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In Review: CHARLESTON, SC
Sep 01, 2009; ... CHARLESTON, SC The dome of Sacre-Coeur hovered watchfully and somewhat anachronistically over the lovers of Louise, as Gustave Charpentiers opera got a rare outing at Spoleto Festival U.S.A. The basilica shone like a symbol of conventional morality, reproving the goings-on that took ...
HANDEL: Tamerlano
Sep 01, 2009; ... HANDEL: Tamerlano Bacelli, Bohlin, Mingardo, Holloway; Domingo, De Donato; Madrid Symphony Orchestra, McCreesh. Opus Arte OA 1006 D (3 discs), 241 mins., subtitled Early-music purists who turn up their noses at the idea of Plácido Domingo singing Baroque opera should be glad that ...
RECITAL: Kate Royal
Sep 01, 2009; ... RECITAL Kate Royal "MIDSUMMER NIGHT" Arias by Alwyn, Barber, Britten, Dvorak, Korngold, Lehar, Messager, Stravinsky and Walton. Orchestra of English National Opera, Gardner. EMI Classics 2 68192 2 8 The current EMI-designated Next Big British Thing among vocalists is Kate ...
TAYLOR: Peter Ibbetson
Sep 01, 2009; ... OPERA AND ORATORIO TAYLOR: Peter Ibbetson Flanigan, Summers; Griffey Zeller, Ausan; Seattle Symphony and Chorale, Schwarz. Naxos American Opera Classics 8.669016-17(2) Everyone knows Porgy and Bess, but what about the other high-profile American opera of the 1930s? Deems ...
Obituaries: NORMAN PELLEGRINI
Sep 01, 2009; ... NORMAN PELLEGRINI Chicago, IL, July 18, 1929 - July 2, 2009 A broadcasting legend in his native Chicago, Pellegrini was program director of WFMT radio from 1953-96, shaping that station's offerings into a singular, stylish mix of classical music, folk music, jazz, spoken word and ...