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The Crowd Snores by Kellow, Brian

“…Where are the throat-ripping "bravos" routinely heard on so many old pirated recordings? A lot of veteran fans who claim they don't attend the opera much…”
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WOLF-FERRARI: Il Segreto di Susanna; Seranata by Cohn, Fred

“…(The star power of Geraldine Farrar and Antonio Scotti, the 1912 Met cast, undoubtedly helped put it across.) The present recording derives from a staged 2008…”
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In Review: CINCINNATI by Law, Joe, Parsons, Charles H

“…[...] Otello entered ar the highest point of a towering set, perhaps the least effective acoustical vantage point for delivering his difficult opening music;…”
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On the Beat by Kellow, Brian

“…According to Wadsworth. [...] they recklessly celebrate another new ruler who's done the same. (She makes her point with the recently recorded Night of…”
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WAGNER: Lohengrin by Gurewitsch, Matthew

“…Betrayed by Elsa, Lohengrin torches the wooden cradle for rhe child the couple will never have. [...] Jones and Ultz let their cat out of the bag…”
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Renée Fleming: DARK HOPE by Lessner, Joanne Sydney

“…There's far roo much protesting about what it means (or doesn't) for an opera singer to cover songs by artists such as Muse, Jefferson Airplane, The Mars Volta…”
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In Review: DES MOINES, IA by Ketterson, Mark Thomas

“…NORTH AMERICA DES MOINES, IA Des Moines Metro Opera's thirty-eighth season marked an important milestone, as company founder Robert L. Larsen, who has staged…”
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The Constant Gardener by Wasserman, Adam

“…Long an exponent of interpreting Mozart in the context of period performance (Les Arts Florissants's 1995 recording of Die Zauberflöte, featuring Natalie…”
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HUMPERDINCK: Hansel and Gretel (in English) by Pines, Roger

“…Hansel and Gretel (in English) Von Stade, Biegen, Elias, Kraft; Devlin; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Fulton. A warm welcome to DVD for this lovable…”
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LEONCAVALLO: I Medici by Vasta, Stephen Francis

“…The appearance of rhe actual Tristan progression in the Aa IV opening suggests that Wagner was in the Italian composer's ear, as does the brasses' Valkyrie-ish…”
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In Review: BUXTON by Hall, George

“…BUXTON Buxton, a pleasant and architecturally distinguished spa town in the county of Derbyshire, offers one of the most charming locations of any of the U.K…”
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The Verdian by Rose, Scott

“…[...] I spend a month with the score, not singing, getting familiar with the words and music. Note and rest values, as well as dynamic indications, are…”
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BEETHOVEN: Fidelio by Shengold, David

“…Though some of the principals are internationally active, they are not household names in a field comprising many DVD issues featuring such singers as Gundula…”
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In Review: AIX-EN-PROVENCE by Von Uthmann, Jörg

“…AIX-EN-PROVENCE After the albatross of a complete Ring cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic, which marginalized its other productions and threatened to…”
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In Review: LONDON by Hall, George

“…Over the past few seasons, English National Opera has made consistent efforts to strengthen its connections with the worlds of spoken theater and film,…”
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Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis: SCHUBERT: DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN by Baker, David J

“…The vocal focus is not perfect in the final songs, but the stronger emotions give the tenor more to work with, and each mood registers forcefully - from the…”
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Jessye Norman: ROOTS: MY LIFE, MY SONG by Braun, William R

“…Spirituals precede the standards on the first, French and Frenchinfluenced pop precedes the standards on the second. [...] Norman has completely remade her…”
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The Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia by Malafronte, Judith

“…The Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia Edited by Annette Landgraf and David Vickers Cambridge University Press; 858 pp. $180 Its hefty price tag aside, everything…”
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Pioneer Spirit by Driscoll, F Paul

“…According to an admiring 1946 profile of Mrs. Peltz written by Guild founder Eleanor Robson Belmont, Mrs. Peltz - a firm believer in editorial anonymity - was…”
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POULENC: Dialogues des Carmélites by Yohalem, John

“…Conductor Simone Young scants neither the delicate scoring of the more domestic scenes nor the shocking return of the belligerent motifs associated with the…”
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