mercoledì 8 agosto 2007

The Abduction of Opera / Eurotrash attacks

Can the Met stand firm against the trashy productions of trendy nihilists?

Please read this interesting article by Heather Mac Donald on orrible eurotrash opera stagings around Europe:
http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_urbanities-regietheater.html

Belcantismo/Callasiano

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Maria Callas su OperaClick?
Proibito esprimere giudizi che non siano strettamente in sintonia con la "direzione artistica".

Franco Soprano su Maria Callas (1977):
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=LskcV6ah8nk
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Rnw0nIr8s

Maria Callas/Sonnambula Bellini: "Ah, non giunge..." 1955, Bernstein, Scala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDDDRyYMkKc