The Opera Tattler

Monkey: Journey to the West

Damon Albarn's Monkey: Journey to the West finished a short run at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden from July 23rd to 26th. The work is in Mandarin but was first performed last year in Manchester, and has since appeared at the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Spoleto Festival USA.

Reviews of ROH Performances: Daily Mail | The Independent | Telegraph | Guardian UK | Bloomberg | Financial Times | Times Online | Evening Standard

Reviews of Spoleto Performances: New York Times | Charleston City Paper | Washington Post | Greenville News

The Fly at Théâtre du Chatelet

The world premiere of Howard Shore's The Fly happened last night at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The opera opens in the United States on September 7th at Los Angeles Opera.

Official Site | Production Site for Théâtre du Chatelet | Production Site for LA Opera

Reviews: Bloomberg | The Guardian UK | The Telegraph | IHT

Padmâvatî at Spoleto

The Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi 2008 opened last night with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production of Padmâvatî, recently at Théâtre du Chatelet. There will be one more performance tomorrow, and the festival runs through July 13th.

New York Times Review | Official Site

Padmâvatî Coverage

Padmâvatî opened last Friday at Théâtre du Châtelet.

In English: IHT | Times of India | Reuters India | The Telegraph

En Français: webthea.com | Le Monde | ResMusica.com | AFP

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Marriage News

Sanjay Leela Bhansali denies rumors that he is to marry choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant. The director turned 45 last Sunday and says working on the opera Padmâvatî, which opens in a little over a fortnight, has been fun.

Times of India Article | Official Site

Padmâvatî at Théâtre du Chatelet

Théâtre du Châtelet is putting on Roussel's opera ballet Padmâvatî from March 14-24, 2008. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who directed the films Saawariya, Devdas, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the dancing will be choreographed by Tanusree Shankar.

The Telegraph Article | Production | SLB's Official Site | Shankar's Biography

The Fly News

Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch (Seth Brundle) and tenor David Curry (Stathis Borans) have been cast in The Fly, which will have its world premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris this July.

The Globe and Mail Article | Théâtre du Châtelet Site | LA Opera Site