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Calleja

Tales of Hoffmann in HD

December 20, 2009

Bart Sher’s new production of Offenbach’s masterpiece was broadcast today (December 19, 2009)  in HD. Sher’s mounting of Rossini’s Barber a couple seasons back was very successful. This time around wasn’t as fortunate. His problem was that everything was almost invisible. His scenes were dark, darker, and darkest. When you could see what was going […]

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Joseph Calleja Revisited

February 26, 2008

More than three years ago I reviewed tenor Joseph Calleja’s first recital CD. Though it received many favorable notices,I wasn’t all that impressed. I heard the broadcast of his Met debut as the Duke in Verdi’s Rigoletto and still wasn’t impressed. What annoyed me the most was his fast vibrato (or bleat if you’re inclined […]

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