Category Archives: opera

Business Travel

Posted on 10/05/2012 by

Time to pull my head out of local history articles and write about what I’m actually paid to do here. This week I had the unique (’til now) opportunity to perform two of my favorite roles back to back, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Abroad, music, opera, singing, theater, travel | Leave a comment

However, *Our* Season Is On

Posted on 20/04/2012 by

My readers know that I rarely write about my place of employment, and there are a number of reasons for that. But our upcoming season has been publicly announced (the press conference was this morning) and it occurs to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Germany, opera, theater

Will Opera Cologne Call Off Next Season?

Posted on 19/04/2012 by

Update 2 (28.04.12) Their 2012-2013 Repertoire is up and listed, so I’m guessing this problem has been taken care of for now. The opera house in Cologne has announced that it may have to scrap it’s entire 2012-2013 season, according … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, current events, Germany, opera, politics, theater

What Makes A Performance Praiseworthy

Posted on 07/04/2012 by

The German magazine Der Spiegel has posted an interview with singer Thomas Quasthoff, in which he says many interesting and useful things. (Did you know that the company that made thalidomide, the drug responsible for his disability, once had the … Continue reading →

Posted in lives of others, music, opera, singing, theater

Florence Opera In Financial Trouble

Posted on 27/03/2012 by

The first staged drama with singing, or opera as we know it, was Peri’s Dafne performed in Florence in 1597. You would think that opera in Florence and in Italy in general are pretty secure, wouldn’t you, it being the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, current events, Italy, lives of others, opera, politics, theater