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Interesting Discussion of Renee Fleming's "Dark Hope" at The Awl

Friday, June 18, 2010

I’d like to point you to this conversational “review” of Renee Fleming’s Dark Hope over at The Awl. It talks about Renee Fleming’s status in the opera world, the cautious reviews of the pop album, and whether this is a thinly-veiled attempt at “outreach” (but to whom?) Sample: Zack: Yes! I still think that younger, [...]

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Getting to Know You: Idomeneo at Glyndebourne, 1964

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

[Full Disclosure: Naxos has provided me with a promotional copy of this recording] First things first: I’d like to direct your attention to the cover art for this recording. That is a sea monster for the ages, the sea monster of my B-movie dreams. Right down to its strangely limp tentacled appendages and its dripping, [...]

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