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- Win a DVD of Robert Dornhelm's film of La bohème
Starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón - Negotiations underway for part-time orchestra at Scottish Opera
SO would “no longer be a ‘national’ company worthy of the name”, say musicians - News round-up - 30 August 2010
Recent stories from the world of opera - Ireland to get a new national opera company in 2011
Arts Council of Ireland initiative forces closure of the Opera Theatre Company - South Korean baritone wins Concours Ernst Hafliger
29-year-old Eung Kwang Lee takes first prize in Swiss competition
Contents for Opera Now
Musicals in the opera house? The Sound of Music at the Châtelet, Paris
In the September/October issue of Opera Now….
Preview
- Film composer Don Davis’s operatic debut
- Alexander Goehr world premiere
Features
- Karyl Charna Lynn gives a first-hand account of the lavish opening night ceremonies at the restored Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires
- American mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick discusses big voices and long careers (with a detour among whales and parrots!)
- John Steane recalls his encounters with the greats, from Schwartzkopf to Pavarotti
- Brno, the Czech Republic’s second city honours its most famous son, Leoš Janáček with an autumn festival devoted to his operas
- We report from Belgrade, where opera has been inextricably linked with politics or war and peace
- Do Broadway shows really belong in the opera house? Robert Thicknesse thinks they do - sometimes
Multimedia
Excerpts from the best DVD reviews featured in the Opera Now November/December 2009 issue
- DVD Reviews
Khovanshchina
UNITEL-Medici Arts 2072428 ★★★★★
(Opera Now page 116)
Zaide
Medici Arts 3078358 ★★★★
(Opera Now page 117)
Cosi fan tutte
Opus Arte OA BD7035 D ★★★★
(Opera Now page 118)
Editorial
Germany is the powerhouse of opera, with more theatres producing more evenings of opera per capita than anywhere else in the world. For many Germans, having a thriving opera house in the heart of their community is an important part of their sense of civic pride. And though state subsidies for opera have been eroded in recent years, they still look comparatively healthy alongside the rest of the world.
The opera sector in Germany is kept strong and dynamic because the nation...
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