10 things to do this weekend Jun 20, 2008
LISTEN. Head to Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College or the Church of St. Hilary where da Corneto Opera performs Verdi's "AIDA." The opera will be performed in Italian with English subtitles at both locations. Tickets are $10 - $35. (Crain's Chicago Business)
The aria of Prince Algorino Jun 18, 2008
No doubt we could create a fine aria for Carbonia as she is "sequestered" underground (although we might be accused of copying the "Aida" entombment finale). As you suggest, we could end with an ensemble celebration of Algorino's marriage to Gaia. (International Herald Tribune)
Festival celebrating world culture Jun 10, 2008
Other major international productions include the Irish hit Riverdance, the Broadway musical Hair Spray, opera Aida by Cairo Opera House and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel. Festival organizers will, of course, also present a diversity of Chinese programs. (Xinhuanet, China)
New production is in a family way Jun 5, 2008
Photo courtesy Coastal Repertory Theatre From left, Nick (Dominic Falleti,) Caitlin (Dana Washington,) Frank (John R. Martin,) Aida (Gina Giustino,) Nunzio (Don Hughes) and Emma (Marianna Danskin) enjoy a family dinner with a scheme in 'Over the River and Through the Woods ... The simple story hinges on 29-year-old Nick (Dominic Falletti) who arrives at Sunday dinner with both sets of his Italian-American grandparents Emma and Nunzio (Marianna Danskin, Don Hughes) and Aida and Frank (Gina... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
A life in writing May 31, 2008
He talks to Aida Edemariam about the challenge of writing for the stage and the performances that have shaped his own life. Saturday May 31, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Ogden Community Theatre to present the musical "Aida" May 31, 2008
The Ogden Community Theatre announces that Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice will be the summer musical ... It's truly a pop musical with spoken dialogue and all kinds of recognizable song types: urban-based rhythm and blues, gospel inspired songs, ballads and, of course, Crocodile Rock, by Elton John Winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a musical bursting with contemporary energy chronicling the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country,... (Ogden Reporter, IA)
Night of passion, no regrets May 23, 2008
Trip to the opera to watch Aida rekindles love of multifaceted art ... So, on Saturday night, the closing night of the spectacular Aida, I sat in a box seat given to me as a birthday gift from Kate, wearing a black cocktail dress and a shimmering blue and silver wrap, and I peered over the box to the crowd below ... And all of them were completely enamored with this version of Aida. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Express yourself: Arts Council's new way to judge how well public money is spent May 13, 2008
A performance of Aida by the English National Ballet. Photograph: Tristram Kenton. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Seaside MusicTheater cancelssummer season May 13, 2008
"'Amadeus,' 'Cosi fan Tutti,' 'The Marriage of Figaro' - I love opera - 'The Mikado,' Donna Drake's 'Chorus Line,' 'Aida,' 'Cats,' 'Beauty and the Beast,'" he said. "But I'd have to say the one I was most involved with, that I most enjoyed was 'Amadeus.'". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Leyla Gencer; Turkish soprano made mark on Italian stage May 11, 2008
Leyla Gencer performed during Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida." Ms. Gencer was known as La Diva Turca, the Turkish Diva. (Teatro alla Scala via Associated Press). (Boston Globe)
This fullback called an audible: opera May 11, 2008
To Philadelphia, to New York, and, for a short time, here to Portland, where he's playing Ramfis in the Portland Opera's staging of "Aida," which opened Friday and continues through Saturday. With all that to work with, the first question has to be, Opera. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Your community in brief (May 1) May 2, 2008
Linn-Benton Opera Guild to preview Aida. The Linn-Benton Opera Guild will preview the opera Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi, at 8 p.m. Wednesday at 106 Benton Hall at Oregon State University. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
At the Senior Center: May 1-9 May 2, 2008
1:30 p.m. Movie Lovers Film Series presents the opera Aida with Luciano Pavarotti. Wednesday, May 7. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Savage critics stifle opera, says ENO chief Apr 16, 2008
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. By Ciar Byrne, Arts and Media Correspondent Wednesday, 16 April 2008. (Independent)
Thomas, Ventre bring forth breathtaking 'Aida' Apr 15, 2008
OPERA REVIEW Thomas, Ventre bring forth a breathtaking 'Aida ... In operatic terms, Verdi's Aida is the very definition of big, with epic themes and massive scenes that are almost as imposing as Egypt's pyramids ... CRISSY PASCUAL / Union-Tribune Mariana Pentcheva (as Amneris, center) watches the celebratory dance in San Diego Opera's "Aida.". (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ballet Bartlesville presents ‘Cinderella’ and guests (4) Apr 14, 2008
The opera AIDA, starring Placido Domingo is now archived in PBS s Great Performances Series. Warrick has attended university and professional language schools in Italy, Greece, Australia, Mexico, and Scandinavia. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Priti amazing: Opera singer transitions to soprano Apr 14, 2008
Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi ... Last night, she made her company debut as a soprano, performing the (offstage) part of the High Priestess in the production of Verdi's Aida, which continues through April 23 at downtown's Civic Theatre ... 2008: First soprano role at San Diego Opera High Priestess in Aida. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dramatic turn for symphony Apr 12, 2008
The crowning moment of the program was the conjured vocals of Harris (Aida), tenor Dinyar Vania and baritone Todd Thomas during the Act III selection from Aida ... What: La Forza del Destino, Overture and Pace, pace, mio Dio; Macbeth, Witches' Chorus, Chorus of Scottish Refugees and Macduff's Aria; Rigoletto, Zitti, zitti and Pari siamo; Il Trovatore, Anvil Chorus and Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera; Aida, Act III and Act II Finale. (Florida Times-Union)
Soprano Indra Thomas finds her emotional match in Verdi's 'Aida' Apr 12, 2008
Soprano Indra Thomas finds her emotional match in Verdi's 'Aida ... HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune Soprano Indra Thomas stars in San Diego Opera's production of Aida ... Soprano Indra Thomas makes her San Diego Opera debut tomorrow as the title character in Verdi's Aida, slated for a five-performance engagement at downtown's Civic Theatre. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sioux City native is production designer for Opera Omaha's 'Aida" Apr 11, 2008
Four decades later, Ferguson pointed to that "seed" that blossomed into a creative journey -- designing Opera Omaha's production of Verdi's "Aida." ... The director of Opera Omaha saw her exhibit at Creighton and saw a connection with a certain opera, but not "Aida," Ferguson said ... It took some time and another Opera Omaha director before Ferguson and "Aida" joined together. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Conductor subs for ailing tenor to save Pittsburgh Opera’s ’Aida’ Apr 7, 2008
Conductor subs for ailing tenor to save Pittsburgh Opera s Aida Saturday, April 5, 2008 10:42 PM EDT ... So when the tenor got sick, the conductor stepped in to save the performance of Aida ... I have sung every note of Aida. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Milli Vanilli Act Saves 'Aida' Apr 5, 2008
Milli Vanilli Act Saves 'Aida ... So when the tenor got sick, the conductor stepped in to save the performance of "Aida." ... "I have sung every note of 'Aida.' I do that with every opera I prepare," Walker said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Conductor steps in to save opera Apr 5, 2008
Antony Walker took over Vladimir Kusmenko's role during a performance of Aida in Pittsburgh in the US as the ailing singer lip-synched on stage. Walker said it was "an amazing experience" but hopes to "never have to do that again". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
People: Naomi Campbell, Kevin Federline, George Clooney Apr 4, 2008
At the Pittsburgh Opera a performance of "Aida" became a night to remember, ending with the conductor singing the tenor role of Radames from the pit in the fourth act while continuing to lead the orchestra. The sequence that led to the grand finale concluded with cheers and applause for the singing conductor, Antony Walker. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Complex operas sometimes hit low notes Apr 3, 2008
Just how tenuous it all is has been brought home in recent weeks, first at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and, in the past week, at the Pittsburgh Opera and its production of Verdi's grand opera "Aida.'' It took untold hours of conception and preparation just to marshal the set and forces together for the Pittsburgh Opera's current run of "Aida ... " At that point, companies will often agree to let a singer under contract skip out for a short time to bail out another opera house. At a... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It was more than just a night at the opera Apr 2, 2008
Desperate times led to a remarkable solution in Verdi's "Aida" at the Benedum Center last night: The conductor stepped in to sing for an ailing tenor ... Mr. Walker sang the intimate action in which Radames and Aida -- played by soprano Eszter Sumegi -- are entombed, while Mr. Kuzmenko acted on stage ... "I have sung every note of 'Aida.' I do that with every opera I prepare. I find you can empathize with the singers better.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Opera Moments Apr 1, 2008
At a spectacular open-air performance of Verdi's Aida, super titles ran off gigantic neon boards - making sense of the elephants, camels and other dusty, frenetic historic action unfolding before the audience. A few days later, the local TV had an ebullient rotund man with a strikingly handsome black beard leisurely pedalling a bicycle on a broad Beijing boulevard. (India Times, India)
Opera pinch-hitter gives performance fit for an Egyptian princess Mar 31, 2008
David Bachman The set of Pittsburgh Opera's production of Verdi's Aida, at the Benedum Center. "Aida" could, and perhaps should, have been called "Amneris." It is the Pharaoh's daughter, Amneris, who propels the action and most develops as a character in Giuseppe Verdi's epic opera ... Even before the opening notes emanated from the pit orchestra of the Pittsburgh Opera's impressive production of "Aida," considerable drama had already taken place. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Court rules Moore didnt defame veteran Mar 28, 2008
Judge Aida Delgado-Colon said that while Damons anger and frustration were understandable, the clip could not reasonably be construed as defamatory under state law. There is no reason to believe that a reasonable member of the military or veteran community would conclude that Damons appearance in the documentary conveyed a defamatory meaning, and therefore lowered his reputation or subjected him to scorn, hatred, ridicule or contempt in that community, according to the courts March... (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Grand Old Opera Mar 27, 2008
Music Preview: Beneath the spectacle of Verdi's 'Aida' lies an intimate tale ... Music Preview: Beneath the spectacle of Verdi's 'Aida' lies an intimate tale Thursday, March 27, 2008 By Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Eszter Sumegi and Mark S. Doss star as Aida and Amonasro in Pittsburgh Opera's production of "Aida.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A homecoming of sorts for Stephanie Blythe Mar 27, 2008
Stephanie Blythe takes big step forward in new role as Amneris in "Aida" ... Stephanie Blythe takes big step forward in new role as Amneris in "Aida" Thursday, March 27, 2008 By Robert Croan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sings the role of Amneris in Pittsburgh Opera's "Aida.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Should opera leave the Opera House? Mar 25, 2008
I would prefer Opera Australia lose the huge sets and cast of thousands used for operas like Aida. Michael Costa might like to know that on average only a third or so of the cost of each opera is covered by ticket sales and sponsorship. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stars were in his eyes but not his role Mar 24, 2008
Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Eszter Sumegi and Mark S. Doss star as Aida and Amonasro in Pittsburgh Opera's production of "Aida." The local company first staged the Verdi opera in 1947 ... A week or so later, I got the call: Pittsburgh Opera was looking for extras ("supernumeraries" to those in the biz) to appear in its upcoming production of "Aida.'' At last! Fame and fortune with one of the country's most prestigious opera companies! Forget the Nile -- I would get a voyage on the High... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
No room for compromise Mar 22, 2008
Sydney needs a new opera theatre for grand opera - large-scale glorious productions such as War and Peace, by Prokofiev, and Aida, by Verdi. It needs a new opera theatre for the efficient, modern staging of any opera production, large or small. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
WHEN VERDI MET CITY Mar 21, 2008
But unlike, say, "Aida," "Ernani" is scarcely a commonplace name, and for opera audiences, unfamiliarity breeds contempt. So it's good to have it back, not only for the opera itself - with those terrific choruses and stirring ensembles, once so praised by George Bernard Shaw - but for the light it shines on the later Verdi. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Opera superstar shares secrets with students Mar 15, 2008
His roles on stages from La Scala to Covent Garden, Berlin, Paris and Salzburg, among many others, include the title role in "Falstaff," Amonasro in "Aida," Scarpia in "Tosca" and Iago in "Otello." He's best known for his Verdi roles but also has appeared in new productions, among them "Sweeney Todd" and "Transatlantic," concerts and recitals. The most recorded American opera singer, he also is featured on a number of YouTube sites. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Opera Jacksonville plans to start in spring of '09 Feb 14, 2008
The first production will be Verdi's "Aida" and is scheduled for April or May of 2009 ... After the production of "Aida" at the end of the 2008-09 season, Opera Jacksonville is planning three productions in the 2009-10 season ... Raising $3 million, Leigh said, should take Opera Jacksonville through the production of "Aida" and the three performances in the 2009-10 season. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
How we're paying for that parallel universe Feb 10, 2008
"Do you believe in ghosts?" my friend Aida asked during dinner Wednesday evening ... Now, regardless of whether there are ghosts stealing Aida's things, I am pretty certain there is a parallel universe out there where those single socks and gloves live ... As for ghosts, as Aida emerged from the Opera House following Program 2 of the San Francisco Ballet on Wednesday, she pointed to her right ear and asked, "Do you remember if I had two earrings on at dinner?". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss to star in Florentine Opera's Salome Feb 6, 2008
In March, Mr. Doss will join Pittsburgh Opera's Aida in the role of Amonasro. He is featured in the same role on a recently released DVD, recorded live at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mode of Attack Jan 31, 2008
After all, de la Reza and Kope can frequently be found at the Pittsburgh Opera (this season in the upcoming "Aida") and the Pittsburgh Symphony in its holiday program. As musical director, Eggar would provide a band for pieces like "Games of Steel" or "This Ain't the Nutcracker.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Opera review: A robust opening Jan 29, 2008
Using the 1845 original rather than the longer, 1861 Paris version, San Diego Opera's production launched the 2008 lineup that also features Mary, Queen of Scots, the double bill of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, Aida and The Pearl Fishers. CRISSY PASCUAL / Union-Tribune Tannhuser (Robert Gambill) was cocky and confident before he was thrown out of the singing contest for his ode to sensual love later in Act II.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Spellbinding soprano Jan 27, 2008
Her rich, lustrous soprano is celebrated by critics and opera lovers alike, and her much-heralded Metropolitan Opera performances in Verdi's vocally and emotionally demanding "Aida" have made her worthy of the lofty title, "promising Verdi soprano." She has received ovations from New York and Los Angeles to Paris. But Brown comes across as far from an opera diva as Aida's bitter rival Amneris is a trusted confidant ... Verdi's works --- "Aida," "La Traviata," "Rigoletto," "Falstaff" and "Requiem... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Key Brand Entertainment, Inc. Acquires Live Nation's North American Theatrical Company Jan 25, 2008
to being the Managing Director of The St. Nicholas Theater, one of Chicago's leading off-loop theatres, producing a wide variety of West End attractions in London, and with his friend and colleague Thomas Schumacher, producing the world premiere Broadway musicals The Lion King, which garnered six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, winner of 4 Tonys. As President of Feature Animation and Chairman of the Studio for the Walt Disney Company, he was... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Classics dilemma Jan 21, 2008
Current season: Tannhauser, Mary, Queen of Scots, Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, Aida, The Pearl Fishers ... But after seeing several of the more contemporary works, members of the group requested the classics: Aida, Boheme and Rigoletto. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'The Lion King' Jan 6, 2008
"Aida" is still touring and is also garnering licensing fees from local productions ... HIT ] "Aida," 2000; ran 4 1/2 years on Broadway, toured United States, now touring abroad. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Waiters in need of billing Dec 28, 2007
Last year, when his rendition of the aria Celeste Aida was greeted with boos and whistles from the La Scala audience at Aida, the famously temperamental Roberto Alagna flounced offstage, leaving his duet partner stranded. Alagna's understudy, Antonello Palombi, scrambled on wearing jeans and a shirt and completed the performance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Let's sing along and shout `Amen'! at NSO's Christmas concert Dec 24, 2007
The concert was supported by three choirs: The Indonesian Children and Youth Choir, lead by Aida Swenson; Twilite Chorus, led by Levi Prakasa Setiadi; and Nusantara Choir, led by Harland P. Hutabarat. There was backup from four well-known vocalists: alto Anna Koor, soprano Binu D. Sukaman, tenor Ndaru Darsono, and bass Harland P. Hutabarat. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Click for Full Story Dec 24, 2007
In 1871, Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" had its world premiere in Cairo, Egypt. In 1907, investigative reporter I.F. Stone was born in Philadelphia. (KWTX.com, TX)
Valley's newest opera launches Dec 19, 2007
But they have announced a two-opera season for next year, with Aida and Tosca, two more standards ... "Next season, our budget will double," he says, hinting that funding may need to be even a bit more than that, considering Aida is a larger opera than Boheme to produce. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Coastal Community Briefs: Arts Alive 2008 kicks off Dec 18, 2007
Programs include: Jan. 26, opera preview of Wagner's "Tannhauser"; Feb. 16, opera preview of Donizetti's "Mary, Queen of Scots;" Feb. 23, "Carlsbad to Karlovy Vary" Vocal Competition; March 1, "What's Opera, Doc?" and "A Night at the Opera" movie screening, Opera Previews Plus joins with the fifteenth annual Multicultural Arts Festival to screen two classic comedies for family audiences; March 22, opera preview, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci; April 12, opera preview of Verdi's grand opera,... (North County Times)
Santa's generous gift for classical music lovers Dec 15, 2007
The first concert isCelebration" on Dec. 17 at the Hotel Mulia. This is a definite must-see from The Nusantara Chamber Orchestra (NSO). Its main feature is Handel's Messiah, one of the greatest pieces of sacred music of all time. And who is going to perform this majestic composition? Just check out the lineup: soprano Binu D. Sukaman, mezzo soprano Anna Koor, tenor Ndaru Darsono and Harland P. Hutabarat on bass. And that's barely the half of it, because only a powerful choir can do Handel... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Del Mar opera singer returns from Lincoln Center for 'Amahl' Dec 13, 2007
In February she returns to Tulsa Opera to play Mallika in Delibes' "Lakme" and then returns to San Diego Opera in April to play the High Priestess in Verdi's "Aida." She'll spend June and July at Caramoor in Katonah, N.Y., working under legendary bel canto expert Will Crutchfield. Then, she heads to Seattle Opera in August to play the High Priestess in "Aida" once again. (North County Times)
Barenboim steals show at La Scala opening Dec 11, 2007
Tristan und i Soldi" (Tristan and the Money) was what some dubbed Wagner's opera when the threat of a strike hung over La Scala's traditional opening night of Dec. 7. Having forced the cancelation of two performances of the Verdi Requiem with the company's new principal guest conductor, Daniel Barenboim, company personnel bowed to pressure from the minister of culture, Francesco Rutelli, who convinced them that it would be poor form to let the new maestro down on his first opening night. The... (International Herald Tribune)
Wallinger, Winehouse or Wagner? Dec 11, 2007
Yet set against those was a run of clunkingly bad shows that started with Kismet and peaked with Carmen, The Coronation of Poppea and Aida. The company's obsession with showbiz names is now seriously undermining its credibility. (Guardian Unlimited)
Duo Behind Famed 1976 `Ring' at Bayreuth Open La Scala Season With Wagner Dec 7, 2007
Antonello Palombi, the feisty tenor who ran on stage in everyday clothes last December, when divo Roberto Alagna stormed off not far into ``Aida'' after being booed by a few loudmouths, gets his own costume: the stevedore outfit of Luigi in ``Il Tabarro. . (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Career In Crime Dec 6, 2007
But this Tony's no Soprano - he works at Serafina, the restaurant across the street from "Chicago," where Aida Turturro, a k a Tony's big sister Janice, just started as Mama Morton, the show's tough-as-nails jail matron ... When you're named for an operatic heroine, as Aida was, you almost have to be. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
AP INTERVIEW: Barenboim debuts as principal guest conductor at Milan's La Scala with Wagner Dec 5, 2007
He also knows La Scala's audiences can be savage in their search for purity particularly those who frequent the upper tiers of La Scala's balconies known as the "loggionisti." Last year, their boos drove tenor Roberto Alagna from the stage during "Aida." ... "Audiences of La Scala react differently to 'Aida' than an audience in the Staatsoper in Berlin. No question about it," Barenboim said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Fairfield County SceneBenefit Concert Dec 2, 2007
Performers were debuting sopranos Elizabeth Beers Kataria and Jacqueline Goldgorin; mezzo-soprano Gulnara Mitzanova, who sang the title role of Carmen in Gateway's 2005 production of the work; Mauricio O'Reilly, tenor, who sang the solo for Gateway's production of Verdi's "Requiem"; and Zurab Ninua, baritone, who played Amonasro in Gateway's 2005 "Aida" production. Advertisement Sponsors included Greenwich residents Bevan and Daddino, Eugene Carey, Eileen Friars, Corinta N. Ciano Kotula, Barbara... (Stamford Advocate)
Verity Lambert Nov 26, 2007
She was not the only woman, as has sometimes been implied, to zoom to the top in those comparatively early years of TV. Others included Grace Wyndham Goldie, Joan Kemp-Welch, Aida Young, Stella Richman and Irene Shubik. But unlike them, perhaps, Lambert had no grounding in drama school or the films. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Music Men to perform holiday concert Nov 20, 2007
Programs include: "Tannhauser," 1 p.m. departure, Feb. 3; "Mary, Queen of Scots," Feb. 24; "Cavalleria/Pagliacci," March 30, April 2; "Aida," April 20 and April 23; and "The Pearl Fishers," May 11. Cost is 20 and provides round-trip transportation from the Carlsbad City Library. (North County Times)
Verdi: Raised Opera's Heights Nov 17, 2007
Famous for operas Rigoletto, Aida, Nabucco, La Traviata ... Other operas followed: Il trovatore (The Troubadour) and La traviata (The Erring One), Aida, considered by many opera buffs as his masterpiece, Requiem, Otello and his last opera, Falstaff ... Over the period of his long life, he continuously invested his operas, like Aida, with more dramatic depth, making him the greatest Italian composer of the opera, although not necessarily the greatest operatic composer in history. (Suite101.com)
YESTERDAYS: Novel plan for selling shoes Nov 16, 2007
LOCAL ITEMS: Mrs. Irene Cardall of Fort Hill street sung at the Metropolitan Theater the week of Nov. 18 in the opera Aida. The High School has been given the honor of conducting the exercises in commemoration of the birth of George Washington on the evening of November 22 in the Sanborn Auditorium. (Hingham Journal, MA)
World Renowned Tenor Carl Tanner Invites Us to 'Hear The Angel Voices' on His Stunning Christmas CD, Debut Album Nov 15, 2007
This robust tenor has starred in a variety of leading roles in major opera houses, including Pagliacci in La Monnaie, Brussels, Cavaradossi in the Minnesota Orchestra production of Tosca, and Radames (alongside soprano Angela Brown) in Opera Pacific's Aida. My goal in creating Hear The Angel Voices, Tanner says, was to make a Christmas CD that included songs that everyone knows and others that few people have heard. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Turquoise and gold: An Egyptian moment Nov 13, 2007
From the vivid turquoise prison bars in a colorful "Aida" to the gold-striped funeral mask of the boy king Tutankhamun, this is an Egyptian moment ... "It was such a wonderful civilization," said Rhodes, referring to the cult of Isis and Osiris, to the pyramid shapes that shift across the "Aida" backdrop and the bold hieroglyphics worked with a fashionable flourish. (International Herald Tribune)
Gordon Central wins region one-act Nov 13, 2007
The Gordon Central High School one-act play AIDA won best in region on Friday at the Region 7 AAAA contest held at Southeast Whitfield High School ... The Gordon Central one-act show is an adaptation of the Elton John and Tim Rice musical AIDA. ... The play is based on the Verdi opera that tells the story of a Nubian princess (Aida) who is captured and held as a slave by the Egyptians. (Calhoun Times, GA)
