
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
Marilyn Horne was a 20th century vocal phenomenon, and this early recital (her first solo?) from 1964 is an example of a type of voice
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
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
British director Richard Eyre’s Carmen was recorded on January 16, 2010 at the Met, just weeks after its premiere. He has updated the opera from
Recorded live in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall over two evenings in May, 2009, this concert recording of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung easily stands among the work’s three or
This new (summer of 2009) Cosi from the Zurich Opera house has a great deal of charm, it looks and sounds good, and it pulls
It’s a pity that this had to be released on the heels of Decca’s brand-new version of the opera from Barcelona’s Liceu; that one is
This performance, recorded in July, 2009 at Covent Garden, has become known as the Barbiere in which Joyce DiDonato sang from a wheelchair, having broken