Opera Now | September 2015
American tenor Bryan Hymel describes his steady and fearless ascent to the treacherously high peaks of 19th-century French opera; the earliest-known opera by a woman composer comes to the Brighton Early Music Festival; and Opera Now’s pick of the new season from touring opera in the UK to Macau’s annual festival of music and arts. Plus, the real reasons behind the recent booing at Covent Garden; we visit Gothenburg Opera’s rehearsals for the new Hitchcock-inspired Notorious; an introduction to the Met’s 10th season from general director Peter Gelb; Danish conductor Michael Schønwandt celebrates the operas of Carl Nielsen; WNO music director Carlo Rizzi explores the pathos of Bellini’s I puritani; love, freedom and fate in Bizet’s Carmen; and your chance to WIN three complete operas on DVD starring Bryan Hymel.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Opera Now September 2015.