An interesting chamber concert by the Amici Ensemble. More...

A brilliant DVD of Rossini's Il Turco in Italia. More...

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The 2000 Metropolitan Opera production of Don Giovanni is a very traditional "breeches and boobs" affair but it has a really great cast. More...

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The 1997 Opéra National de Lyon production of Offenbach's Orphée aux Enfers is fast, funny, vulgar and terrific entertainment. More... This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1013970.html. You can comment here or there as you choose.

The 2000 recording of Puccini's Tosca from La Scala with Nucci, Licitra and Guleghina is satisfying if hardly revolutionary. More...

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Gerald Finley as Figaro in a rather patchy 1994 Glyndebourne recording of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. More...

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GW Pabst's 1931 film is at least as much Dreigroschenroman as Dreigroschenoper but it's an intriguing piece of movie making history. More.... This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1012021.html. You can comment here or there as you choose.

This 2006 Munich production of Bellini's Norma has the obligatory altar and mistletoe but it also has assault rifles and some truly brilliant singing. More...

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In which I explore how Martin Kušej develops and resolves (or doesn't resolve) the issues he has set up in Act 1.

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In which I explore how Martin Kušej treats issues of sexual orthodoxy and consent in Act 1 of Don Giovanni.

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Martin Kušej’s 2002 Salzburg production of Mozart's Don Giovanni takes some liberties with the text but presents a sometimes baffling but always thought provoking take on a notoriously difficult opera. More... This entry was originally posted at http://chickenfeet.dreamwidth.org/1009447.html. You can comment here or there as you choose.