Menu
Your guide to classical music online
Menu
Menu
Your guide to classical music online
Verdi composed I masnadieri, based on a play by Schiller, for Her Majesty’s Theatre, the Haymarket, in London. It was premiered in 1847 and was
This nearly 50-year-old studio recording of Ballo has not stood up well—if, in fact, it ever stood up at all. It’s difficult to pinpoint what’s
I normally would not review something like this: a 1941 studio recording, originally issued on 35 78 rpm discs, that has been available on-and-off from
This thrilling performance, filmed for television in 1965, repays patience. It is sung in German (not the original French, or most familiar, the clumsy Italian)
This magnificent performance was recorded in Edinburgh in 1960. But caveat emptor: the sound is sub-standard by a long shot. There is a major drop-out:
Erwin Schrott is one of the most charismatic singers around and his voice is a big, healthy bass-baritone, with an easier, more ringing top than
Natalie Dessay remains a phenomenon. She is without a doubt one of today’s great acting singers. She is invariably filled with good ideas that her
The only other serious competition in this repertoire, and it’s not as complete as this release (the Aida items are missing), is an old Philips
Phyllida Lloyd, possibly better known by now as a film director (“Mamma Mia,” “The Iron Lady”), directed this production when it was new in 2002;
Updated to nowhere in particular, some time in the 20th century, this weird, modern-dress Forza gets in its own way. Images of fate and coincidence
