Outside, it’s a blustery San Francisco afternoon. But inside War Memorial Opera House, it’s a lusty night in 1920s Paris as Anna Netrebko, the Russian sexpot soprano, prowls the stage in her satin ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet's “Werther” in 2006 at Nice, France, when he started thinking about how he would direct the opera. “I said, ‘oh, this last ...
Taken from seven performances staged in August 2005 at the Salzburg Festival, this “Traviata” fairly crackles with electric immediacy–indeed, the three principal singers nearly tear the upholstery off ...