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Arbiter’s Chaliapin series continues with Volume 2, which includes recordings made by the great Russian basso between 1908 and 1911. There’s an archival aspect to
Opera never has shown its contrasts more than in this Rigoletto from the Sächsische Staatskapelle in Dresden. The production is full of harsh conflicts, which
This 2010 revival of Simon Boccanegra from the Met was designed to showcase Placido Domingo’s undertaking of the title role, normally sung by a baritone.
Vocally and histrionically, this is a fascinating Werther: Jonas Kaufmann remains the best non-Italian-repertoire tenor in the world (although his Alfredo Germont is pretty grand
Here, in quite good sound, is the February 15, 1958 broadcast of Puccini’s Bohème from the Met, with a wonderful conductor and excellent cast. Thomas
Philip Glass’ A Madrigal Opera was written in 1980, in between Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha–however it is unlike any of his other works
This production from 1990 is a solid representation of Benjamin Britten’s unsettling opera, based on the novel of the same name by Henry James. The
I believe this is the only note-complete performance of this opera, and furthermore, the only one that is sung in all of the original keys
Here we have more than five hours of music on four jam-packed CDs that were first released in 1991 (from LPs) but have lately been
Ermione is Rossini’s darkest, angriest opera. It was such a resounding flop at its premiere that after its initial run Rossini withdrew it entirely. It
