Thank you for the music
Trove Thursday celebrates early St. Cecilia’s Day—November 22—with a 1976 performance of Licino Refice’s Cecilia starring Renata Scotto as the patron saint of music and musicians.
8 pieces since 2012.
Trove Thursday celebrates early St. Cecilia’s Day—November 22—with a 1976 performance of Licino Refice’s Cecilia starring Renata Scotto as the patron saint of music and musicians.
There are, on rare occasions, moments in a live performance where some intangible symbiotic relationship between audience and performer creates an instant that borders on the sublime.
L’Arlesiana in a vibrant live performance from a dozen years ago with Giuseppe Filianoti, Latonia Moore and Marianne Cornetti.
“Are we Team Guelf or Team Ghibelline?”
Be wary of operas that are famous for just one aria or just one famous opinion.
Revive is a manifesto of sorts, declaring Elina Garanca’s intentions for the new direction in her career.
Jonas Kaufmann announced that he feels ready to return to the stage after calling in sick since last autumn
When Giuseppe Filianoti isn’t busy being one of the world’s more versatile tenors, he plays detective.
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