Someone once called Handelís Italian cantata Apollo e Dafne a ìproto-operaî and itís easy to see why.
Author: Gary Hoffman
The Coronation of Poppea ó English National Opera
For some seasons now, ENO has expressed a commitment to reinforce the role of dance within opera.
Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ at Metropolitan Opera
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Der Freisch¸tz at Oper Köln
Do you remember a moment when a piece, new to you, so engaged you that you immediately wanted to know more. . .or all about it?
Jan Neckers on Recently Reissued Historicals
I doubt many admirers of Leontyne Price will be tempted to buy this issue.
La Nilsson: My Life in Opera
Birgit Nilsson probably never heard of “the Protestant work ethic,” but she didn’t need to know it.
MAZZOCCHI: Madrigali e Dialoghi
The Roman composer Mazzocchi is one of those figures known only to musicologists, and it is a pity, for this disc contains first-rate music.