IN MEMORIAM GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO
1922-2008

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IN MEMORIAM LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
1935-2007

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Welcome to my new Opera Page!

The old one was my pride and joy, until it was deleted by idiots at Geocities.
It will be a while before it's restored to its former glory - but eventually I hope it will be better than before!

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Meanwhile, let DIVA KITTY KATZ entertain you.

You may also like to visit the OPERA CHAT ROOM. I am usually here on Sundays between midday and 1700 hrs. GMT, but of course anyone can use it whenever they like! (To discuss opera.)

I am proud to say that I have received some AWARDS for this page - click here to see them!

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I decided to make the first link on the new page the refurbished

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this too has now been restored to more than its former glory!

I added a review of the ROH production of PARSIFAL conducted by Simon Rattle. (December 2001)

I added a review of the production of LA TRAVIATA from February 2005.

I have just posted a review of UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, April 2005.

I have posted a review of Lorin Maazel's 1984 , May 2005.

I have posted a review of SIEGFRIED , October 10 2005.

I have posted a review of Verdi's MACBETH, 24th. February 2006.
The title role was sung by Thomas Hampson.

I have added a review of the Royal Opera's GOETTERDAEMMERUNG, 30th. April 2006.

I have added a review of the new DON CARLO , conducted by Antonio Pappano, 29 June 2008.

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THE RING 2007

I have added reviews of
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DAS RHEINGOLD

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DIE WALKUERE

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SIEGFRIED

GOETTERDAEMMERUNG

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The Royal Opera has gone from strength to strength under its director
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ANTONIO PAPPANO

The new season after the rebuilding started for me with GAWAIN by Harrison Birtwistle. (I wasn't able to get tickets for the opening gala, so my partner was unable to carry out his dastardly plot to sellcopies of SOCIALIST WORKER in the Vilar Floral Hall!)

I had only ever seen the video before - and now I have seen the real thing, I can say that GAWAIN is one of the best operas by a living composer I have yet seen.
What I was especially impressed by was the TURNING OF THE SEASONS sequence, during which Gawain is prepared and armed for his journey. The stage sets were based on the Seasons from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, and I've reproduced a couple here, just to give you an idea.

February

June

Click on the image to see an e-text of the medieval poem SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT

Or you might prefer to click HERE to read a translation into alliterative verse.

I love contemporary music!! (as you will probably have gathered....) Apart from Harrison Birtwistle, one of the contemporary composers I am most interested in is JUDITH WEIR

Click on the image to visit the webpage devoted to one of the most important new works of recent times: DR. ATOMIC by John Adams and Peter Sellars. It is the story of J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER, father of the atomic bomb.

Please also visit the "other" London opera house!

They had some wonderful productions in the 1999-2000 season - I particularly enjoyed their production of PETER GRIMES.Click here for more information about Benjamin Britten.

The 2000-2001 season - was devoted to Italian opera, including, I am delighted to say, IL PRIGIONERO by Luigi Dallapiccola

Click here to read my review of ENO's wonderful production of TRISTAN AND ISOLDE. (24th. May 2003).

Click here to read my review of BILLY BUDD (5th. December 2005)

click HERE to read my review of DOCTOR ATOMIC (25 February 2009).

This is a new opera company (founded 1996); they are doing a lot of interesting work.

Outside London (though they do visit us sometimes!) you should visit

And of course

You may like to read reviews of performances by .I used to live in Leeds, and I still miss Opera North! (Yes, in spite of the fact that I now live in London - with all that that implies for opera-lovers!)

Still in the UK - visit an opera 'zine. (One of the best!)

This new site is worth a visit - it also has a forum for discussion of opera and related issues.

This wonderful Italian site has a forum, a chat-room, reviews and discussions....I strongly recommend it!

You must visit this wonderful on-line journal! (Available in French and English).

This German site is fascinating - I have only just started exploring it, and it's well worth a visit - or several!

Click on the image for info about the mailing-list OPERA-L

Click here to read about VERDI AND SCHILLER AT THE 1998 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

Click to join the new discussion group about DON CARLOS

2001 was Verdi year! I will at some point be adding more Verdi links in recognition of the centenary.

My WAGNER links and information are kept on their own page.
You might also like to check out WAGNER'S SOURCES.
This is a discussion of the medieval sources of Wagner's RING and William Morris's SIGURD THE VOLSUNG

Here are two pictures of me with Thomas Hampson, after the performance of BALLO IN MASCHERA at Covent Garden.

Another picture of me with Thomas Hampson, taken after a Schumann recital at the Chatelet, 19th. June 2006.

And now for a bit of frivolity.

Click
Which Trouser Role Are You?
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Fortunately, I am Fidelio, as I always wanted to be.

You are La Boheme!

What Opera Are You?
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You are the Marschallin!Rich, elegant and idle, you like your boys barely
legal. If he leaves you for something younger,
shrug, quip "Ja, ja" and move on with
your life.

Which operatic heroine are you?
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The opera that is most like your life is "Don
Giovanni" by Mozart. You are always
flirting, and no one of the oposite sex ever
knows when to take you seriously. You end up
paying dearly for this!

Which opera is most like your life?
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You are Pitti-Sing. You are popular and attrative,
and full of fun. You are not afraid of a
little excitement and adventure, and are not
easily discouraged. You always keep your sense
of humor, and people like you. You are
destined for great things, and will go far.

Which character from THE MIKADO are you?
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You are Violetta, from Verdi's 'La Traviata'. You
are an elite upperclass slut (courtesan) who
settles down with a guy that you end up having
to leave, because simply put, you're a
slut..always and forever. So you wind up with a
broken heart, and then you die of pulmonary
tuberculosis. Sorry.

Which character in an Opera do you identify with the most
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Well, I am sorry to say this, but you are not even
worth the position of "2nd
violinist". You are the lowest of the low,
the scummiest of the scum! You are...A
CONDUCTOR!..Might I suggest retaking this quiz
immediately and not answering honestly to
prevent this from EVER happening again.

What instrumentalist were you born to be?
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~Euterpe~Your muse is Euterpe, the Giver of Pleasure.
Contrary to what I'm sure your mind has just
leapt to (get it out of the gutter!), she is
the muse of Music. Her symbol is the flute.
You like most kinds of music, and like to sing
and probably compose a little bit when you're
alone.

Which of the Nine Muses is your muse?
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If I were a dead Russian composer I would be Igor Stravinsky.

Known as a true son of the 20th. century, my music started out as melodic and folky but slowly got more dissonant and bizarre as I aged. I am a traveller and a neat freak, and very much hated those rotten eggs thrown at me after the premiere of THE RITE OF SPRING.

Who would yoube? Dead Russian Composer Personality Test

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