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There is almost nothing by Antonio Sartorio (1630-1680) available on disc except for a duet on a compilation CD. He composed 14 operas but only
Wozzeck in the vernacular is a good idea. The dementiae that go on within the minds of and between the characters are subtle and remarkable;
Somehow I’m certain that if Opera Rara had deemed all of Mercadante’s 1831 opera Zaira to as be worthy as these highlights, the Peter Moores
Composed in 1863 as a commission for a friend who wanted to consecrate a private chapel dedicated to his wife, the Petite messe solennelle is
This is an exciting live performance of this opera, recorded in Salzburg in 1969 when all of the principals were in their primes. Karl Böhm
Rossini’s Stabat Mater is one of the least devotional pieces of religious music ever penned, and I’m not complaining. It’s full of the composer’s best,
Carmen Jones, Oscar Hammerstein’s 1943 musical theater adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen, reset the opera in North Carolina and Chicago during World War II specifically for
Taped live at the Salzburg festival in 1972, this Cosi must have been great fun to watch. Karl Böhm leads with his usual assurance and,
This is a well-conducted, nicely recorded version of Puccini’s last opera that at times is so poorly, indeed abominably sung that there should be a
I seem to recall that this was a joyless, tough-love performance of this opera, but lo, almost 30 years later it seems to wear somewhat
