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This delightful, hour-long comic opera was finished by Bizet in 1859, but it wasn’t produced until 1906 (in Monte Carlo). Extra bits–recitatives, an additional aria,
This is the second opera by this Portuguese composer (who made his reputation in Naples, composed dozens of operas, and died in 1830) to appear
Here are two comic operas by Paisiello, taped live in July, 2002 at the Martina Franca Festival. In Le due contesse, when the Countess and
Here’s a really interesting rarity, a wonderfully sexy “symphonic poem” for tenor and orchestra set to a text by Alfred de Musset. Leoncavallo composed La
My first encounter with Lucille Chung’s cultivated pianism and individual artistry occurred at her 1996 New York recital debut where she played one of the
Antonio Salieri’s Falstaff is not Verdi’s and never will be. That out of the way, it’s a charming evening’s entertainment, occasionally quite funny, with nicely
It’s a function of just how seriously the mad glut of releases has buried interesting new projects in a general welter of ennui that this
This fine work, in the perfect Classical tradition, is from late in Piccinni’s French period. It was composed in 1783 and was performed in Paris
Poor Paisiello! If only Rossini hadn’t come along and composed his incredibly inventive, witty, insightful, vocally acrobatic version of Il barbiere di Siviglia, we might
Don’t worry, Rossini hasn’t been composing operas while nobody’s looking. This work, premiered in Paris in September, 1826, is a pastiche, pieces of some of
