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If you tend to regard opera translations from a distance (probably having experienced some rather awkward ones), rest assured that this English version of Tchaikovsky’s
This is a performance from the 2006 Salzburg Festival, a revival of a production first seen and disliked there in 2003. At least we know
The final opera in the Ring is the best of the four led by Bernard Haitink, recorded in the very early ’90s. Siegfried Jerusalem remains
Samuel Barber’s songs formed a central part of his output from an early age. They are characterized by natural, unselfconscious lyricism and a highly developed
Having practically waxed poetic recently about the Traviata from Madrid starring Norah Amsellem, I’m feeling a bit fickle: the one under consideration here, the hit
This stunning new Traviata, fresh from the stage of the Salzburg Festival last summer (2005), is a performance to live with. There’s a big hole
Any live performance of this, Rossini’s last opera, is an occasion. Its grand scale, complex plot, and emotional depths on both personal and political levels,
Michael Tilson Thomas always is worth hearing when he conducts Ives, and this disc is no exception. He recorded Three Places in New England for
There was a time when a conductor interpreting a Beethoven symphony examined the score, brought his own artistic insights to bear in combination with his
This is Roberto Alagna’s finest recording to date. He’s well-known for attempting to delineate characters–unlike most tenors–and he often succeeds. Here, in his impeccable French,
