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Don Ranuccio (bass-baritone Filippo Morace) is the villain who has imprisoned Don Sebastiano (baritone Piero Terranova) in his castle; he also wants to kill the
The first question raised upon hearing this release of Frank Lewin’s full-length opera: what on earth happened during the mixing process? The voices are so
Just as in another era impressionist Rich Little captured the gestures and demeanor of President Nixon better than Nixon himself, and Dana Carvey’s voice and
Although Ernest Bloch is known to most listeners for his “Jewish music”, some of his best works (and the majority of his compositions overall) don’t
Wagner mavens with a nose for vintage opera broadcasts may have encountered this splendid Siegfried, aired January 30, 1937 live from the Metropolitan Opera, via
Mozart’s singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) is a musically delightful and comedically clever little piece, even though most listeners only know it for its engaging
Here’s a near-novelty: the three-separate-act version of Dutchman, recorded on stage at La Scala in 1966. There is no information provided in the two-page leaflet
It would be interesting to know, purely from the standpoint of understanding pathological phenomena, what (if any) criteria were used to choose the selections on
Collectors who own EMI’s out-of-print edition of Reginald Goodall’s live Rhinegold need not acquire Chandos’ 24-bit remastering, which offers slight rather than major sonic improvement.
According to Myto’s booklet notes, this live 1951 Berlin State Opera Die Walküre was taped by German Radio for broadcast purposes but never transmitted in
