Archive for June 2nd, 2012
06/09/12 – Ariadne auf Naxos – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss Approximate Running Time: 3 hrs., sung in German Vienna’s richest man is planning an incredible party. First — guests will enjoy a serious opera (the Prima Donna plays Ariadne, who’s ready to die on the island of Naxos because her lover’s jilted her). Then comes … Read More »
Playlist: Jun/02/12
8:48 PM Antonio Caldara — Saint Eugenia’s aria Conductor: Marc MinkowskiEnsemble: Musicians of the LouvreCecilia Bartoli, mezzo-sopranoLondon, 5151 8:39 PM Richard Wagner — Siegfried: Forest Murmurs Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Metropolitan Opera OrchestraReiner Goldberg, tenorDG/Archiv, 437825 8:17 PM Gabriel Faure — La bonne Chanson (The good Song) Opus: 61Anne Sofie von Otter, altoBengt Forsberg, pianoAnd Friends … Read More »
