http://www.operal.org The Online source for Opera News, Shows, Information, Singers and More Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 'Norma': Valiant attempt at the impossible operaPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 6 minutes agoMusic by Vincenzo Bellini. Libretto by Felice Romani. Conducted by Corrado Rovaris, directed by Kay Walker Castaldo, set design by John Conklin, ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/norma-valiant-attempt-at-the-impossible-opera-philadelphia-inquirer/ A superstar returnsPrague Daily Monitor, Czech Republic - 1 hour ago... an opera written by Vivaldi'. It's no Wikipedia," says Tomislav Volek, a music scientist and Macek's teacher from Prague's Department of Music Sciences. ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/a-superstar-returns-prague-daily-monitor/ Alumna, opera singer to make first joint performance on campusTCU Daily Skiff, TX - 1 hour ago... the opera singer was quick to praise Mitchelmore. "One of the things that is so evident with Laurana is her amazing devotion to music," von Stade said. ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/alumna-opera-singer-to-make-first-joint-performance-on-campus-tcu-daily-skiff/ OC music department to stage 'The Vampire' [4 hrs ago]NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - 1 hour agoAP Video Oklahoma Christian University's music department is presenting an opera you can sink your teeth into. "The Vampire” will be performed at 7:30 pm ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/oc-music-department-to-stage-the-vampire-4-hrs-ago-newsokcom-subscription/ TRIBUNE-REVIEW CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITICPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 2 hours agoAt last, on Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh Opera lovers heard the magnificent Stephanie Blythe sing Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida," her debut in the role ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/tribune-review-classical-music-critic-pittsburgh-tribune-review/ Repo! The Genetic Opera Gets a Spiffy New WebsiteFirst Showing, CO - 7 hours agoThat's why you should start listening to the music and reading around the site now - give yourself time to get used to it. Repo The Genetic Opera! is ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/repo-the-genetic-opera-gets-a-spiffy-new-website-first-showing/ New YorkerClassical MusicNew Yorker, United States - Apr 6, 2008Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch stage Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha” at the Metropolitan Opera, beginning on April 11. Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/classical-music-new-yorker-7/ Pittsburgh Opera Music Director Antony Walker Stands in For Ailing ...Opera News, NY - Apr 3, 2008... Pittsburgh Opera music director Antony Walker, managed to conduct the final act of the opera, while singing the role of Radames from the podium. ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/pittsburgh-opera-music-director-antony-walker-stands-in-for-ailing-opera-news-7/ ‘Company’ fuses rock and opera musicFlyer News, OH - Apr 1, 2008FN: Will non-opera fans recognize any of the songs that you play? TR: People don’t need to be opera fans. Opera was the pop music of its day, being composed ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/%e2%80%98company%e2%80%99-fuses-rock-and-opera-music-flyer-news-7/ Slow progress for a music pilgrim's operaSydney Morning Herald, Australia - Mar 26, 2008Opera Australia soloists and chorus working with their regular orchestra and the Bach Choir from London under the Opera's music director, Richard Hickox, ... http://www.operal.org/opera-music/slow-progress-for-a-music-pilgrims-opera-sydney-morning-herald-14/