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Editor's Holiday Pick: Opera CDs

If you’re looking for a holiday gift for the discerning opera lover on your list, Operanet editor Joel Kasow has some suggestions.

The Met Live in HD: From Slapstick to Post Traumatic Stress Close-ups

"The cameras are far too mobile and there are far too many close-ups that show most singers disadvantageously," writes Joel Kasow of a current batch of HD opera broadcasts on PBS Television.

Mad Scenes and Atomic Bombs in HD

Joel Kasow on three of The Metropolitan Opera’s productions airing now on PBS television and a DVD review of John Adams' 'Doctor Atomic.'

'Don Carlo' and 'La Fanciulla del West' in HD

Joel Kasow on two of The Metropolitan Opera’s productions airing now on PBS television's Great Performances at the Met.

Opera Review: The Sublime, Sublimely. The Ridiculous, Ridiculously

Joel Kasow weighs in on performances of Boris Godunov and Don Pasquale, to be seen on PBS’ Great Performances at the Met.

A Night (Really) at the Opera

Unlike in years past, the star of this year’s Opening Night Gala at the Metropolitan Opera was actually the opera, not the audience.

Editor's CD Review of Opera and Song

Opera critic Joel Kasow reviews recent and notable releases by Kate Royal, Véronique Gens, Inva Mula, Violeta Urmana, Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, as well as a new recordings of Thomas Adès' 'The Tempest', and Federico Ricci's 'Corrado d’Altamura'.

Opera & Vocal CD review - 18 January 1999

Reviews of opera and vocal new releases