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Thoughts on screened opera: Apres Carmen, le deluge?
Some further thoughts occasioned by my review of "Carmen in 3D," now playing, intermittently, at a cinema near you.
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Anne Midgette
| March 7, 2011; 12:06 PM ET |
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Links: second "Butterfly" cast
A link to my review of the second cast of WNO's "Madama Butterfly," with Ana Maria Martinez.
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Anne Midgette
| March 3, 2011; 8:57 AM ET |
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Levine cancels appearances, steps down in Boston
James Levine cancels his upcoming appearances with the BSO; the BSO subsequently pulls the plug and announces he will step down as music director in September, 2011. But Peter Serkin will play with the orchestra in Washington.
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Anne Midgette
| March 2, 2011; 4:35 PM ET |
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Links: Tüür, BSO Magic Flute (with Moriya addendum)
Links to Stephen Brookes's review of the Phillips Collection's Erkki-Sven Tüür concert and my review of the BSO's "Magic Flute" -- with an addendum about the Queen of the Night!
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Anne Midgette, Stephen Brookes
| February 26, 2011; 1:24 PM ET |
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On Anna Nicole and the critics
My thoughts on posting multiple reviews of the same show: it's not a threat to my authority, it's a useful service for all of us.
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Anne Midgette
| February 24, 2011; 10:12 AM ET |
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Link: Opera and acting
A link to my story in Sunday's paper about opera singers and acting. The peg: baritone William Shimell stars in a film opposite Juliette Binoche that involves no singing at all.
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Anne Midgette
| February 19, 2011; 6:44 PM ET |
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