Originally issued in LP by Voce (100), this unfairly neglected work by Gaetano Donizetti is now available on the Bongiovanni (GB2386/87-2) label.
Month: December 2005
LEH¡R: Das Land des L‰chelns
This version of Leh·rís second most popular operetta is not one for purists. By the mid-seventies, it was already clear that one of the biggest tragedies of Western classical music was taking place ó the disappearance of operetta with its tons of wonderful music.
Cecilia Bartoli – Barbican, London
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1b59df54-6859-11da-bfce-0000779e2340.html
‘Hansel and Gretel’ a delicious holiday treat
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/13374776.htm
La Scala after the storm is battered but still beautiful
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bf339d28-6858-11da-bfce-0000779e2340.html
A Time of Tristans
We live in a time of Tristan & Isolde ó recordings of the great Wagner opera, that is.
A Fresh Look at Giulia Grisi
Giulia Grisi must be, by whatever standard is applied, regarded as one of the greatest and most important soprano singers who ever graced the operatic stage,
Philharmonia Orchestra/Sokiev, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article331843.ece
HANDEL’S GIULIO CESARE
Giulio Cesare in Egitto was the fifth of the full-length operas composed by Handel for Londonís Royal Academy of Music, the opera company founded in 1719 by a group of noblemen with the objective of staging Italian opera seria.