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Tosca |
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| The Royal Opera | | | Chuck out the chintz |
| Miricioiu's return to Covent Garden was both unexpected and welcome |
| Angela Gheorghiu ‘s assumption of the title role is impressive |
| This melodramatic revival nearly brings the ceiling down, twice |
| An evening of secure satisfaction |
| Nelly Miricioiu brings much experience to the role |
| Terfel's Scarpia was a tour de force |
| Dramatically, the production is not compelling |
| The ROH’s ‘Italian Season’ ends in fine style |
| It’s smart, this shocker, and a long way from shabby |
| Terfel's evil genius in Tosca |
| The Royal Opera's 2008-9 season ends in a blaze of glory |
| A performance ultimately lacking in believable passion |
| Angela Gheorghiu dazzles as Tosca at Covent Garden |
| Don Giovanni | |
| Verbier Festival | | | Le dernier Don Giovanni de Terfel |
| Der Fliegende Holländer | |
| Bavarian State Opera | | | Bryn Terfel sang erstmals den Fliegenden Holländer in München |
| Repertoire fern jeder Routine |
| Der Fliegende Holländer |
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| The Royal Opera | | | Terfel, Netrebko take star turns in London |
| A compelling theatrical experience, with no wastage, no superfluities, |
| The Flying Dutchman marks a low-key return to Covent Garden for Bryn Terfel |
| Bryn Terfel triumphs in stormy ‘Flying Dutchman’ |
| Not the most engrossing of productions |
| Two and a half hours that sags in the middle |
| Bryn Terfels triumphale Rückkehr auf die Londoner Bühne |
| Sängerfest mit klaren Bildern |
| Marc Albrecht was very much at the helm of Wagner's Flying Dutchman |
| Not even interesting enough to be a nightmare |
| Terfel and Kampe are exceptional |
| Tim Albery's production of The Flying Dutchman with Bryn Terfel at the Royal Opera House is unmissable |
| Marc Albrecht powers through the score in thrilling fashion |
| Anja Kampe's sensational house debut as Senta brings some much-needed vitality an otherwise dour production |
| German soprano Anja Kampe triumphs as Senta |
| Albery has conjured up a authentically grim life both at sea and ashore |
| Le nozze di Figaro |
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| Metropolitan Opera | | | Desperate husbands |
| Beware, conniving Count, this rugged Figaro will have you dancing to his tune |
| Gianni Schicchi |
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| The Royal Opera | | | Companion pieces |
| A magnificently sung, played and acted double-bill |
| Puccini floats like a butterfly |
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BRYN TERFEL
Born in Wales with music in his heart, Bryn Terfel is one of the most charismatic and talented singers performing today. His commanding stage presence, rich bass-baritone voice and sparkling personality make him in great demand around the world.
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Best pals with Bryn Terfel | | When Bryn Terfel appears as Scarpia in Tosca later this week, it will be his first performance as the evil Chief of Police in Puccini’s opera since the Royal Opera’s production opened over three years ago. |
Terfel follows his inner lieder | | Next Saturday Bryn Terfel will be on the Aotea Centre stage in a concert that stacks lieder by Schubert and Schumann up against Celtic perennials. |
Comedian's role as Glyndebourne leading man | | Wallbanger Christopher Purves takes bass, bass-baritone and baritione as Master Ford in Verdi's Falstaff with Bryn Terfel. |
Bryn Terfel's night at the opera with no trousers | | It was less a case of the wrong trousers and more a case of none at all for Bryn Terfel, the world-renowned opera singer, at a recent concert. |
Welsh National Opera announces the 2009-10 season | | Terfel makes debut in Wagner's Meistersinger; Keenlyside's first Rigoletto. |
Bryn Terfel to star in Wagner’s Meistersinger | | Bryn Terfel will continue his switch to epic Wagnerian roles when he makes his debut in one of the composer’s best-loved operas next year for Welsh National Opera. |
Terfel sets retirement deadline | | Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel has said he will retire within three years to ensure he stops while still on top. |
Portrait of the artist: Bryn Terfel | | 'I'm mistaken for Gérard Depardieu in Paris, and for Meat Loaf in New York.' |
The BBC Proms 2008 | | Mattila and Terfel top and tail season and Rattle returns with the Berlin Philharmonic. |
Terfel, Fleming, Villazon to star at Royal Opera | | Bryn Terfel is among the top singers along with soprano Renee Fleming and tenor Rolando Villazon, scheduled to perform at London's Royal Opera House during the 2008-2009 season. |
Bryn Terfel: fame, Falstaff and fatherhood | | Behind the Ring cancellation lies Terfel's regret that, travelling the world, he has missed much of his boys' childhoods. |
Opera star puts his family first | | The Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel says he put his family first when he pulled out of a major Covent Garden production just weeks before the performance. |
Opera in crisis? | | A personal essay by Jim Pritchard, looking at the Terfel debacle and the growing speight of cancellations in the opera world. |
The lord of the Ring | | Last week, Bryn Terfel shocked the opera world by dropping out of Covent Garden's Ring cycle at the last minute. John Tomlinson tells why he was happy to pick up the pieces. |
Why Bryn Terfel pulled out of the Ring | | The real reason opera superstar Bryn Terfel pulled out of the most talked about show of the year. |
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| Puccini: Tosca
Metropolitan Opera |
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Sep 09 to May 10 |
| | Verdi: Falstaff
Opéra de Monte-Carlo |
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Mar 10 |
| | Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Welsh National Opera |
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Jun 10 to Jul 10 |
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11 Aug 09 / Mundo Clásico (English)
