Giannina Arangi-Lombardi never sang at the Met.
In the case of Lina Bruna Rasa, the reasons why she never sang at the Met are painfully clear.
It’s Easter season, and that can mean only one thing for opera: It’s Cavalleria Rusticana time. And I, for one, couldn’t be more excited.
Everett Quinton’s Galas is a star at the end of her tether, and she goes nova with the best.
Just 85 years ago, four of Italy’s greatest opera stars gathered at Teatro all Scala for an historic event: the first-ever recording of Arrigo Boito’s sole complete opera, Mefistofele.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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