Theatre & Opera Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• ‘For All My Days Remaining’ – Sting’s Dark Night of ‘The Soul Cages’

  

  The Soul Cages (blogspot.com)Songs about death and dying aren’t exactly the norm where pop music is concerned. Nor are they the kinds of uplifting subjects... Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Josmar16
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• A Quite Unloseable Game? Powder Her Face at New York City Opera

  

  Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Photo courtesy of National Portrait Gallery Poet Philip Larkin famously identified 1963 as the year sex was discovered,... Read more

  The 17 February 2013 by   Singingscholar
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• Concert Review: Size Does Matter

  

  Mariss Jansons conducts Bartók and Mahler. by Paul J. Pelkonen Pushing the boundaries: Mariss Jansons conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestraat Carnegie Hal... Read more

  The 15 February 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Lookingglass Theatre)

  

  Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Written by Rajiv Joseph Directed by Heidi Stillman Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N. Michigan (map) thru March 17 | tickets: $36-$70 ... Read more

  The 13 February 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Don Carlo

  

  The Met revives Verdi's bleakest (and longest) opera. by Paul J. Pelkonen Ferruccio Furlanetto stars in the Met's revival of Don Carlo.Photo by Ken Howard © 201... Read more

  The 13 February 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Disconnect (Victory Gardens Theater)

  

  Disconnect Written by Anapuma Chandrasekhar Directed by Ann Filmer VG Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln (map) thru Feb 24 | tickets: $35-$50 | more info Check... Read more

  The 12 February 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Solti Centennial Concert in Chicago Coming Soon on Blu-ray

  

  Arthaus Musik will release this Blu-ray, according to one of its tweets today. Strange way to make this info public as there's nothing related to this on their... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Irinastanescu
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• ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ (‘The Elixir of Love’) – Old Wine in a New Bottle

  

  Ambrogio Maestri in L’Elisir d’Amore (Sara Krulwich/NY Times)Opera, by its very nature, is tragic. Blame the ancient Greeks, who were credited with “inventing”... Read more

  The 10 February 2013 by   Josmar16
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• Opera Review: Finding Nemorino

  

  Anna Netrebko returns in L'Elisir d'Amore. by Paul J. Pelkonen The guy behind her has a bigger hat: Anna Netrebko as Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore.Photo by Ken... Read more

  The 07 February 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Hints on the Concert Program at RFH on May 10

  

  The website of the Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall in London says: Program includes: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Recitative aria, Giunse al fin il momento ... Read more

  The 06 February 2013 by   Irinastanescu
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