Bonisolli: the early years
Franco Bonisolli from age 28 to 33 in complete operas by Mozart, Cimarosa, Donizetti and Massenet.
Reri Grist
10 pieces since 2014 — in 6 roles, at 3 companies, most often at New Jersey Symphony.
10
pieces
6
roles
3
companies
13
years
Role Adina
Role Isolier
The reel world
It never occurred to me that each tape had to be individually dubbed or that others, maybe many, many others, might also be ordering tapes at the same time.
Role La Fée
Testament of youth
“Trove Thursday” offers a vernal take on Massenet’s magical Cendrillon (in English) featuring two sopranos: Margaret Price—not yet 30—and Anne Pashley, then just 35.
Role Oscar
Teeny furniture
Sony Classical has now released “Leontyne Price Prima Donna Assoluta” containing nearly her entire operatic oeuvre in a box set.
Role Susanna
Nothing makes me feel better than the 1966 Salzburg Festival Nozze
This performance truly “never fails to lift my mood.”
By DC K
Comment
Role Zerbinetta
The queen’s gambit
Lately I’ve been loving listening to Régine Crespin, prompting Trove Thursday to celebrate the great French soprano with private in-house recordings of two of her important non-Met North American appearances.