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Nosferatu, based on Murnau’s 1922 film, has been in the works for many years and was finally premiered doubly at the Rimrock Opera Company in
This complete performance of Rigoletto from 1964 includes not only the Duke’s second-act cabaletta, but more gloriously, the cadenza that Verdi composed (and not an
This set, dating from the mid-1950s and originally (and for many years) on RCA, looks better on paper than it actually is, and this transfer
Hao Jiang Tian is a true basso cantante with a handsome voice of considerable depth and an intelligent way with text. Here he assays many
There are many things to admire in this new Clemenza, but it does not push either the Hogwood or Gardiner out of their tie for
What’s right about this 1976 live recording of Nino Rota’s most popular opera? First, the music itself. Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (The Florentine
Complete recordings of this opera are oddly few and far between, so it makes sense to pay attention to any one that comes along. The
Marino Faliero was Donizetti’s 46th opera, the one that directly preceded Lucia. It premiered in Paris in 1835 with the same cast that had taken
Bianca e Falliero is Rossini’s 30th opera; he composed it for La Scala in 1819. At the time, he was experimenting with form at his
This is yet another thoroughly welcome installment in Opera Rara’s exploration of salon (for want of a better word) songs from the 19th century. Most
