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Robert Levine

Once you get used to Renato Capecchi’s Figaro, which sounds as if he’s on speed (he’s almost menacing in his perkiness at times), there’s much

Robert Levine

This lovely studio recording of Donizetti’s best-known comic opera was made in l953 and has a lot to recommend it. Margherita Carosio was a charming

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Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
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by David Hurwitz
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Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related