This page was last updated on: January 22, 2008
ROBERTO ALAGNA
LINKS
On Universal Music France. Photographs, Schedule, Sound Clips
Interview: Alagna agli inferi (in Italian)
Il Giornale della Musica, N. 244, January 2008
Review: Orphée et Eurydice Bologna 2008 (in French) NEW
On Forum Opéra
Roberto Alagna - Entretien 24/08/07 (in French)
From August 24, 2007 on Forum Opéra, with large photos
Interview by Paola Calvetti, November 2006 (in pdf format)
Slide show with large photographs and a further gallery here
Large, high resolution photos from the October 2007 Met production
(Click the images to enlarge)
On Forum Opéra, with performance photo
Roberto Alagna est Marius (in French)
Marius et Fanny dress rehearsal photo gallery
On Le Monde de la Musique.
On Concert Classic, 2 July 2007
Photos with brief description of the concert on Vocalises
On Playbill Arts
On Res Musica
Interview: "Dann gehe ich" (in German)
From the Austrian magazine, Profil, February 2007 (Will be available online for a limited time only)
From January 20th, 2007. Click on: écouter 08 min 37 sec
Interview transcript from a broadcast on Radio Télévision Luxembourg, 14 January 2207
Lengthy interview with large photos on the Belgian site Ramifications
From the Teatro all Scala Archives. Click on the images to enlarge
Review: Recital Salle Pleyel 17 September 2006 (in French)
On Res Musica
Interview in Orpheus International (in German)
The interview in PDF format starts on page 3 and is from the July-August 2006 issue of the magazine. Note that the file may remain on the Orpheus International site for a very limited period only.
On Res Musica with two production photos
Audio interview on Radio France Internationale, originally broadcast on 29 December 2005. The 40 minute interview is in two parts, with links to both parts on the above page. (This interview may remain on the Radio France site for a limited period only.)
"...quelques réflexions sur son métier et les gens qui l'habitent" on Res Musica.
Special feature site on Deutsche Grammophon with large photos, clips from the album, and articles.
A special one hour programme in the series Tout arrive!, originally broadcast on 1 November 2005. Click on the grey bar labelled Écouter l'émission to listen. (The programme begins with a brief news broadcast and may be available for a limited period only)
This site has a biography, some photographs and a search facility for Alagna's recordings on this label.
It also has a more recent section here
Large high-resolution photos (click on the images to enlarge)
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu interviewed at the 20th Anniversary Season Preview in September 2005
Photo Gallery from the Metropolitan Opera Database (click on the images to enlarge)
Detailed review in Italian (with photos) If the direct link doesn't work, go to the homepage and navigate from there.
On the Teatro Regio di Torino web site. Click on Galleria di immagini in the left-hand column. Then click on each small photo to enlarge. (May be available online for a limited period only)
Photo Gallery from the Metropolitan Opera Database (click on the images to enlarge). More photos were added on 30 September 2005
An audio interview with Roberto Alagna, originally broadcast on Radio WNYC on April 22, 2005.
Interview & Dossier on ODB Opéra (in French)
Review on ConcertoNet
Large, high resolution photos of Alagna as Radames (click on the images to enlarge).
Production photos from the Los Angeles Opera La Bohème with Alagna and Gheorghiu (scroll to the bottom of the page click on the images to enlarge)
This multi-part feature has: 'Portrait de l'artiste en ténor' by Sylvain Fort; 'Propos choisis' (Interview); 'Discographie commentée' (Alagna comments on his own recordings); Discographie (with comments by Sylvain Fort. (in French)
On Opera-Click, with large production photos. Unfortunately, this site doesn't permit direct linking to its reviews or articles, On the home page click on 'Le recensioni' and look through the successive pages for Torino - Teatro Regio: La Bohème. (in Italian)
From the web site of the Italian photo journalist, Antonio Chiarenza. The photos displayed on the site are watermarked, but he also sells prints or digital files of his photos (without the watermark). Contact info here.
(in Italian)
A fascinating and wide-ranging 18 minute telephone interview from the Spring of 2004 (in Italian)
Scroll down to the end of the article and click on [ASCOLTA]. Real Audio Player Required.
From March 2001 on his debut in Le Trouvère in Monte Carlo (in French)
Posters from the June 2004 Faust at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden are available for purchase online. Follow the link above, click on POSTERS & CARDS then on POSTERS and scroll to the bottom of the page. There are two versions available - one with Alagna alone and one with Alagna and Gheorghiu.
Track Listing and description
From the programme Front Row. Alagna talks about singing with his wife on stage, and the pressure to reach the perfect top C, as he prepares to play the title role in Gounod's Faust at the Royal Opera House.
The programme originally aired on June 8th. You can still listen to it online (possibly for a limited period). Click on: 'Listen to the programme' Real Audio Player Required.
On October 4, 2003 Roberto Alagna substituted, virtually at the last minute, for an ailing Marcelo Alvarez in La Bohème at the Opéra Bastille, Paris. A review of this performance from Altamusica (in French)
Large production photos of Alagna in scenes from Werther and Otello. Click on the photos for the large versions.
Photos, discographies, and information on both Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu (in German)
PBS feature on the film of Romeo & Juliette. Some stills from the film, background info, video interviews
This link will take you to the results pages of a Google search on "Roberto Alagna"
At Amazon.fr - entitled 'Les raisons d'un coup de coeur' and quite extensive
PBS site with photos, background information and video clips from the Lyon Opera production
On Yahoo! Groups. Also has photos and files available to members
Descriptions of each act with performance photos
A page of links to the official sites of a selection of opera houses and festivals.
A page of links to a variety of sites offerring news and reviews from the world of music and opera
