A fight at the opera Aug 23, 2008
Harms said that despite her success in Madama Butterfly and Der Rosenkavalier, Hickox is believed to have shown no interest in hiring her. Likewise the Australian conductor David Stanhope, who conducted more than 150 performances for the company in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth between 1987 and 2001. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'McOpera' bunfight continues Aug 21, 2008
Kirsti Harms as Cio Cio San in the Opera Australia production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Photo: Penny Stephens. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
National CineMedia and The Metropolitan Opera Renew Agreement to Bring Acclaimed Live Opera Series to More Than 440 Theatres across the United States Aug 21, 2008
Saturday, March 7, 2009 MADAMA BUTTERFLY - Cristina Gallardo-Domas sings the title role of Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Anthony Minghella's stunning production ... Wednesday, March 18 - 7:00 p.m. local timeEncore presentation of MADAMA BUTTERFLY(Available in select theatres only. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
No faking it in the vineyards Aug 18, 2008
In October, the couple will reunite on stage - along with the soprano Deborah Reidel and baritone Andrew Jones - to perform a top-20 line-up of romantic favourites from operas including La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Carmen ... In Australia he has appeared in Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Boheme and La Traviata, among others, and while his international work means he is often "dying to get back to my own country", La Spina says he is happy with his career choice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Opera favourites for next year, Bliss comes later Aug 15, 2008
The 2009 season, announced today by the company's chief executive, Adrian Collette, and music director, Richard Hickox, features revivals of Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Manon Lescaut and The Mikado as well as new productions of Aida, Cosi Fan Tutte and Peter Grimes ... The year begins with a revival of Moffatt Oxenbould's much-praised interpretation of Madama Butterfly, a 1997 collaboration with designers Peter England and Russell Cohen, created as a vehicle for Barker, who has blossomed... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Kauai loses true music man’ ... Forum poll finds Yukimura, Bynum leading ... Drive-by case juvenile remains in custody ... Kauai Coffee burglary suspect faces felonies ... Stabbing hearing continued, plea agreement imminent ... Pereira’s impact to be lauded at luau ... Kauai advisory council to hear DHHL update ... Corrections ... Musicians, audiences enjoy Kauai Music Festival ... ';var marqueewidth="408px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#white";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}} The late David Conrad, Kauai High School’s choral director, is seen in this Oct. 16, 2007, file photo with student singers during rehearsals for a fundraising concert. Conrad, who died Saturday, fulfilled a longtime goal in March by bringing his students to New York City to study with the New York City Opera. Photo by Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island KAUAI NEWS Kauai loses true music man’Kauai lost a “true music man” Saturday with the passing of David Conrad, Kauai High School’s longtime choral director. Conrad, 53, died Saturday at Kentucky’s St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, four days after undergoing open heart surgery.More of this story Aug 7, 2008
During seven whirlwind days in the Big Apple, the group watched the opera s production of Puccini s Madama Butterfly from the fifth and sixth rows, visited Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, participated in a musical exchange with famed LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and performed in Manhattan s historic St. Paul s Chapel. Saraos, who accompanied the group as a chaperone, said she and Conrad just kind of grinned to see the teens bursting with excitement. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
List of Helpmann winners Jul 29, 2008
Best Classical Concert Presentation: Opera In The Park - Madama Butterfly, West Australian Opera. Best Presentation for Children: Mr McGee and the Biting Flea, Patch Theatre Company. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Peoples opera takes top prize Jul 29, 2008
The free semi-staged opera of Madama Butterfly, which attracted about 10,000 people to Supreme Court Gardens last summer, won the best classical concert presentation at the Helpmann Awards, Australias answer to the Tony Awards. Billy Elliot the Musical, which has been running in Sydney since October, dominated the awards. (The West Australian)
An innovative, multinational staging of Szymanowski's 'King Roger' Jul 23, 2008
The arresting production is by the team of the director Mariusz Trelinski and the set designer Boris Kudlicka, whose staging of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" for Warsaw, Washington and St. Petersburg won widespread praise. Kudlicka's sets are especially effective, notwithstanding his choice of a modern living room for Act 2 and a hospital bed for Act 3 in lieu of the outdoor settings Szymanowski specified. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Gold mine for opera fans in Colorado Rockies Jun 14, 2008
Performances of its summer opera, "Nixon in China," were scheduled to run through June 15, and "Madama Butterfly" will be staged in November ... "Madama Butterfly" scheduled for November. (CNN -- Travel)
Graves steps in for 'Don Quixote' role Jun 2, 2008
It's the second of five productions in a lineup that also includes Tosca, Rigoletto, Peter Grimes and Madama Butterfly. Tickets/information: (619) 533-7000 or sdopera. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
In the driver's seat: Stonington Choral Society's Andrew Howell May 30, 2008
He also sang for Salt Marsh Opera s concert in Wilcox Park last summer, stunning audiences with the tenor aria "Una Furtiva Lagrima" from Donizetti s "L Elisir d Amore. Weiss has been hailed by Opera News for having "a commanding presence and a powerful voice," and he recently debuted with the Opera Company of North Carolina as Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni," performed Handel s "Messiah" at St. John s Cathedral in New York, and sang in "The Merry Widow" with Verismo Opera.Weiss made his... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Audience reluctant to release Madama Butterfly May 27, 2008
She had just sung an amazing Madama Butterfly, one of Giacomo Puccini's incredible vehicles for very talented sopranos. Omura's incarnation of the role has earned her kudos across the globe. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Stonington Choral Society showcases Benjamin Britten May 24, 2008
Sun Publishing E-Papers Your world is just a click away. The concert will feature tenor Joel Weiss. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Les Miserables and Miss Saigon May 23, 2008
Both shows are derivative Les Miserables is adapted from Victor Hugo's novel of the same name, Miss Saigon is a loose retelling of the Italian opera Madama Butterfly. Both are long, two-act, through-sung musicals with large casts and epic storylines. (Suite101.com)
Kauai High School presents The Family of the Opera May 17, 2008
When Conrad, plus parental chaperones and 32 students went to New York in March for the New York City Opera s student ovations program they attended the city s operatic production of Puccini s Madama Butterfly at the Lincoln Center ... The concert features music from Carmen, Dreamgirls, La Traviata, Curtains, Madama Butterfly and The Lion King. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
K.D. Lang highlights Music Hall schedule May 16, 2008
March 7: Met @ The Music Hall: Puccinis Madama Butterfly. March 14: Kids RULE. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Leyla Gencer May 13, 2008
Her early successes were in verismo roles - Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Francesca da Rimini (by Zandonai). By 1957 she had been engaged by La Scala, Milan, where she created the role of the New Prioress in the world premiere of Poulenc's Les Dialogues des Carm;lites, and shortly after sang the title role in La Traviata at the Vienna Staatsoper, under Herbert von Karajan. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Turkish soprano Gencer, who performed at La Scala, dies May 11, 2008
Gencer, a contemporary of opera legends Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi, made her La Scala debut in 1957, playing Madame Lidoine in the world premiere of Francis Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmelites." She moved to the Milanese opera house after successful performances in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" and Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" in Naples. Her repertoire during a career spanning some 30 years included more than 70 roles. (Yahoo News)
"Madama Butterfly" flies to Beijing May 10, 2008
"Madame Butterfly"(Photo: CCTV.com). 10 -- On the heels of "Turandot", another Puccini opera has been adapted for the Chinese audience. (Xinhuanet, China)
Planning an opera? May 5, 2008
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini 7 p.m. May 9 and 12; 8 p.m. May 15; 2 p.m. May 17; 7 p.m. May 20 ... Campbell answered that question by picking Patricia Racette as the female lead in the five Madama Butterfly performances that close the season in May 2009. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
First Impression: East Village Opera Company May 4, 2008
From "Carmen" to "Madama Butterfly," the two singers, rock band and string players bared their souls and transformed classic opera arias into rip-roaring rock anthems that could easily be top songs on the radio. This was the best concert I've attended (so far) this year, and I'll tell you more about it in a full review in the Thursday, May 8, Arts tainment section. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Voices carry the night in 'Porgy and Bess' May 4, 2008
An elaborate set, like the one the opera used in "Madama Butterfly," enhances the performance by taking the viewer to another time and place. The suspension of disbelief is aided by the creativity of the set, among many other things. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Down south, the play's the thing making it swing May 2, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. World premiere Leon Cain and Amy Usherwood in Thieves Like Us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Domingo picks up a mantle (sort of) Apr 15, 2008
Her selection from "Madama Butterfly" was tentative and with slightly pinched top notes, but her singing grew stronger on the second half, which also featured Domingo's unpersuasive yet still somehow endearing attempts at Broadway standards. Without a doubt, both singers were at their best in the handful of zarzuela selections on the evening's program. (Boston Globe)
* Hoffman in the park Apr 11, 2008
Its staged Rigoletto in this same location, as well as Cavalleria Rusticana and Madama Butterfly in the square outside Zhongshan Hall (and the latter also in a mountain-girt setting in Nantou County). Tonights conductor will be Yang Chih-chin (), and the opera will be sung in French. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Minghella's death leaves cultural void Mar 29, 2008
His intellect and assistance applied in other media as well, confirms Peter Gelb, topper of the Metropolitan Opera, where Minghella directed the 2006 "Madama Butterfly" and had two others in the planning stages. "When he established a creative friendship with someone, he stuck to it," Gelb says. (Variety)
Puccini's Shortchanged Mar 24, 2008
March 24, 2008 -- WHERE would the operatic repertory be without those three steadfast Puccini favorites - "La Boheme," "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly". This season alone they are providing almost a third of the New York City Opera offerings. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Anthony Minghella: gentle genius Mar 23, 2008
His nascent career as an opera director has left us only with his sublime production of Madama Butterfly created for the English National Opera and, uniquely for an operatic parvenu, rapturously received at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. As chairman of the UK Film Council it was my job to persuade Anthony to take over as chairman at the BFI five years ago. (Times Online)
'Bitter-sweet' Minghella premiere Mar 20, 2008
" Minghella began his career as a writer of radio plays before he made his debut as a film director with 1991's Truly, Madly, Deeply. He went on to write and direct film versions of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient - for which he won the best director Oscar in 1997 - and Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr Ripley. He also directed 2003's Cold Mountain, starring Law and Nicole Kidman. And in 2005, he directed his first opera, an English National Opera (ENO) production of Madama Butterfly.... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A night at the Opera (almost) at the Castro Mar 20, 2008
12-15) and Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" (Apr. 19-22). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Oscar-winning director Minghella dies Mar 19, 2008
In 2005, he directed a highly successful staging of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" at the English National Opera in London. The following year, he staged it for the season opener of New York's Metropolitan Opera. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The talented Mr. Minghella: Late director crafted ambitious epics Mar 19, 2008
He also was a theatrical and TV director who staged Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the English National Opera in London. Minghella first attracted international attention with his first big-screen effort, a 1990 telepic that springboarded into theaters. (USA Today -- Life)
City Opera's 'Butterfly' Flies High Mar 17, 2008
March 17, 2008 -- MARK Lamos' pervasively intelligent and persuasively atmospheric staging of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," now almost a venerable 10 years old, remains a secure delight in New York City Opera's stable ... MADAMA BUTTERFLYNew York City Opera at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; (212) 721-6500. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
SF Opera comes to the silver... Mar 7, 2008
The March 8 screening kicks off the Spring 2008 season of San Francisco Opera's new digital cinema initiative, which features showings of Puccini's "La Rondine" this week and "Madama Butterfly," Saint-Sa ns's "Samson and Delilah" and Mozart's "Don Giovanni." The performances were recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, and all screenings include a 10-minute intermission and English subtitles. Tickets are 6 for matinees, children and seniors, and 9 for adults. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Weekend entertainment guide Mar 6, 2008
MADAMA BUTTERFLY: March 15, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center. HE IS MORE THAN A KING: March 15-16, 7 p.m., Peckville Assembly of God, Keystone Avenue, free. (Scranton Times, PA)
Exceptional Eastern European sights Mar 4, 2008
"Madama Butterfly" at the Vienna State Opera too pricey. Avid operaphiles might want to head to Ukraine for a just-as-magical yet much cheaper experience at the. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Conyers, Snellville, Newnan get opera Mar 4, 2008
Other operas that will be shown later this spring are: Saint-Sa ns' "Samson and Delilah" (March 29-April 1), Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (April 12-15), and Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" (April 19-22). The digital screenings co-presented with the distribution company The Bigger Picture are prerecorded during performances in the War Memorial Opera House and are edited in the San Francisco Opera's high-tech production facility. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movie Listings (Feb. 28, 2008) Mar 3, 2008
Madama Butterfly April 12-15. Don Giovanni April 19-22. (Carroll County Times)
Opera On Film Feb 28, 2008
Subsequent showings are of Saint-Sans' "Samson and Delilah" (March 29-April 1), Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (April 12-15) and Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" (April 19-22), with each opera being shown four times. Unlike the live monthly broadcasts by the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera's digital screenings - co-presented with the distribution company The Bigger Picture - are pre-recorded during performances in the War Memorial Opera House, and will be edited in the Koret-Taube Media Suite,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Still Europe, but Cheaper Feb 23, 2008
"Madama Butterfly" at the Vienna State Opera too pricey. Avid operaphiles might want to head to Ukraine for a just-as-magical yet much cheaper experience at the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater. (ABC News -- Business)
Taking new steps Feb 21, 2008
The performance by local singing group Bel Canto will include selections from well-known operas such as "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni," "Madama Butterfly", "Ghost of Versailles," "Die Walkure," "Carmen" and more. The program "follows the same path as opera, starting with people being happy and ending with people dying -- a parody on a parody," said Carolyn Morris, president of Bel Canto. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pittsburgh Opera season leans heavily on drama Feb 17, 2008
It marks the return of tenor Frank Lopardo (Pinkerton in this season's "Madama Butterfly"), who will sing the role of Rodolfo, with Pamela Armstrong as his Mimi. Also returning to the company are David Adam Moore (who stepped in for Nathan Gunn in last season's "Billy Budd") as Marcello and Kevin Glavin (Benoit and Alcindoro). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kirk Browning, 86, TV director Feb 14, 2008
He never retired, and in recent weeks he was beginning work on another "Live from Lincoln Center," a New York City Opera production of "Madama Butterfly," to be broadcast March 20. Mr. Browning, a New York native, began his career filing musical scores at the NBC music library. (Boston Globe)
Grand Opera takes flight in 'Madama Butterfly' Feb 10, 2008
com: Local: Grand Opera takes flight in 'Madama Butterfly ... By George Warren / Special To The Bee 02/09/08 22:18:03 More informationIf you goWhat: Fresno Grand Opera's "Madama Butterfly"When: 2:30 p.m. todayWhere: Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St.Tickets: $15-$87 ... What made Friday's production of "Madama Butterfly" by Fresno Grand Opera at the William Saroyan Theatre such a spellbinding experience was the unparalleled artistry of the cast and the shimmering minimalism of the stage set. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Finnish soprano Karita Mattila brings Puccini heroine back to the Met after 18-year absence Jan 30, 2008
"Manon Lescaut," which premiered in 1893, was the composer's first big hit, and though he would go on to even greater success with works like "La Boheme" and "Madama Butterfly," he never again matched the outpouring of melodic exuberance that makes the opera a constant delight especially when given as spirited a performance as it received from the Met orchestra under the baton of James Levine. . (International Herald Tribune)
Classics dilemma Jan 21, 2008
They will be balanced by three of opera's most beloved works: Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Tosca, and Verdi's Rigoletto ... Madama Butterfly (Puccini) ... Madama Butterfly (2003; 1998). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Jan 12, 2008
The season also brings some of opera's warhorses to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown Los Angeles: Madama Butterfly, Carmen, The Magic Flute and La Traviata. Music Director James Conlon, who will conduct six productions next season, said that the "beauty of classical art" is that you can return to it over and over and always find something new. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Music Center has plans for pavilion Jan 8, 2008
Robert Wilson's staging of "Madama Butterfly" returns Oct. 2-18; "Carmen" runs Nov. 15-Dec. 14; Peter Hall's production of "The Magic Flute" is booked for Jan. 10-25, 2009; and Marta Domingo's version of "La Traviata" returns May 21-June 21, 2009. (Variety)
BRUCIA, Joseph Bernard Jan 1, 2008
Joseph continued the legacy with generous donations and funded the first simulcast of a live opera, Madama Butterfly, shown in Civic Center Plaza and attended by over 8,000 people. Joseph, at the age of 10, was referred to as a child who "reached for the sun with his two hands;" he did so throughout his life. (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco joins the race to transmit opera Dec 21, 2007
ns's "Samson et Dalila," Mozart's "Zauberflte" and "Don Giovanni," "Appomattox" by Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton, and then Puccini's "Madama Butterfly.". Gockley gave credit to the Met for leading the way. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Opera On The Big Screen Dec 20, 2007
The first season consists of Puccini's "La Rondine" and "Madama Butterfly," Saint-Sans' "Samson and Delilah," Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and "Don Giovanni" and "Appomattox," the Philip Glass/Christopher Hampton opera about the end of the Civil War that received its world premiere earlier this year. "This is a fantastic opportunity to reach an audience efficiently with a very high-quality opera experience," said Opera General Director David Gockley. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
S.F. Opera bows on the big screen Dec 20, 2007
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
San Francisco Opera and the Bigger Picture Jointly Announce Four-Year Worldwide Digital Cinema Agreement Dec 19, 2007
The initial Digital Cinema Program will feature four showings each of Puccinis La Rondine; Saint-Sanss Samson and Delilah; Mozarts The Magic Flute; Mozarts Don Giovanni; Appomattox, a new opera by Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton which premiered in October; and Puccinis Madama Butterfly ... Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Expectations Met: High definition broadcasts bring the sights and sounds of grand opera within easy reach Dec 15, 2007
" The idea for these broadcasts was the brainchild of the Met's new general manager, Peter Gelb. Last year, his first with the company, he broadcast the premiere performance of the Met's new Madama Butterfly to thousands of people outside the opera house in the plaza at Lincoln Center and to a few more thousand gathered down the street in Times Square. Gelb, last year, also initiated the high definition broadcasts with six performances. The 2006/07 series met with overwhelming success and played... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Hooked on classics Dec 9, 2007
The Australian Ballet will be serving up Swan Lake and Manon, while Opera Australia offers guaranteed crowd-pleasers in the form of Carmen, Madama Butterfly and My Fair Lady. The MTC's 2008 season opens with yet another take on the tale of Don Juan, Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho, and closes in November with a new version of Moliere's 17th-century favourite Tartuffe, which, coincidentally, is the play that opens Malthouse's season in February. (The Age)
S.F. Opera completes transition Dec 6, 2007
With an agenda that large, Gockley's stewardship of the company needs to be seen as a work in progress, and this week, as a few final performances of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" and Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress" bring the curtain down on his first full season, it's clear just what a sizable project he's undertaken ... But not until last week's extraordinary revival of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" - a last-minute addition to the schedule that surely had as much to do with financial as... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mesmerizing 'Butterfly' Dec 4, 2007
S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly. Article:S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly':/c/a/2007/12/02/DDTKTN2G5 ... DTL Article:S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly':/c/a/2007/12/02/DDTKTN2G5. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly' Dec 4, 2007
S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly ... S.F. Opera stages mesmerizing 'Madama Butterfly ... Saturday's superb opening matinee of "Madama Butterfly" at the San Francisco Opera caught at least one listener blindsided. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: Gheorghiu's debut worth the wait in Opera's 'La Rondine' Nov 10, 2007
If you were to cross "La Traviata" with "Die Fledermaus" and sprinkle it liberally with snippets from "La Bohme," "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly," you would come up with something very like Puccini's "La Rondine" ("The Swallow"). Then your only challenge would be to get an opera company to stage the darn thing. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Giacomo Puccini, Verismo Maestro Nov 6, 2007
Famous for frequently performed La Bohme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot. Greatest 'Giovane Scuola' of his time. (Suite101.com)
Not all love and romance for Romo and Juliette Nov 6, 2007
A familiar name to opera fans in Western Canada, he had staged a stunningly moving production of Madama Butterfly to open Op. ra de Montr. (Globe and Mail)
Opera's chief leaving for D.C. Oct 29, 2007
"And to have achieved back-to-back productions -- 'Billy Budd' and 'Madama Butterfly' -- that are the height of what opera can be, it is the right time to move forward and for me to accept another challenge.". In the fiscal year that ended in June, the Pittsburgh Opera, which has an annual operating budget of $8 million, had a surplus of around $300,000. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mario Lanza tribute premieres Oct. 28 in Westerly Oct 26, 2007
" He is joined on stage by soprano Elizabeth Hillebrand for duets like "Vogliate Mi Bene" from "Madama Butterfly," "If I Loved You" and "Deep in My Heart ... " Lanza died from a heart attack in 1959, at the age of 38.Himself now 46 years old, Peter Buchi finds his "light, lyric tenor" voice is now weightier and growing in depth. He s comfortable singing operatic roles such as Nemorino in Donizetti s comic opera "L Elisir D Amore" and Pinkerton in Puccini s "Madama Butterfly," and demanding works... (Westerly Sun, RI)
A superb 'Madama Butterfly' Oct 15, 2007
David Bachman Soprano Veronica Villarroel and tenor Frank Lopardo in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." ... Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," for instance, is famous for arias such as "Un bel di" and for the spectacular end to the heroine's tragic life. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
