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Joan Sutherland! As a young fellow of 14, I saw a production of the Johann Strauss opera “Die Fledermaus”, and I still have memories of it. It was live at the Theater an der Wien …

Massenet – Thais; (Metropolitan Opera) (2010) Renée Fleming stars as the glamorous courtesan Thaïs in Jules Massenet’s romantic opera set in fourth century Alexandria and the Egyptian desert. What is most important is that the …

Kleiber Anniversary!!! Carlos Kleiber – 80th Anniversary of his birth – 10 DVDs! In my personal view, Carlos Kleiber was one of the greatest artists in recent times; yet, he was also enigmatic: He limited …

Maestro Gergiev! This documentary of Valery Gergiev, made originally for New York’s public TV station WNET, does a fine job of presenting a portrait of the musician the personality, and the man. It describes his …

This weekend (end of March, 2010), I listened again to one of my favorite conductors, Sir Georg Solti. I listened to an interview and heard again the passion I so admire, and the Hungarian – …