AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

ON THE BEAT.(Seattle Opera's Ring cycle)(Interview)

Opera News

| August 01, 2001 | KELLOW, BRIAN | COPYRIGHT 2001 Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Siegfried in Seattle, courtesy of Wadsworth; Fleming makes screen debut in Bride of the Wind; Chanticleer commissions Praises from Tavener

Probably the hottest U.S. opera ticket of the summer -- again -- is Seattle Opera's Ring cycle. Last season, Wagnerites from around the world flocked to the Pacific Northwest to see STEPHEN WADSWORTH's staging of Das Rheingold and Die Walkure; this year, they'll be returning for the entire cycle. Recently, I spoke with Wadsworth while he was passing through New York. (He's based in Seattle these days, where he calls the quality of life "exquisitely high.")

As a director, Wadsworth took some time to find his way to ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Alma Mahler-Werfel: Diaries 1898-1902.(Review)
Magazine article from: The New Leader Kunitz, Daniel May 17, 1999 700+ words
Alma Mahler-Werfeh Diaries 1898-1902 Selected...Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud--can rival Alma Mahler-Gropius-Werfel, wife of composer...background to become a great writer, whereas Alma Mahler-Werfel used hers to marry a succession...
The Guide: Music: Seven Fans For Alma Mahler ST ANDREWS, GLASGOW.
News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 5, 2002 700+ words
...Guardian) Byline: CHRISTOPHER LAMBTON Alma Mahler's fame is firmly cemented to that...Kenneth Dempster's Seven Fans For Alma Mahler refers to the series of fan-triptychs...draws on the song Laue Sommernacht by Alma Mahler and also Gustav's Kindertotenlieder...
Publican el Diario de Alma Mahler.(Cultura)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) March 4, 1998 700+ words
VIENA (EFE).- El recin publicado Diario de Alma Mahler, mujer fascinante que fue amada por algunos de los mayores...sensual? Deseo que me violen sin que me importe quin". Alma Mahler falleci de una pulmona a la edad de 85 aos en diciembre...
Alma Mahler: La Mujer del Viento.(El Angel)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) January 25, 2004 700+ words
...Creci en m un deseo vital de hallar el cielo en la tierra. Y lo encontr en la msica. Nos dice en su autobiografa" (Alma Mahler-Werfel. Mi vida, Tusquets). Alma y su hermana menor (algunos bigrafos sostienen que era media hermana y que era un...
Mujeres Maravillosas / Alma Mahler: La mujer del viento.(Etcétera)
Newspaper article from: Palabra (México D.F., México) January 28, 2004 700+ words
...Creci en m un deseo vital de hallar el cielo en la tierra. Y lo encontr en la msica. Nos dice en su autobiografa" ("Alma Mahler-Werfel. Mi vida). Alma y su hermana menor (algunos bigrafos sostienen que era media hermana y que era un poco incapacitada...
The Bride of the Wind: The Life and Times of Alma Mahler-Werfel.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly June 22, 1992 700+ words
...she did on the notable men who were her husbands and lovers during her long (1879-1964) and turbulent life. Following Alma Mahler by Francoise Giroud (Nonfiction Forecasts, Jan. 20), this book is much more scholarly - and perhaps a mite less entertaining...
Seattle Opera receives generous gifts.
News wire article from: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) July 11, 2007 700+ words
...million at their annual meeting -- as Seattle Opera did Tuesday at McCaw Hall. Not surprisingly...2006-07 season. The recent gifts to Seattle Opera include $15 million from Gerald...of the company. Hanauer commended Seattle Opera's "beauty and excellence," adding...
CORRECTION: Seattle Opera receives generous gifts.
News wire article from: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) July 17, 2007 700+ words
...million at their annual meeting -- as Seattle Opera did Tuesday at McCaw Hall. Not surprisingly...2006-07 season. The recent gifts to Seattle Opera include $15 million from Gerard...of the company. Hanauer commended Seattle Opera's "beauty and excellence," adding...
Seattle Opera Chorus Director Optimistic about Settlement of Contract Talks.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 15, 2002 700+ words
...recent contract negotiations between Seattle Opera Chorus members and the company management...Artists (AGMA), have been meeting with Seattle Opera since before the expiration of the...exceptions, the choristers appear in all Seattle Opera productions; this year there are four...
Seattle Opera's "L'Italiana" is Blythe spirit.
News wire article from: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) Bargreen, Melinda October 8, 2006 700+ words
...mezzo-soprano who has been heard at Seattle Opera in the "Ring" (most notably in the...successful that he has twice won a Seattle Opera "Artist of the Year" award. "I...especially the role of Fricka in Seattle Opera's current production. "Seattle...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA