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[In memory of soprano Virginia Zeani (October 21, 1925-March 20, 2023) we offer this re-post from our archives.] This historical reissue is, by my count,
Verdi composed I masnadieri, based on a play by Schiller, for Her Majesty’s Theatre, the Haymarket, in London. It was premiered in 1847 and was
The raison d’être for the release of this live, 1960 Neapolitan performance of Puccini’s oft-recorded Manon Lescaut is clearly the Des Grieux of Carlo Bergonzi,
Had you been in Naples in 1957, and had this been playing at the opera (this is a studio recording, not a live one), you
All but the most die-hard fans will be put off by the terrible sound of this 1955 in-house-tape-recorded performance, although this “remastering” has made it
Premiered at La Scala in December, 1834 (and immediately following Maria Stuarda), Gemma di Vergy was a hit, running 26 performances before moving all over
Gasparo Spontini is best known for his neo-Classical opera La Vestale, a favorite of Ponselle and Callas. A far more Romantic work, with bigger melodies
