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Not quite hot-on-the-heels of the July 28, 1955 Götterdämmerung that triumphantly capped Decca’s long-buried stereo Bayreuth Ring cycle released by Testament comes an alternate recording
The Navarra-born Emilio Arrieta, well-known as a composer of zarzuelas (Marina, from 1887, is his best-known work), was born in 1823 and studied at the
Many operas, tragic in nature, leave an audience deeply affected. But Wozzeck holds a special place: its “man’s inhumanity to man” and “society and the
This video of Beethoven’s Fidelio was taped over four nights at the end of October, 2006 at the then year-old Palau de las Arts Reina
Were I inclined to study and report on the performance history of this opera–during Berlioz’s lifetime alone–it would take far too long and not be
Although the whole performance is top-notch, the main reason for owning this Cenerentola is the warm, delightfully human, and stunningly sung Cinderella of Joyce DiDonato.
This performance, taped at the Donizetti shrine (Bergamo, his home town) in November and December 2007, is a musical disappointment. The unfussy, somewhat minimalist period
For all his success as a composer of piano rags, Scott Joplin spent enormous time and effort trying to get his opera Treemonisha staged, to
Even during his glory days there were many people who felt that Herbert von Karajan had no business staging operas, and that his gifts should
It’s remarkable that this classic Christmas opera hasn’t received more recordings, but one reason may be its relatively short length (45-50 minutes) and the fact
