Bella come un tramonto
With the performance of Dessì we move onto a different plane than the other singers.
Marco Spotti
6 pieces since 2013 — in 6 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Teatro Regio di Parma.
6
pieces
6
roles
2
companies
14
years
By company
Role Colline
Role Fernand
Dueling duels
Mr. Wilson’s production concept, according to his liner notes, has more to do with Paris at the time of the premiere and a “world of memory” than it does with the storytelling of civil war in medieval Spain.
Role Gualtiero
Bows and arias
Whenever opera-lovers are canvassed about what neglected operas they hunger to see revived, the resulting lists inevitably feature a goodly number of grand operas, those once wildly popular monstrosities–particularly by Meyerbeer–written primarily for Paris in the mid-19th century.
Role King
A desert breeze whispering a lullaby
The studio opera recording is a rare beast these days and its arrival always a cause for celebration.
Role Sparafucile
Jest the way you are
I’m happy to report that Rigoletto from the 30 DVD Tutto Verdi set from the Teatro Regio di Parma is a blockbuster
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Role Walter Furst
Mark, missed
Thoughtless direction stifled the epic drama.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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