A review of the premiere of Philip Glass's "The Voyage" by Zivile Ramoškaitė / 7md "Maestro Anzolini conducted the premiere performance on October 4, firmly controlling the entire course of the opera. The great climaxes were especially impressive –…
Another view on Maestro Anzolini’s Washington National Opera debut with the world premiere of Philip Glass-Christopher Hampton’s Appomattox. Please read http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/play-dc-appomattox-kennedy-center.htm
The Washington’s liveliest theatre website has published a review on the performance of November 14. This world premiere composed by Philip Glass (“called by some the greatest living composer”), with text written by Christopher Hampton, was conducted by Dante Santiago…
“Conductor Dante Santiago Anzolini and director Tazewell Thompson triumph in their WNO debuts.” A full review of DC Metro Arts titled “Dangerous”: ‘Appomattox’ at Kennedy Center. It can be read at: http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2015/11/15/dangereuse-appomattox-at-the-kennedy-center-by-sophia-howes-review-2/
Under two different titles, but the same content: on line it is “A superb night at the opera”. At the paper copy of today’s Washington Post in the ‘Style’ section, it is “A second chance helps a historical drama soar”…
Maestro Anzolini made his debut at the Washington National Opera, conducting the world premiere of “Appomattox”, with script by Christopher Hampton, and music by Philip Glass. From the moment the last chord was played, the whole audience stood up and…
Timely and appropriate response: art frames a view on past and present circumstances on racism, war, inequality. The New York Times publishes an article on Maestro Anzolini newest engagement in Washington DC. Please read http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/arts/music/revisiting-the-opera-appomattox-in-the-course-of-human-events.html?ref=arts
Saul Stucchi writes on the premiere in Milano. Here the link: http://www.alibionline.it/akhnaten-al-piccolo-teatro-una-serata-da-mito/
An article, dated September 16, 2015, on the performance conducted by Dante Santiago Anzolini. The title: “THE MAGIC OF AKHNATEN OF PHILIP GLASS, WITH ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF TEATRO REGIO. Here the link http://www.lavocedeltempo.it/Cultura/Musica/La-magia-di-Akhnaten-di-Philip-Glass-con-Orchestra-e-Coro-del-Teatro-Regio
At the end of the concert, Dante Anzolini received both a standing ovation from the public and a warm applause from the musicians of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo, Uruguay. The critic Julio César Huertas, from “El Pais” titled a…
