Jonathan Pell, Summer of Opera, Part 2
Only four Adler singers sang for me today (I guess the RING has “wrung” them out)—all were fine, but only one really stood out. It is the end of their season, and I am sure they are exhausted. The...
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June 18 Lunch yesterday with composer Jake Heggie to discuss a possible future project. I will see him again in August in Adelaide for the Australian premiere of MOBY-DICK. Last night was SIEGFRIED,...
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Yesterday’s performance very nearly was GOETTERDAEMMERUNG for tenor Ian Storey, who was singing the punishing role of Siegfried. Near the end of the second act he was obviously having vocal trouble,...
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I arrived in Lyon yesterday afternoon from Dallas (via Madrid, which, by the way, has a wonderful airport in which to have a layover) and got to my hotel at 5:00, barely giving me enough time to shower...
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I had lunch yesterday with Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, who returns to Dallas in February as “Isolde” in our production of TRISTAN. She has just returned home to Santa Fe for a couple of weeks...
View ArticleFrom the desk of General Director Keith Cerny
Richard Wagner would be delighted to know that more than 125 years after his death, his signature Festspielhaus in Bayreuth still plays to sold-out audiences, with 10-year waiting lists to buy tickets....
View ArticleFrom the Desk of Artistic Director Jonathan Pell
Last night I attended a terrific concert with Paul Phillips conducting the SMU Symphony Orchestra in excerpts from Wagner’s RING, featuring highlights from Act I of DIE WALKUERE with voice faculty...
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