questo e quello
Born on this day basses Ezio Pinza (1892) and Boris Christoff (1914).
Iestyn Davies is, of course, a renowned Handellian, and he sang Handel’s music with clarity, restraint, and precision.
It’s that time of year again, cher public, when you select your favorites for the 2019 parterre box “Pubie” awards.
For more than 40 years, the magnificent opening image from Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites has served as an icon for the Met.
“Records show conductor James Levine’s company received $936,755 from the Metropolitan Opera in his 47th and final season.”
The New York premiere of Kopernikus, an opera by the Canadian mystic Claude Vivier, who was murdered in Paris in 1983, three years after its completion.
Today the good guy finally gets his chance with San Giovanni Battista by Alessandro Stradella featuring Christophe Dumaux as John the Baptist.
On this day in 1889 Massenet’s Esclarmonde premiered in Paris.
“Gelb said the Ring probably will return in five or six years…”