The history of twentieth century opera.
1998 is a year with many beautiful new opera productions. As usual, we choose music from some of the lesser-known productions. Do the names Jonathan Dove or Irmin Schmidt ring a bell? No? All the more reason to join us on our search.
In this episode fragments from:
Salvatore Sciarrino (photo)- Luci mie traditrici
Philip Glass- Monsters of Grace
Other opera and light opera prodcutions from 1998 are:
Jonathan Dove-Flight
Irmin Schmidt- Gormenghast
James Rolfe- Beatrice Chancy
Hans Gefors- Clara
Constantine Koukias- The Divine Kiss
Gavin Bryars- Doctor Ox’s Experiment
Tobias Picker- Fantastic Mr. Ox
Paula M. Kimper- Patience and Sarah
Peter Sellars-The Peony Pavilion
Heinz Holliger- Schneewitchen
André Previn-A Streetcar named Desire
Péter Eötvös- Tri sestry (the three sisters)
Toshio Hosokawa- Vision of Lear
