
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
Verdi referred to Traviata as a “subject of our time”, and he got in trouble for presenting contemporary characters on stage, especially those with shaky
Once you get used to the idea that your favorite tenor (in my case Björling) isn’t singing “Torna a Surriento”–or any other of these 17
The Tsar’s Bride is a venerable staple in Russian opera houses, yet the work hasn’t exported well. Perhaps the reason lies with its convoluted plot,