano Anna Netrebko (nuh-TREHB'-koh) has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Verdi's "La Traviata" scheduled for the 2010-11 season. The modern-dress staging, directed by Willy Decker, is based on his 2005 production for the Salzburg Festival in Austria. (Fresno Bee)
Valley opera enriches lives Jul 21, 2009
My mother introduced me to opera when I was 12 by inviting me to see an unforgettable production of La Traviata. That introduction stimulated me to make opera/musicals an important part of my life. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Music May Have A Future Role In Heart And Stroke Patient Rehabilitation Jul 1, 2009
Five random tracks of classical music were played including selections from Beethoven s Ninth Symphony; an aria from Puccini s Turandot; a Bach cantata (BMW 169); Va Pensiero from Nabucco; Libiam Nei Lieti Calici from La Traviata as well as two minutes of silence. Researchers found. (Science Daily)
Opera music strikes right notes for the heart, Italian experts say Jun 23, 2009
They included selections from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, an aria from Puccini's Turandot, a Bach cantata (BMW 169), Va Pensiero from Nabucco and Libiam Nei Lieti Calici from La Traviata. Every musical crescendo - a gradual volume increase - "aroused" the body and led to narrowing of blood vessels under the skin, increased blood pressure and heart rate and increased respiratory rates. (BBC News -- Europe)
Anna Netrebko returns to S.F. in 'La Traviata' Jun 16, 2009
Anna Netrebko returns to S.F. in 'La Traviata ... Anna Netrebko returns to S.F. in 'La Traviata ... From its second act onward, the San Francisco Opera's new production of "La Traviata" attempts something radically new with Verdi's familiar melodrama. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hunk in tights Jun 4, 2009
" Sea spiritsWatson is currently reprising the role of Palemon in Ondine, opposite principal guest artist Miyako Yoshida as the mischievous water sprite who falls in love with a mortal. Frederick Ashton's romantic tale of sea spirits and sailors will be relayed live from the Royal Opera House onto cinema screens across the UK on Wednesday night thanks to a tie-in with Arts Alliance Media. Ondine also kicks off the BP Summer Big Screen season with live outdoor ballet and opera screenings across... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Classics Get A Bit Wiggy May 29, 2009
Assisting are unflappable accompanist Sergio Zawa (Met assistant conductor Lucy Arner) and sassy mezzo-soprano Carmelita Della Vaca-Browne (Johnny Maldonado), who steals scenes from "Madama Butterfly" and "La Traviata.". At the end of the show, Vera recalls the celebrated German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, whose intense performance of the song "Morgen" so enthralled a Carnegie Hall audience that it sat in rapt silence long after the final note faded. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
S.F. Opera's Runnicles enters the homestretch May 28, 2009
But first, there is more music to conduct - beginning with Friday's performance of the Verdi Requiem, a piece scheduled at his express request, and continuing with June's production of "La Traviata" with soprano Anna Netrebko as Violetta ... San Francisco Opera: Donald Runnicles conducts the Verdi Requiem at 8 p.m. Friday, and "La Traviata" beginning June 13, at the War Memorial Opera House. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Column: Lifestyles and the active senior May 12, 2009
Whether soaking up the sun in Aruba, or ministering to those in prison, or savoring La Traviata in the opera house, or waiting on customers at the mall, individuals 65 and over are on-the-go. Anyway, just because people reach a particular age, it certainly does not mean they must retire from life. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Opera and oratorio highlight weekend's events Apr 18, 2009
As her Pinkerton, we will hear Mauricio O'Reilly, a who has been making the rounds as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Alfredo in La Traviata, and the Duke in Rigoletto, but may also be recognized as one of the "Three American Tenors" featured on PBS a few seasons back. "Madama Butterfly," says director McKenzie, "is the 'bread and butter' of opera companies. It is one of the chestnuts the mainstay of the opera-goers appetite. Puccini's lush, exotic melodies can terrify, romance and swoop us away, while we... (NJ.com -- Times)
There's Little To Love Apr 2, 2009
Though not a born comedienne -- her natural habitat is more the deathbed in "La Traviata" -- she works tirelessly to amuse the audience. Her colleagues, on the other hand, seemed to be coasting. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Slovakian heroine makes San Diego Opera debut in 'Rigoletto' Mar 26, 2009
After the university, she sang one new role per year with the Slovak National Theatre, Violetta in "La traviata," Norina in "Don Pasquale" and Olympia in "Tales of Hoffmann.". She eventually broke out of Bratislava with performances in Bern, Switzerland, though she says her management prefers to say it was her Olympia at the 2003 Salzburg Festival that catapulted her to international stardom. (North County Times)
Florida Southern Choral Ensembles to Perform Mar 18, 2009
The concert also will feature four famous opera choruses: O Belle Nuit from Offenbach s Tales of Hoffman, Habanera from Bizet s Carmen, Call of the Flowers from Delibes s Lakm;, and Libiamo ne lieti calici from Verdi s La Traviata. Tickets are $15. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Stars turn out for NY opera gala Mar 17, 2009
Natalie Dessay previewed her role in La Traviata whilst Domingo sang from the forthcoming Simon Boccanegra. The 68-year-old will make his debut in the opera's title role in January 2010. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Today in History - March 6 Mar 7, 2009
In 1853, Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premiered in Venice, Italy. In 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and could not sue for his freedom in federal court. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Saying 'ciao' to tourist Italian Feb 16, 2009
On a whim, I bought a ticket to "La Traviata" for myself. I returned that night and took a seat below the frescoed ceiling where the story of the apocalypse played out, angels scattering to the far corners like the pigeons in nearby Piazza San Marco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
SM Philharmonic to offer ‘La Traviata’ Feb 10, 2009
SM Philharmonic to offer La Traviata ... SM Philharmonic to offer La Traviata ... Advertisement The famed opera La Traviata is looking to be the highlight of the Santa Maria Philharmonic s season on Saturday, Feb. 21. (Santa Maria Times)
