Author: Gary Hoffman

This beautiful production premiËred in 1980 and was the first live-telecast from the Met internationally relayed.

Conductor Steven Mercurio appears to have made a highly favorable impression on singers in his career so far (some of the following info comes from his website, http://stevenmercurio.com/).

Iím surprised that such an eminent musicologist as Julian Budden, in his interesting essay accompanying the recording, still lays the blame for the relative failure of Edgar at the librettistís feet.

Putting the “grim” into a classic fairy tale (whether the Brothers Grimm’s or not), this Glyndebourne La Cenerentola from the 2005 festival season establishes a drab, dark mood in its first scenes.