Archive for August, 2009

Habermann and the Desert Chorale do Handel right

SANTA FE:  Joshua Habermann is a busy man.  Last fall he […]

Aug 12, 2009
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Galway shows relaxed charm at Ravinia

The muggy weather and intermittent cloudbursts didn’t seem to adversely affect […]

Aug 10, 2009
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Mahler’s farewell given gleaming advocacy by Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra

Traditionally, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has served as the Big Bertha of […]

Aug 08, 2009
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Hyperactive Dessay upstages Violetta in French soprano’s “Traviata” debut

SANTA FE:  Paul Moravec’s The Letter, commissioned by Santa Fe Opera, […]

Aug 07, 2009
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Pianist Fliter offers an unconventional performance of a conventional work at Grant Park

Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter is a remarkable talent whose artistry impressed […]

Aug 06, 2009
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A trifecta of Russian concertos with a Fort Worth connection

On the surface, the idea of bringing three gifted female pianists […]

Aug 06, 2009
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Divine decadence with Weill and Stravinsky

Music director James Conlon had his fingerprints all over the program […]

Aug 06, 2009
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Santa Fe Opera shoots and scores with stylish opera noir “The Letter”

SANTA FE:  When a composer opens an opera with screams and […]

Aug 05, 2009
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At 70, the versatile Sir James Galway finds his inner Latin

Sir James Galway has a restless artistic soul, something he shares […]

Aug 04, 2009
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Fine cast, glitzy production provide mixed rewards in Santa Fe’s “Alceste”

SANTA FE: In addition to offering the most unique setting for […]

Aug 03, 2009
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