ABC NewsThe Associated Press By MIKE SILVERMAN For The Associated Press NEW YORK October 30, 2010 (AP) That foolish old bachelor who decides to get married so he can disinherit his nephew is back at the Metropolitan Opera — and the tale of his comeuppance is more delightful than ever!In this Oct. 21, 2010 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Matthew Polenzani, left, performs as......
BreitbartMike Silverman, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. - That foolish old bachelor who decides to get married so he can disinherit his nephew is back at the Metropolitan Opera — and the tale of his comeuppance is more delightful than ever! Donizetti's comic gem "Don Pasquale" returned to the Met on Friday night in the Otto Schenk production that debuted four season ago. Two of the...
Kansas City StarMore News Commedia dell'arte, a lively style of street comedy that originated in 15th-century Italy, has certainly left its mark on the history of entertainment. Slapstick (those early troupes used a baton called a slapstick), Punch and Judy shows and, some would say, the Marx Brothers are a few examples of the form's influence. Italianculture has benefited from this popular...
The Dallas Morning NewsIf bel canto opera is really all about the singing, the Dallas Opera has one heck of a Don Pasquale on its hands. Opening a run at the Winspear Opera House on Friday evening, the cast ranged from very good to dazzling. Pasquale, a man of a certain age, is the butt of the opera's jokes. Having forbidden his nephew (Ernesto) to marry the woman he loves (Norina), Pasquale himself...
Philadelphia Daily NewsBy David Patrick Stearns Inquirer ClassicalMusic Critic PRINCETON - Operas tell you who to root for, usually the soprano with the best tunes and the tenor with the well-placed high notes - not the vain, stingy, self-deluded baritone whose music is predominantly patter songs. But in Opera New Jersey's on Sunday, the buffoonish title character unexpectedly walked off with one's...
The ExaminerBerkeley Opera’s 2010 gala at the Julia Morgan designed Chapel of the Chimes last Sunday had an intimate and friendly tone making the event at the chapel oddly enough ripe for Berkeley Opera’s characteristic irreverence. This being my second gala in a row, it was nice seeing some friendly faces and I enjoyed the personable, down to earth, quirky and inspired...
The Press DemocratSonoma City Opera will present its new production of Donizetti's comic opera "Don Pasquale" at 8 p.m. Aug. 9 and 16, and 3 p.m. Aug. 10...
The StarGET a second job, open a stall and walk more some of the inflation-coping measures recommended by the Government for low-income earners may be effective, unless you are old and weak. In fact, for the majority of senior citizens in the country (aged 60 and over), the recommendations may be near impossible to do. As retired teacher Peter Ovinis, 69, points out, "Many are frail...
Kansas City StarMore News An engaging story is at the heart of any good opera. Gaetano Donizetti's "Don Pasquale," presented Friday night at Goppert Theater of Avila University by the Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City, featured broadly drawn comic characters and a farcical plot filled with twists and turns. This was not a production for operatic purists troubled by foibles aplenty and chronic...
