CosÏ fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (K. 588). Opera buffa in two acts.
Month: June 2008
Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings, Suffolk
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Don Carlo at Royal Opera House
In the latter part of last year, the casting for Nicholas Hytnerís new production of Don Carlo ó in the five-act Italian version ó looked to be on shaky ground.
Don Giovanni. No, the other one
No one has ever called Gazzanigaís Don Giovanni an overlooked masterpiece.
MEYERBEER: Semiramide
This Dynamic recording of Meyerbeer’s Semiramide, an opera title more familiar with Rossini’s name appended, mixes the pleasure of a modestly appealing surprise with regret at key aspects of the performance.
A rare treasure in Saint Louis. . .
Pink flamingos, sheep on wheels, and a queen crowned with giant antlers all inhabit the zany world of Opera Theatre of Saint Louisís Una cosa rara, where the artificial 18th century pastoral commingles with cutesy country colors and 1950s yard art.
Choral Music by Dvo?·k and Brahms
Among the choral music of Anton [Antonin] Dvorak, the familiar Stabat Mater, Op. 58, is known to modern audiences through various live performances and recordings.