Let’s be honest: I was there for Kaufmann and Kühmeier, two of my favorite singers.
I am happy to finally add Les contes d’Hoffmann to the playlist in a Salzburg performance from 2003 with Neil Shicoff in one of his parade roles.
The operas of Leos Janácek have been slowly gaining ground in the world’s theatres over the past fifty years.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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