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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Bollywood Director to Stage Opera at Paris's Th_ê¢tre du Chê¢telet by Vivien Schweitzer

Leading Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali will direct his first opera in 2008 at Paris's Th_ê¢tre du Chê¢telet, reports The Times of India.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35AM

Monday, October 16, 2017

Scottish Government Prepares to Abolish Arts Council and Fund Performing Companies Directly by Vivien Schweitzer

The ministers of Scotland's regional government intend to change the way the country's arts organizations are funded, reports The Sunday Herald of Glasgow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

NEA Berates Public Radio for Abandoning Classical Music by Vivien Schweitzer

Public radio is not living up to its obligation to provide music ignored by commercial stations, according to a National Endowment for the Arts study prompted by the decline in the network&a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:17AM

Dallas Opera and Its Musicians Without Contract Two Weeks Before Season Opens by Vivien Schweitzer

The Dallas Opera and its union orchestra are without a contract, two weeks before the 50th season opens on November 10 with Verdi's Nabucco, reports The Dallas Morning News.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:35AM

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago Seeks Tough Guys for Romeo and Juliet by Vivien Schweitzer

Lyric Opera of Chicago is seeking "street-fightin' men" for their production of Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Ian Judge, which opens November 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM

Monday, May 25, 2015

From Wily House Cat to Lord of the Manor by VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

A whimsical staging of the 1947 children’s opera version of "Puss in Boots" ("El Gato Con Botas") at the New Victory Theater combines puppets with people.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

A Trill Ride, From Rossini to Harold Arlen by VIVIEN SCHWEITZER

The mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato brought songs of grief and joy, as well as patter, to the stage at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Baritone Luca Salsi Pulls a Leading-Role Double by Vivien Schweitzer

Mr. Salsi subbed for Placido Domingo in the “Ernani” matinee and then sang Enrico in the evening performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:35PM

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Rita Shane, a Met Soprano Known for Range and Intensity, Dies at 78 by Vivien Schweitzer

Ms. Shane made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1973 as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” a role she sang some 250 times in her career.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:40PM

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Music Review: An Evening Dedicated to Charmers by Vivien Schweitzer

The baritone Paulo Szot sang from “South Pacific” and “Man From La Mancha” at the New York Philharmonic’s gala concert at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday night.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:13PM

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Music Review: ‘Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim From the Piano’ by Vivien Schweitzer

The second installment of “Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim From the Piano” included selections by 18 composers, all receiving their New York, American or world premieres.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:04PM

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Music Review: On a Political Stage, It’s Gershwin by a Landslide by Vivien Schweitzer

“Mr. Gershwin Goes to Washington,” Laurence Maslon’s Gershwin mash-up, capitalized on the political season during the New York Festival of Song, at Merkin Concert Hall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:38PM

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