15 hrs ago | EKathimerini
“They have a flexibility which is needed, given how expensive productions are”
Giovanni Pacor, artistic director of the National Opera, recently unveiled the organization's program for the 2008-2009 season. via EKathimerini
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Richard Wagner Forum & PollsSunday May 11 | Statesman Journal
Trumpet players with the West Salem wind ensemble during their performance in the 2008 6A Band State Championships at Oregon State University on Saturday May 10, 2008. via Statesman Journal
Thursday May 8 | Daily Breeze
Von Stade stars in Long Beach Opera's first recital
“She loves to interact with her audience and puts on a great show. This recital should be a lot of fun.”
What: Recital by mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and pianist Jake Heggie, presented by Long Beach Opera. via Daily Breeze
Thursday May 8 | WKSU-FM Kent
A Change in Leadership at Wagner Festival
All Things Considered 7:00 American Routes A weekly excursion into this country's rich and diverse musical styles and traditions, American Routes also introduces the audience to the music makers with interviews ... via WKSU-FM Kent
Tuesday May 6 | The Spokesman-Review
Classics Series ends with moving beauty
The Spokane Symphony furnished a spectacular ending to its Classics Series on Saturday in the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. via The Spokesman-Review
Sunday May 4 | Opera News
“I knew this had always been an excellent theater, and it was potentially one of the most important opera theaters in the world. It was somewhat like a fairy tale - the beautiful princess needs the frog kissing her to wake her up. That was my job.”
DAVID J. BAKER visits Zurich Opera - a small theater with a large international reputation. via Opera News
Friday May 2 | Bloomberg
Bayreuth's Chance for Renewal May Be Wasted as Wagners Quarrel: Commentary
Wolfgang Wagner 's resignation as the head of the Bayreuth Festival is creating waves of excitement in German cultural circles. via Bloomberg
Sunday Apr 27 | Athens Banner-Herald
Wagner's 'Siegfried' in Vienna a treat
Stephen Gould in the role of Siegfried and Herwig Pecoraro as Mime, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for the opera "Siegfried" by Richard Wagner, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Vienna's state opera. via Athens Banner-Herald
Friday Apr 25 | The New Zealand Herald
Bickering Wagners star in soap opera
“After two hours, I looked at my watch and found that 18 minutes had gone by”
View as a single page 5:00AM Saturday April 26, 2008 By Catherine Field Wolfgang Wagner with his wife Gudrun and their daughter Katharina. via The New Zealand Herald
Wednesday Apr 23 | The Oregonian
Music review Church's new organ shows off its pipes, all 6,700 of them
"The king of instruments" is the superlative long applied to the organ, but the Mary L. Collins pipe organ at Portland's First United Methodist Church in Goose Hollow lays claim to a few more. via The Oregonian
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