Oct 2, 2008 | Opera News
The concert, featuring works by Verdi, R. Strauss, Schreker, Canteloube, Bizet, Puccini and Cilea, was preceded by a cocktail reception and immediately followed by a dinner for 1,000 guests.
Welsh singing duo soar above the best of the rest
WALES' classical singers have been named the best in the world, ahead of the likes of Kiri Te Kanawa and even The Three Tenors.
Late afternoon storms kept the lawn crowd down, but by the time the Ravinia Festival's annual gala concert began Saturday night the skies had cleared, and listeners, whether in formalwear or cargo shorts, were ...
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa bid farewell to Chicago the evening of July 19, and we were sorry to see her go.
Late afternoon storms kept the lawn crowd down, but by the time the Ravinia Festival's annual gala concert began Saturday night the skies had cleared, and listeners, whether in formalwear or cargo shorts, were ...
Kiri Te Kanawa Exits Gracefully
To large crowds on Friday night, the beloved New Zealand-born soprano made her debut appearance at Wolf Trap.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Carney presented takes on "Four Seasons" by Vivaldi and Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla.
Bold classical, Latin programming
KIRI TE KANAWA: When last heard at Ravinia in 2001, the opera superstar was already winding down her acclaimed career.
Opera diva wows audience at city retirement village
“Every time I come down here people say `we don't see enough of you'.”
On song: Dame Malvina Major performing at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village in Invercargill yesterday. via Southland Times On Line.