Some opera sets are meant to be an introduction to the work presented. They contain a booklet which tells you about the life of the composer, the history of the work, some analysis, a synopsis of the story, and maybe (if you’re lucky) the libretto translated into your language.
Month: March 2006
Opportunity Is Waiting at the Opera As Maestro Recovers From a Fall
http://www.nysun.com/article/28987
The Dearly Departed, Lingering This Side of Paradise
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/arts/music/13span.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
CIMAROSA: Il Matrimonio Segreto
Il Matrimonio Segreto, Melodramma giocoso in two acts.
Music composed by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801). Libretto by Giovanni Bertati after The Clandestine Marriage (1766) by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick.
Anna Moffo, 73, Soprano and Arts Advocate, has Died
http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/news/pressrelease.aspx?id=1132
That Big Nose Is Back, and So Is the Voice That Goes With It
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/arts/music/10cyra.html
Preview: Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera House, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article350466.ece