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• Julie Andrews, John Denver and Placido Domingo in the Sounds of Christmas

  
  Knights of the Pain Table — Authority: 418
  Sounds of Christmas“What sweeter music can we bringThan a carol, for to singThe birth of this our heavenly King?Awake the voice! Awake the string:~Robert Herrick from the “Oxford Book of Carols”.Let us findeth the sweet music of Christmas past that didst make our souls soar.    In the yeere 1987 on the 16th ...
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• 40 years in Milan

  
  Gertsamtkunstwerk — Authority: 136
  As anybody who knows anything about opera knows, the new season in Milan always begins on 7 December (today), as it is the Feast Day of Sant Ambrogio, the patron saint of Milan. (I always find this confusing, because the...
  1 week ago

• More L.A. Tamerlano

  
  Gertsamtkunstwerk — Authority: 136
  Placido Domingo brings Baroque opera strongly to life in L.A. Polishing a dusty gem Plácido Domingo, at 68 still in formidable voice, has the ability to inspire the adventurous among current singers and supporters...he plays the conquered sultan with his...
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• Simon Boccanegra in Berlin, on YouTube

  
  Gertsamtkunstwerk — Authority: 136
  This is billed as a trailer, for what I dont know - edited clips. (The production looks even worse than has been described, but cest la vie!) And a bonus after hours clip
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• Party scene: Plácido Domingo Awards Dinner

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 721
  Plácido Domingo said he has been singing opera for exactly 50 years, beginning with his first role in 1959 as Borsa in "Rigoletto" at the National Opera in Mexico City. “You can imagine how many singers I have heard,” Domingo said, before singing the praises of Juan Diego Flórez, one of the honorees at  ...
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• Pau And Placido Make Beautiful Music Together [Nba]

  
  Deadspin — Authority: 783
  SoCals newest It Couple are Lakers Center Pau Gasol and opera legend Plácido Domingo. Theyve become fast friends because...its L.A., who the f**k knows? Well, theyre both Spanish, for one. And thats all Ive got. But for whatever reason, they make L.A.s unlikeliest couple since O.J. and Nicole Carter and Lee ...
  2 weeks ago

• I am going to see Plácido Domingo perform tonight in LA...

  
  hyde or die — Authority: 474
  I am going to see Plácido Domingo perform tonight in LA Opera ’s rendition of Handel’s Tamerlano in the role of Bajazet.  I’m really excited/nervous about getting there on time.  I’m flying solo tonight, so if you see me lost wandering around downtown tonight, say hi.
  2 weeks ago

• Cash-strapped Washington National Opera announces layoffs, other cuts

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 721
  The Washington National Opera says it has scaled down its staff, enacted furloughs and reduced the upcoming season to five productions in response to a challenging economic environment that has seen various forms of income suffer. A total of eight positions have been eliminated from six different departments, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Los Angeles Times: "Opera Barihunks Hit A Muscular Tone"

  
  Barihunks — Authority: 124
  [Nathan Gunn in Billy Budd] [Matthew Worth] [Tom Forde] Kudos to the Los Angeles Times for Irene Lachers wonderful article on Nathan Gunn and the rising popularity of barihunks. Two of our favorite young singers, Matthew Worth and Tom Forde, were featured, as well. Forde will be performing ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tamerlano in Los Angeles

  
  Gertsamtkunstwerk — Authority: 136
  I have held back from compiling a post of the reports from this, four performances into a run of five. I am a little disappointed that California, supposedly the tech capital of the world, seems almost bereft of independent voices....
  2 weeks ago

• Placido Domingo greets his fans in a post-performance marathon

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 721
  Plácido Domingo has seen all kinds of fan adoration in his 40-plus years in the opera business. But he apparently had not seen anything quite like the crowd waiting to greet him late Wednesday night in downtown Los Angeles. "Oh my God!" exclaimed the 68-year-old Spanish tenor as he emerged from a stage door and took ...
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• Opera review: Tamerlano at L.A. Opera

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 721
  For all the work’s virtues, the main reason that Los Angeles Opera has mounted a production of Handel’s “Tamerlano” is that tenor Plácido Domingo recently added the role of Bajazet to his repertory. Bajazet is not the title character, but he may be opera’s first truly heroic tenor. The role provides a ...
  3 weeks ago

• A tame ‘Tamerlano’ at L.A. Opera

  
  The Arts Blog — Authority: 131
  CLICK ON PHOTO TO VIEW SLIDE SHOW REVIEW: Placido Domingo takes on the tenor role in Handel’s showpiece. The Orange County Register , Nov. 22, 2009. SEE SLIDE SHOW One’s heart sinks a little when the curtain is raised on Los Angeles Opera’s production of Handel’s “Tamerlano,” which opened Saturday ...
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• Why Musicologists fly Delta

  
  Zeitschichten — Authority: 112
  Usually, flipping through the classical channel on a flight is an exercise in masochism that ends with me saying aloud, “this is why classical music is dead and rotting!” But Delta’s new selection on 757-200(E) is different. Twenty-four complete classical discs are presented with media-player style controls. I ...
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• Opera broadcasts from La Scala, Barcelona returning to local cinemas

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 721
  Now that the Metropolitan Opera no longer has the monopoly on opera broadcasts to cinemas, fans can look forward to a greater variety of productions from outside the Peter Gelb Ministry of Music. Starting Dec. 7, Laemmle Theaters in Southern California will screen broadcasts of opera productions from Milans La ...
  3 weeks ago

• Report from Berlin

  
  Gertsamtkunstwerk — Authority: 136
  For those of you dont always read comments, Nonie has posted a report on her trip to Berlin to Simon Boccanegra. I took my teenage daughter to the Staatsoper last Tuesday night, having explained the rather complicated plot and reminded...
  4 weeks ago

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