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In honor of Richard Tucker’s centenary, Sony has released this […]
I think Anna Netrebko is by now review-proof, and possibly criticism proof: even her warm relationship with and support for Vladimir Putin, despite his attitude
Nino Machaidze is a lovely lyric/coloratura who has made quite a splash in the operatic swimming pool, beginning in 2008 when she replaced Anna Netrebko
Abbado is nothing if not predictable. As this set shows,
This utterly traditional, beautiful-looking, stunningly-lit (by Guido Levi) Aida is both emotionally empty and a B-minus “sing”. Mauro Carosi’s sets and costumes are lavish, with
The version of Don Carlo used by Modena in this production is the hybrid Verdi put together in 1886 for this very theater: it is
This not-quite-persuasive performance from Parma has many vocal felicities to recommend it. Its major problems are with the staging. Director Liliana Cavani has plenty of
Rumor has it that the audiences in Parma used to be the strictest and least forgiving in the world; booing singers off the stage who
Here is another fine entry in the “Tutto Verdi” series from C Major Entertainment and Unitel, this time a performance of Luisa Miller from Parma,
There were more of Anna Russell’s operatic send-ups than her
