Tag Archives: Calleja
Tales of Hoffmann in HD
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 20th December 2009Bart 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
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 26th February 2008More 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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