The Update - October 4, 2016
Voices from America
Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton in The Metropolitan Opera's Tristan und Isolde (photograph by Ken Howa
ABR Editor Peter Rose was in the United States recently to conduct a literary/arts tour of the northeastern United States. In addition to visiting sites that produced some of America's greatest literary figures, the tour party also attended a performance of Tristan und Isolde at theMetropolitan Opera, and paid a visit to the Australian heldentenor, Stuart Skelton, who played Tristan. In an interview with ABR, Skelton discussed the production, working with Simon Rattle and Nina Stemme, reaching the 'Everest' of his career, and revealed his preference in cocktails.
ABR was saddened to hear of the passing of the American playwright, Edward Albee, in September, at the age of eighty-eight. Peter Rose discussed Albee's career and legacy with theatre critic and regular contributor to ABR, Ian Dickson.
You can listen to both recordings via SoundCloud or iTunes.
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