Theatre & Opera Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Il Trovatore

  

  Metropolitan Opera Preview: Il Trovatore by Paul J. Pelkonen Carmen Giannatasio, the Metropolitan Opera's new Leonora in Il Trovatore. The Metropolitan... Read more

  The 16 August 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Ink-a Dinka Doo

  

  Controversy continues over Evgeny Nikitin's tattoo. by Paul J. Pelkonen Evgeny Nikitin: the completed, controversial tattoo is to the left of his... Read more

  The 02 August 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Gloire à Ce Roi Charmant: Le Roi Malgré Lui

  

  Le Roi Malgré Lui, Emmanuel Chabrier's 1887 opera, is a curious work; admired for its creative orchestration by Ravel, Stravinsky, and others, it has nonetheles... Read more

  The 28 July 2012 by   Singingscholar
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• The Mystery of the Vanishing Orchestra

  

  Sydney Opera House moves the orchestra out of the pit. Is this the direction we're heading in? Image from Real Genius © 1985 Columba TriStar Pictures. With... Read more

  The 03 July 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Obituary: Evelyn Lear (1926-2012)

  

  Soprano acclaimed for Mozart, Strauss and modern music. Evelyn Lear as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier. Photo borrowed from our good friends at... Read more

  The 02 July 2012 by   Superconductor
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• The Cost of Opera

  

  Bloomberg BusinessWeek report crunches the Met's numbers. by Paul J. Pelkonen "Money fight!" No resemblance to Peter Gelb or James Levine is intended. Image... Read more

  The 20 June 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: The Interactive Philharmonic

  

  Beethoven, Korngold and Nielsen, with audience participation. by Paul J. Pelkonen Leonidas Kavakos played the Korngold concerto. Photo © Sony... Read more

  The 18 June 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Gatz, a Full Length Reading of The Great Gatsby, Both Delights and Bores Critics

  

  Gatz, a full length reading of F Scott FItzgerald's The Great Gatsby, is proving to both wow and bore critics in equal measure. Read more

  The 14 June 2012 by   Periscope
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• The Metropolitan Opera: Classified

  

  Season press release disappears from Metropolitan Opera site. by Paul J. Pelkonen Young detectives meet up with the feared bandit Ramirrez, somewhere in... Read more

  The 11 June 2012 by   Superconductor
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• William Shakespeare's First Theatre Discovered In London

  

  image credit Remains of the once lost Curtain theatre, which preceded the Globe as the venue which showcased Shakespeare's work, have been found in East London... Read more

  The 08 June 2012 by   Gerard
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