This page was last updated on July 6, 2008
UPDATES & NEWS
JULY
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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 - 1 new entry
JOSÉ CARRERAS
Schedule updated 5 July
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
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)
Viva la vida, El Mundo, 23 May 2008
De cantante de rock a 'bis-man', El Mundo, 23 May 2008
ROBERTO ALAGNA
Schedule updated 6 July
JUNE
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
We hear that... updated 10 June
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 2 new entries
Schedule updated
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
We hear that... updated 10 June
Schedule updated 10 June
Photos added:
Wedding photos - Lima, April 5th 2008
Articles added:
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
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 10 June
Schedule updated
Articles added:
"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 10 June
The Angela Gheorghiu Schedule is being discontinued
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 3 new entries
Schedule updated
On tour April - June 2008 added 23 May - updated with new photo 26 May
Links Page addition:
Tot Josep Carreras - blog by Brazilian journalist and writer, Maurette Brandt (in Portuguese)
GIUSEPPE SABBATINI
Tanti auguri! to Giuseppe Sabbatini who celebrated his birthday on May 11th
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
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:
Juan Diego Flórez: El Niño Bendito, Caretas, 27 March 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
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 23 May
Schedule updated
Discography updated 23 May
Articles & reviews added:
Reviews: Viva Verdi Concert, The Barbican, London, 2 May 2008 (latest additions 23 May)
I'm a singer not a warrior: Roberto Alagna's voice must be heard, The Times, 26 April 2008
APRIL
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 6 new entries
Schedule updated
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
Magazine Covers added:
Fama, March 30, 2008; Opera News, April 2008; BBC Music, April 2008
MARCH
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
50th Anniversary Guest Book - 8 new entries
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated 6 March
On Tour January - March 2008 updated
The Featured Photo is: Sly, Washington, 1999
GIUSEPPE SABBATINI
Schedule updated 30 March
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
We hear that... updated 31 March
Review added:
Concert, Parma, 12 March 2008 (excerpt from La Gazzetta di Parma + photo)
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 6 March
Schedule updated
ROBERTO ALAGNA
We hear that... updated 31 March
Schedule updated
Angela Gheorghiu Schedule updated 6 March
FEBRUARY
February 29, 2008
Happy Birthday to Rossini... bel raggio lusinghier!
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
50th Anniversary Guest Book 3 new entries
We hear that... updated
On Tour January - March 2008 updated
Schedule updated 26 February
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
Schedule updated
We hear that... updated 19 February
Articles added:
Star Tenor Sidelined by Fishbone, The Associated Press, 31 January 2007
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 Several of these photos appeared in L'Uomo Vogue. (Click on:
JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ in light grey letters beneath the photo screen to display the photos)
We hear that... updated 8 February
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
GENERAL
The Listening Room programme is: 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 27 January
Voce di Tenore Guest Book - 19 new entries
JOSÉ CARRERAS
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:
The Featured Photo was: With Maria Ewing in Werther, San Francisco, 1978
On Tour October - December 2007 updated 1 January
On Tour January - March 2008 added, updated
Schedule updated
Schedule updated
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
Tanti Auguri! to Juan Diego Flórez who celebrated his 35th birthday on January 13th
We hear that... updated
"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
«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:
Review of the November 8th 2007 Oviedo recital on Filomusica
ROBERTO ALAGNA
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
GENERAL
New Listening Room programme is: 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
JOSÉ CARRERAS
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)
"El reto es que mi voz haga sentir", El País, 26 November 2007
Partial List of pre-2004 Performances updated 14 December
Discography updated 8 December