Thu, 27 June 2013
This week we welcome Nick Renkoski, Director of Marketing for Des Moines Metro Opera to talk with him about his HIIII-larious videos for the 2013 summer season...Jamie Barton brings the Cardiff trophy back to the USA...Lorin Maazel cries foul on crazy modern productions and tells people to vote with their feet and walk out. In a very special birthday Edition of Oliver's Corner, The OC likes it cheap, rustic, and dirty. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. And if you can, drop by The OC's website to help kick-start his Kickstarter by flying Doug out to Chicago to prepare Dido and Aeneas. (BTW...the website image was first image that came up when I Googled "Happpy Birthday Oliver..the text was already there!) |
Wed, 19 June 2013
Oliver gives his review of the Boston Early Music Festival...Dame Kiri Te Kanawa shoots off her mouth as scheduled every few years...Floods cancel Handel Festival in Halle...Friend of the show Jimmy Smith makes Leipzig debut...Britten turns 100...X-ray reveals long-lost notes of Medee...Corrupt Cook County opera company gives first scholarship to a trombonist (that's Cook County for you). What may be the last Oliver's Corner on Handel: Semele Part IV (No way THAT will happen) Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 5 June 2013
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