Month: March 2008

The Spanish comical lyric genre of the zarzuela has long been considered the stepchild of opera.

The BBC Proms webcasts all of its performances, and many are available for extended periods through BBC Radio’s archives.

As evidence of Deutsche Grammophon’s proud status as a classical record label of the “old school,” there appears this CD document of a typical opera gala affair, from July of 2007 in Baden-Baden.

While a number of fine recordings of Gustav Mahlerís Eighth Symphony have been released in recent years, the prospect of a performance conducted by Pierre Boulez is attractive for many reasons.