In a splashy new recording of Norma, Marina Rebeka “is doing something very untoward, and it appears destructive to her voice.” It has Niel Rishoi worried.
Patrick Mack on the iconic Ethan Mordden‘s career and his first book on opera in 30 years – and it appears that time has mostly stopped in the Mordden manse.
On this day in 1946 the Metropolitan Opera presented La Gioconda on tour in Chicago.
If one looks at trends in the last 40 or so years, the most successful Normas are mainly those who’ve made not just bel canto, but Bellini as a mainstay in their repertoire.
Edita Gruberova takes on the requirements of the title role in Bellini’s Norma.
This year’s treat was Vittorio Gnecchi’s Cassandra, completed around 1905
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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