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Since there are dozens of recordings of Il trovatore available, […]
Clearly, the draw for this recording is the Boccanegra of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, whose legions of fans will flock to their local or online record mart
Ravishing orchestral playing and choral work combined with an unmatchable understanding of Verdi makes this, despite some issues with regard to the soloists, a very
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
Charles Mackerras gives us what may be the most complete Idomeneo on disc. He goes back to Mozart’s original score, restoring the often massive cuts
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,
No one would have guessed that the world needed another recording of Il trovatore, since there are more than two dozen available, of which a
Suddenly the world is awash in lyric-going-on-spinto sopranos. Gheorghiu, Gallardo-Domas (Harnoncourt’s victim in his recent Aida), and now Barbara Frittoli. Frittoli seems to be the
Okay, here’s the scoop: Zubin Mehta leads a very sympathetic reading of this all-time favorite, emphasizing the lush melodies and the sweet sentiments–you might call
