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Boito’s librettos for Verdi’s Otello and Falstaff are his major legacy, but his music is largely forgotten. His Faust opera, Mefistofele, was performed often in
The 24 pieces comprising Rossini’s self-deprecatingly titled “Quelques Riens” collection are anything but “little nothings”. They’re just as witty, original, and crackling with life as
Composed in 1863 as a commission for a friend who wanted to consecrate a private chapel dedicated to his wife, the Petite messe solennelle is
Rossini’s Stabat Mater is one of the least devotional pieces of religious music ever penned, and I’m not complaining. It’s full of the composer’s best,
Despite Agnes Baltsa’s inability to sound fragile–as Cinderella at least occasionally ought to–this is a successful, witty performance. Baltsa can bully, but when she draws
This was the first opera Rossini composed for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples starring the remarkable Isabella Colbran. In fact, all four main roles–Elisabetta,
This is a truly mediocre live performance (the audience applauds politely at times) of Rossini’s delightful sixth opera. It doesn’t require the finest of singing
Don’t worry, Rossini hasn’t been composing operas while nobody’s looking. This work, premiered in Paris in September, 1826, is a pastiche, pieces of some of
Gianluigi Gelmetti conducts these Rossini overtures with all the verve, swagger, and finesse they require. He really sets the pulse racing with his ardent, energetic
This is an inexpensive pairing of two previously released Opus 111 recordings. The packaging is minimal–any information about the works, as well as texts, must
