The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: News
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Théâtre du Châtelet is putting on Roussel's opera ballet Padmâvatî from March 14-24, 2008. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who directed the films Saawariya, Devdas, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the dancing will be choreographed by Tanusree Shankar. The Telegraph Article | Production | SLB's Official Site | Shankar's Biography
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Loge (1874) sold for more than twice the estimated price of 2.5-3.5 million pounds in London yesterday. The Guardian reports that the picture will be shown at the Courtauld Gallery after all. The Guardian Article | Art Daily Article | La Loge Exhibit
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Current Adler Fellow Heidi Melton just sang the role of Amelia in Un Ballo en Maschera at the Opéra National de Bordeaux on Monday. Liberty County Times Article | Heidi's Biography | Production | Adler Fellows
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Latvian National Opera has been accused of distributing child pornography in its advertising for Janis Lusens' The Puppet's Opera. Earth Times Article |Latvian National Opera Site
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Vienna's 52nd Opera Ball featured a footballet and a performance by José Carreras. It was the first time Desiree "Desi" Treichl-Stürgkh organized the ball, which was attended by several football stars in honor of the European Championships to be held in Austria and Switzerland this summer. Other guests included Teri Hatcher, Dita von Teese, Bianca…
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Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch (Seth Brundle) and tenor David Curry (Stathis Borans) have been cast in The Fly, which will have its world premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris this July. The Globe and Mail Article | Théâtre du Châtelet Site | LA Opera Site
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A version of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Loge (1874) is going on auction at Sotheby's next Tuesday. A larger likeness of Nini and Edmond in a Paris Opera box exists at the at the Courtauld Gallery in London. Interestingly, a special exhibit there entitled "Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge" begins February 21 and…
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A few weekends ago the BBC Asian Network's Love Bollywood reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Beyoncé Knowles will be in the forthcoming film Kambakth Ishq. Set in Los Angeles, the film is set to be released in India in May 2009, and stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. The Times of India Article | IndiaFM…
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Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, the self-styled Turkmenbashi ("Head of all Turkmens"), ruled Turkmenistan from October 27, 1990 until his death on December 21, 2006. During his reign Niyazov changed the names for months and days, closed libraries, and designed a national theme park. He also banned the ballet, circus, and opera in 2001. Thankfully, a few…
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Trinity Lyric Opera announced a staged version of John Adams' Nixon in China, performed on July 18-27 2008 at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts.
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