August 20th, 2026 - The Romanian soprano Ileana Cotrubas has passed away. Born in Bucharest, she studied at the conservatory there, and made her operatic debut in 1977 as Yniold in Debussy's

Over the centuries, there have been many unsolved-mystery tales about royal offspring, legitimate or otherwise. Bastard babies of monarchs quietly strangled, starved or sold off; a royal infant who dies in the

By chance, I found a copy of Sir Simon Rattle's recording of DAS RHEINGOLD at the Library of the Performing Arts; since the cast included some singers I'm very

* In memory of composer Marvin David Levy (1932 - 2015), who I had the great pleasure of meeting and getting to know. Thank you, Marvelo! Above: Maria Collier and Evelyn Lear as the Mannon

ONOKORO ~ creations/beginnings Author: Oberon Sunday September 24th, 2023 – This evening at Westbeth, dancers Miki Orihara and Ghislaine van den Heuvel joined a fantastic ensemble of musicians in a program entitled ONOKORO – creations/