Women in revolt
The full title of the opera pretty much describes the plot: Il mondo alla roversa osia Le donne che comandano.
4 pieces since 2019 — in 3 roles.
The full title of the opera pretty much describes the plot: Il mondo alla roversa osia Le donne che comandano.
For those who complain (not entirely unfairly) that Handel operas are “just a string of da capo arias,” I sometimes mutter to myself, “Have they ever tried Rameau?”
Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s Médée is a monument of the 17th century French baroque lyric tragedy.
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