Matthews to sing for MSO as Sumi Jo recovers Oct 28, 2009
These works have been replaced by Bellini's O quante volte from The Capulets and the Montagues, Donizetti's Quando rapito in estasi from Lucia di Lammermoor and Ophelia's mad scene from Thomas'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. The MSO will be conducted by Alexander Shelley at Hamer Hall at 8pm on November 12 to 14. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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)
Music review: Opera in the Park a splish-splash Sep 16, 2009
The Adler Fellows more than held their own - particularly the outlandishly gifted soprano Leah Crocetto, who won the crowd over with a formidable account of "Regnava nel silenzio" from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," then sealed the deal with a limpid "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" (part of "Il Trittico"). In addition to Kelsey's luminous "Il balen" from "Trovatore," there were two handsome solos from mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack - one a last-minute addition in a burst of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Met: Live in HD Inaugural Season Favorites Il Barbiere Di Siviglia and the Magic Flute Return to the Big Screen in Special Nationwide Encore Presentations This Summer Jul 17, 2009
The 2008-09 season was the biggest yet with 11 LIVE, high-definition opera transmissions including the Mets Opening Night Gala starring Rene Fleming, Lucia Di Lammermoor and Madama Butterfly. The first Met: Live in HD opera, The Magic Flute, was seen in 56 theaters in December 2006. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Woman, 88, tacks on another degree May 16, 2009
" She confirmed that it did. In addition to tending to her family, which includes daughter Peggy, 60, who lives with her, granddaughter Bridgette Brown, 24, of California, and a number of great-grandchildren, Mrs. Smith spends much of her time trying to encourage kids to believe it is a good thing to dream. And staying true to her ideals, she has not stopped dreaming herself. Two things remain on her bucket list: a trip to Hawaii, and, most important, a trip to the New York Metropolitan Opera to... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Chorus to perform Messe Solennelle de Ste. Cecile May 15, 2009
He has appeared as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor in his San Diego Opera debut under the baton of Richard Bonynge, Samson et Dalila, and will appear in their upcoming production of Puccini s Manon Lescaut. Kurt Loft Willett, baritone, has been a featured soloist in opera, symphonic and oratorio literature with the Alabama, Buffalo, Charleston, Charlotte, Delaware, Greenville, Lincoln, Monterey, Nashville, South Bend, Springfield and Virginia symphonies. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Songs My Mother Taught Me CD Notes May 9, 2009
Although her Covent Garden debut was in 1952, her recognition came seven years later, in 1959, when she played the role of Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Her main guidance comes from her husband, Richard Bonynge, Australian conductor and pianist, who has virtually conducted all of her performances. (Suite101.com)
Now here are a few shows you can complain about Apr 15, 2009
Great Performances at The Met: Lucia di Lammermoor (PBS, 9 p.m.) This production stars what is called "the Met's brightest star," the dazzling Anna Netrebko. Soprano Netrebko, returning to the Metropolitan Opera stage for the first time since giving birth to a son in September, takes the demanding title role - a young woman driven to madness by love and politics. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Met Opera makes a travesty of 'La Sonnambula' Mar 3, 2009
It's neither a blood-soaked tragedy like Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," nor a comic romp like his "La Fille du Regiment" ("The Daughter of the Regiment"). Both of those were big hits at the Met last season, both starring Dessay. (International Herald Tribune)
Music: Verdi with popcorn, and trepidation Feb 17, 2009
The most recent broadcast, of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," starring Anna Netrebko, was seen in 31 countries in roughly 850 theaters. The Met is even negotiating to send an opera feed to an Argentine base in Antarctica. (International Herald Tribune)
From soap to opera: the life of a Playboy bunny Feb 13, 2009
Padmore also compares the story with Donizetti's classic, Lucia Di Lammermoor, loosely based on the life of a 17th-century Scot, Janet Dalrymple ... "We have Lucia Di Lammermoor," Padmore says, "so why not Anna Nicole Smith? She also led a diva-like life.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Skagway bad guy Feb 12, 2009
We've been waiting all season for this high-def, big-screen presentation of "Lucia di Lammermoor," in which Russian diva Anna Netrebko belts out her angst as an unwilling bride, slashes her husband to death on his wedding bed and then goes more than a little bit crazy. Or maybe she was crazy before the slashing. (Anchorage Daily News)
