Tuesday, July 26, 2011

ACIS AND GALATEA IN THE OPEN AIR FROM AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

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Reviewed by James Karas About a dozen kilometers north of Aix-en-Provence, on the Puyricard Plateau, lies the Domaine du Grand Saint-Jean,...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

LA TRAVIATA AT AIX-EN-PREVENCE - NATALIE DESSAY GIVES STUPENDOUS PERFORMANCE

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by James Karas Even the most casual opera goer, has probably seen at least one production of Verdi’s La Traviata. For the second or subse...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

LE NEZ – MIND BLOWING OPERA AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

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By James Karas Those who saw Robert Lepage’s production of Igor Stravinsky’s The Nightingale and other fables with the Canadian Opera Co...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

SHAKESPEARE UNDER THE MACEDONIAN MOON – HAMLET IN THESSALONIKI

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Reviewed by James Karas On a hot July evening when Thessalonikeans are strolling along the famous shore of Salonika Bay and the cafés are...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL

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Reviewed by James Karas Aix-en-Provence is not the only medieval town with narrow streets, picturesque squares, historic buildings and ou...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

ATTILA PROVIDES GRAND ENTERTAINMENT IN LA SCALA PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas Attila was Giuseppe Verdi’s ninth opera and it has been around for longer than the united Italian nation. Unlike ...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI AT LA SCALA --- SEE WHAT THOSE ITALIAN WOMEN CAN DO

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.        From the left to the right.  Michele Pertusi (Mustafà), Vincenzo Taormina (Taddeo), Lawrence Brownlee (Lindoro), Anita Rachvelishvi...
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