PAST UPDATES RECORD
September 2007 - October 2008
OCTOBER 2008
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 4 new entries
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 1 new entry
Schedule updated
On tour July - September 2008 updated
On tour October - December 2008 added
José Carreras CD Releases 2000 - 2008
Links page addition: Josep Carreras «L'anima di un Tenore»
José Carreras on DVD updated
Schedule updated
Discography updated
Reviews added:
Recital, Festival de Toledo "El Greco", 15 July 2008 (1 review + photo)
Concert, Peralada Festival, 2 August 2008 (4 reviews + photo)
Concert, Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 26 September 2008 (3 reviews + photo
Concert, Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, 9 August 2008 (4 reviews + photo)
Matilde di Shabran, Royal Opera House, London, October 2008 (6 reviews + photo)
Interviews & Articles, September - October 2008
Juan Diego Flórez: «Me he ganado muchos fans de Kraus», ABC, 26 September 2008
Juan Diego Flórez: «La crisis del Cd ayuda a la música en vivo...», Levante, 26 September 2008
Arias peruanas al mundo, El Universal, 26 October 2008
A trip on the high Cs, The Guardian, 29 October 2008
Photos added:
Production and rehearsal photos - Matilde di Shabran, Royal Opera House
Links page additions:
Photo Gallery: Opernsänger liebt Model from Bunte magazine, September 2008.
Review: Matilde di Shabran, London, 23 October 2008 on Musical Criticism.
Review: Concert, Barbican Centre, London, 12 July 2008 on Seen & Heard
Opera- L reviews: Matilde di Shabran, London 23 October 2008 - One and Two
Getty Images
We hear that... updated
Reviews added:
Metropolitan Opera Concert, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 20 June 2008 (1 review + photo)
Faust, Chorégies d'Orange, August 2008 (4 reviews + photo)
Faust, Vienna Staatsoper, October 2008 (1 review + photo)
SEPTEMBER 2008
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - Volume II is now open
Broadcasts updated.
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 3 new entries
Schedule updated
On tour July - September 2008 updated
Schedule updated
AUGUST 2008
No updates
JULY 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 8 new entries
Tanti Auguri! to José Carreras. On July 14th, he celebrated the 20th anniversary of the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation.
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 1 new entry
Schedule updated
On tour April - June 2008 updated
On tour July - September 2008
Reviews added:
Orphée et Eurydice, Teatro Real. Madrid, May/June 2008 (7 reviews + photo)
Rigoletto, Semperoper, Dresden, June 2008 (1 review + photo)
Bel Canto Spectacular, CD Decca, July 2008 (1 review)
Concert with Rolando Villazón, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 8 July 2008 (3 reviews)
Schedule updated
Links Page additions
Reviews: Rigoletto, Dresden, June 2008 on ConcertoNet and ResMusica
Review: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées concert with Rolando Villazón, 8 July 2008 on Altamusica
Review: Bel Canto Spectacular CD on MusicWeb International
Interviews & Articles, May 2008
Viva la vida, El Mundo, 23 May 2008
De cantante de rock a 'bis-man', El Mundo, 23 May 2008
Schedule updated 29 July
JUNE 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 10 new entries
Broadcasts updated
We hear that... updated
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 2 new entries
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
Photos added:
Wedding photos - Lima, April 5th 2008
Articles added:
The Wedding of Julia Trappe and Juan Diego Flórez
Cardenal Cipriani destaca sencillez y fe cristiana de tenor Juan Diego Florez, Andina, 5 April 2008
Concentración en la Catedral, Caretas, Nº 2020, 10 April 2008
Fiori d'arancio per Juan Diego Florez, il tenore idolo..., Il Resto del Carlino, 8 April 2007
Opera star Juan Diego Florez weds in his native Peru, The Associated Press , 6 April 2008
Evento del año, Las bodas de Juan Diego, Cosas (Perú), Nº 391, April 2000
Interviews & Articles, March - April 2008
El "sí" de un tenor, Cosas (Perú), Nº 390, April 2008
Tanti auguri! to Roberto Alagna who celebrated his 45th birthday on June 7th
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
Articles added:
Articles & Interviews April - May 2008
"Voy a dar todo lo que tengo", Diario de Navarra, 23 May 2008
Roberto Alagna, insatiable au Théâtre, Valeurs Actuelles, 23 May 2008
Discography updated
The Angela Gheorghiu Schedule is being discontinued
MAY 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 15 new entries
Broadcasts updated
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 3 new entries
Schedule updated
On tour April - June 2008 added
Links Page addition:
Tot Josep Carreras - blog by Brazilian journalist and writer, Maurette Brandt (in Portuguese)
Tanti auguri! to Giuseppe Sabbatini who celebrated his birthday on May 11th
We hear that... updated 26 May
Schedule updated
Reviews added:
Rigoletto, Teatro Alejandro Granda del Callao, Peru, March/April 2008 (4 reviews + photo)
La Fille du régiment, New York Metropolitan Opera, April/May 2008 (7 reviews + photo)
Recital, Folly Theater, Kansas City, 11 May 2008 (1 review + photo)
Articles added:
Interviews & Articles, March 2008
Juan Diego Flórez: El Niño Bendito, Caretas, 27 March 2008
Interviews & Articles, La Fille du Régiment, April - May 2008
Frisky Young Tenors on Operatic War Horses, New York Times, 20 April 2008
Ban on Solo Encores at the Met? Ban, What Ban?, New York Times, 23 April 2008
Keeping It Light, Opera News, April 2008
Fast Chat: New Hero of the High C's, Newsweek, 5 May 2008
Interviews & Articles, May 2008
Don't cry for me, Lima, The Kansas City Star, 10 May 2008
Juan Diego Flórez se atreve con el Orfeo de Gluck, El País, 23 May 2008
Links Page addition:
La Fille du régiment at the Metropolitan Opera, April 2008 - Gallery of high resolution production photos
Photo additions:
Memorabilia Gallery - wedding invitation
Contacts Page updated
Schedule updated
Discography updated
Articles & reviews added:
Reviews: Viva Verdi Concert, The Barbican, London, 2 May 2008 (latest additions 23 May)
Articles & Interviews April - May 2008
I'm a singer not a warrior: Roberto Alagna's voice must be heard, The Times, 26 April 2008
APRIL 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 23 new entries
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 6 new entries
Schedule updated
Magazine Covers added:
Fama, March 30, 2008; Opera News, April 2008; BBC Music, April 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 14 new entries
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 8 new entries
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
On Tour January - March 2008
The Featured Photo was: Sly, Washington, 1999
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated 31 March
Review added:
Concert, Parma, 12 March 2008 (excerpt from La Gazzetta di Parma + photo)
Interviews & Articles March 2008
Juan Diego llega con su novia a supervisar boda, Agencia Orbita, 14 March 2008
Juan Diego Flórez en su punto, El Comercio, 19 March 2008
Juan Diego Flórez en su salsa, Radio Programas del Perú, 19 March 2008
Opera star Florez cooks "Shrimp a la Pavarotti", Reuters, 21 March 2008
La bella vita: Juan Diego Flórez y sus confesiones..., La República, 30 March 2008
Discography updated
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
Angela Gheorghiu Schedule updated
FEBRUARY 2008
February 29, 2008 Happy Birthday to Rossini... bel raggio lusinghier!
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 14 new entries
50th Anniversary Guest Book 3 new entries
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
On Tour January - March 2008 updated
Schedule updated
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Articles added:
Interviews & Articles, January 2008
Star Tenor Sidelined by Fishbone, The Associated Press, 31 January 2007
Interviews & Articles, February 2008
Juan Diego Flórez cancela sus actuaciones hasta marzo... EFE, 1 February 2008
Ernesto Palacio: "La ópera es un museo cerrado", El Comercio (Perú), 3 February 2008
Juan Diego Flórez está ya recuperado y reaparecerá el 12 de marzo..., EFE, 18 February 2008
Links Page addition
Photo Shoot by Bryan Adams
We hear that... updated
Interviews & Articles, January - February 2008
Interview: Alagna en procès avec la Scala, Le Midi Libre, 29 January 2008
Roberto Alagna estrena opera concierto que reflexiona sobre la pena de muerte, EFE, 7 February 2008
"On a fait de l'opéra une arène de cirque", Le Monde, 15 February 2008
Schedule updated
Reviews added:
Orphée et Eurydice, Montpellier, January 2008 (2 reviews + photo)
Le dernier jour d'un condamné, Valencia, 12 February 2008 (3 reviews + photo)
Puccini Gala, Palau des Arts, Valencia, 20 February 2008 (4 reviews + photo)
Angela Gheorghiu Schedule updated
JANUARY 2008
The Listening Room programme was: Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Opera & Music News Links updated
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 19 new entries
Congratulatazioni! and Felicidades! to José Carreras. January 3, 2008 marked the 50th Anniversary of his debut on the operatic stage as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's El retablo de Maese Pedro at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 12 new entries
We hear that... updated
Media Archives addition:
El oficio de tenor, El País, 5 January 2008
The Featured Photo was: With Maria Ewing in Werther, San Francisco, 1978
On Tour October - December 2007 updated
On Tour January - March 2008 added, updated
Schedule updated
Schedule updated
Tanti Auguri! to Juan Diego Flórez who celebrated his 35th birthday on January 13th
We hear that... updated
Interviews & Articles, January 2008
"Nunca he cantado en la ducha", El País, 6 January 2008
Juan Diego dará el 'Sí' en Lima, La República, 10 January 2008
Percorsi tra le melodie e le atmosfere di Battisti, Il Giornale, 27 January 2008
Florez, tra Lima e Bergamo, Corriere della Sera (Milan edition), 27 January 2008
«Con diez años clavaba el 'Don Diablo' de Bosé», El Correo, 27 January 2008
«Mi túnica se enganchó y canté semidesnudo», El Correo, 27 January 2008
Interviews & Articles, November 2007
«No me gusto, no soy 'fan' de mí mismo», El Mundo, 6 November 2007
Reviews added:
La Cenerentola, Barcelona, December 2007 (6 reviews + photo) - latest addition 27 January
Recital, Teatro Infanta Leonora, Jaén, 21 January 2008 (1 review + photo)
Arias for Rubini CD (from Pro Opera and Time Out New York)
Recital, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 30 November 2007 (from El Mundo)
Schedule updated 31 January
Links Page additions:
Reviews of La Cenerentola in Barcelona on Seen & Heard, Forum Opéra, and Opera Ayre
Review of the November 8th 2007 Oviedo recital on Filomusica
We hear that... updated
Roberto Alagna Schedule updated
Angela Gheorghiu Schedule updated
Article added:
"Benvenga lo scandalo Alagna se appassiona e fa discutere", La Repubblica, 11 January 2008
Reviews added:
Orphée et Eurydice, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, January 2008 (9 reviews + photo)
Links Page additions:
Interview: Alagna agli inferi, Il Giornale della Musica, N. 244, January 2008
Review of Orphée et Eurydice, Teatro Comunale di Bologna on Forum Opéra
DECEMBER 2007
New Listening Room programme - Sunshine in winter...
«Mattinata» (Morning Serenade) sung by Beniamino Gigli (recorded Milan, 1935)
«La flor de la canela» (The Cinnamon Flower) sung by Juan Diego Flórez (recorded live, Miami, 2007)
«'O sole mio» sung by Luciano Pavarotti (recorded 1979)
«Nel blu dipinto di blu» (Volare) sung by Domenico Modugno (recorded 1968)
Guest Book - 25 new entries
Broadcasts updated
Tanti Auguri! to José Carreras who celebrated his 61st birthday on December 5th
We hear that... updated 14 December
Schedule updated
On Tour October - December 2007 updated
The Featured Photo was: Dinner with Pippo - José Carreras and Giuseppe Di Stefano
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
Reviews added:
Recital, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 30 November 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Interviews & Articles, November 2007 updated
"El reto es que mi voz haga sentir", El País, 26 November 2007
Partial List of pre-2004 Performances updated
Discography updated
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
Reviews added:
Aida, Gran Teatre del Liceu, November 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Articles & Interviews - November 2007
Roberto Alagna: "El abucheo de la Scala me ha hecho popular", El Periódico, 30 November 20
NOVEMBER 2007
The Listening Room programme was: Dreaming...
«En fermant les yeux» from Massenet's Manon, sung by Francesco Meli (recorded live 2007)
and Ferruccio Tagliavini (recorded circa 1940)
Guest Book - 15 new entries
We hear that... updated
Schedule updated
On Tour October - December 2007 updated
On Tour July - September 2007 updated
The Featured Photo was: Dancing the Fandango - José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti rehearsing a Three Tenors concert
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Reviews added:
Recital, Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Oviedo, 8 November 2007 (4 reviews + photo)
Interviews & Articles, November 2007 updated 11 November
Juan Diego Flórez, la reencarnación de Giovanni Rubini, La Razón, 5 November 2007
«Usar la voz en exceso es siempre el enemigo número uno del cantante», ABC, 5 November 2007
Juan Diego Flórez: 'Necesito al público para cantar bien', EFE, 5 November 2007
«Tenía ganas de volver a Oviedo...», La Nueva España, 8 November 2007
Juan Diego Flórez grabará un CD con el sello Decca..., Las Provincias, 8 November 2007
Ernesto Palacio Tenor, La Voz de Asturias 10 November 2007
Il bello del bel canto, Corriere della Sera, 11 November 2007
Juan Diego Flórez il bello del do di petto, La Repubblica, 11 November 2007
La Scala Performance Record updated
Partial List of pre-2004 Performances added
Links Page addition
Audio interview on Cadena Ser, 5 November 2007 (link also discussed in We hear that...)
Review of Arias for Rubini on Music Web International
Memorabilia Page updated
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Magazine Covers page updated
OCTOBER 2007
The Listening Room programme was: Dreaming...
«En fermant les yeux» from Massenet's Manon, sung by Francesco Meli (recorded live 2007)
and Ferruccio Tagliavini (recorded circa 1940)
Guest Book - 10 new entries
Opera & Music News Links updated
Baritones page revamped and Erwin Schrott page updated
Broadcasts updated
Schedule updated
On Tour October - December 2007 added
On Tour July - September 2007 updated
The Featured Photo was: José Carreras, age 11, with his first music teacher, Magda Prunera
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Photos added
News Stories: Echo Klassik Awards, 21 October 2007; L'Uomo Vogue, July/August 2007
Magazine Covers: Das Opernglas, October 2007
Schedule updated
Articles & Reviews added:
Reviews: Concert, Carnival Center, Miami, 17 October 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Reviews: Recital, Salle Pleyel, Paris, 8 October 2007 (3 reviews)
Interviews & Articles, October 2007
Juan Diego Flórez asegura que será fiel a sus compositores. EFE, 1 October 2007
Juan Diego Flórez cantará en España a beneficio de las víctimas del terremoto, EFE, 8 October 2007
Expect tenor to light up Carnival Center, Miami Herald, 14 October 2007
Reviews: Concert, Cadogan Hall, London, 4 October 2007 (2 reviews + photo)
Reviews: Arias for Rubini CD, Decca September 2007 (3 reviews)
Reviews: Concert Tour, Germany & Austria, September/October 2007 (2 reviews)
Links Page additions:
Review of the Miami concert on Opera-L
Reviews of the Salle Pleyel recital on ConcertoNet and ResMusica
Schedule updated
Broadcasts Page updated with information on December broadcasts
We hear that... updated
Links Page additions:
- Photo Gallery: Madame Butterfly, large, high resolution photos from the October 2007 Met production
(click the images to enlarge)
- "Sono pazzo d'amore" Interview by Paola Calvetti, November 2006 (in pdf format)
- German Vanity Fair. Slide show with large photographs and a further gallery here
Discography updated
Articles & Reviews added:
Articles & Interviews August-October 2007
Marius, "un personnage qui m'a fait rêver", Agence France-Presse, 2 September 2007
Je voulais incarner Marius à Marseille, La Provence, 28 August 2007
Décès de Luciano Pavarotti: Première réaction de Roberto Alagna, RTL, 6 September 2007
Pentito? Macché È la Scala che deve chiedermi scusa, La Stampa, 1 October 2007
Roberto Alagna's Rocky Road to the Top, The New York Sun, 5 October 2007
Backstage Opera: The Met Punches Holes in the 'Cover' System, New York Times, 20 October 2007
Reviews: Roméo et Juliette, New York Metropolitan Opera, September 2007 (Musical America)
Reviews: Madame Butterfly, New York Metropolitan Opera, October 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Review: Aida, New York Metropolitan Opera, 16 October 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Angela Gheorghiu Schedule updated
SEPTEMBER 2007
The new Listening Room programme was: Dreaming...
«En fermant les yeux» from Massenet's Manon, sung by Francesco Meli (recorded live 2007)
and Ferruccio Tagliavini (recorded circa 1940)
Blog: "Googlebot kills tenor!"
Site Statistics updated through September 1, 2007
Guest Book - 15 new entries
Broadcasts updated
We hear that... updated
José Carreras on the death of Luciano Pavarotti
Schedule updated latest events added 27 September
On Tour July - September 2007 updated
The Featured Photo was: 'In the Mirror', Budapest, 1976
Article added:
Sabbatini protagonista con gli artisti marchigiani, Corriere Adriatico, 2 September 2007
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated
Article added:
The new king of the high Cs, The Sunday Times, 23 September 2007
Links Page addition:
High resolution photos from Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur
La muerte de Luciano Pavarotti by Juan Diego Flórez, 6 September 2007 (with English translation)
Reviews added:
Marius et Fanny, Marseilles, September 2007 (7 reviews + photo)
Roméo et Juliette, New York Metropolitan Opera, September 2007 (3 reviews + photo)
Schedule updated
Links Page additions:
- Roberto Alagna - Entretien on Forum Opéra, with large photos
- Review: Soirée Francis Ford Coppola (Montpellier, July 2007) on Forum Opéra, with performance photo
- Roberto Alagna est Marius Marius et Fanny dress rehearsal photo gallery
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