It is worth remembering that prior to the premiËre of Straussís opera in 1911, the working title was ëOchs auf Lerchenauí.
Il Matrimonio Segreto in Brooklyn
Opera producers in quest of headlines, unable to make them from the limited number of Mozart operas available (all of them far too familiar) but equipped with the flood of attractive young singers trained to sing Mozart in conservatories (because singing Mozart does not harm young voices, and
singing Verdi and Wagner before 30 ó better yet, 40 ó often will), sometimes turn to Mozartís contemporary, Cimarosa, and his Il Matrimonio Segreto, to get attention.
Handel’s Rodrigo ó Ensemble San Felice, St Johnís Smith Square, London
Handelís Rodrigo, subtitled ëVincer se stesso Ë la maggior vittoriaí (Self-conquest is the greater victory) is one of the composerís earliest operatic works, and rarely heard.
Il Trovatore not dampened by weather
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/show-23393006-details/Il+Trovatore/showReview.do?reviewId=23490097
MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito — Covent Garden 1976
La Clemenza di Tito: Opera seria in two acts, K621.
Is there a Right way to sing opera?
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/opera/article4027529.ece
A Tribute to Franco Zeffirelli
Among the tributes that came to the legendary Producer, Designer and Director Franco Zeffirelli, in the remaining days of this past March, a little gem of a celebration was held at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble bookstore, on the evening of March 28th.