Concerto barocco Concerto barocco

Christopher Corwin on three stylish sopranos delighting audiences live in New York and on recording in a trio of new releases.

Romantic hero Romantic hero

The main reason to see this revival is Benjamin Bernheim’s Duca.

Seductively compelling Seductively compelling

Rosa Feola immediately established with her first group that she’s a serious artist who brought to the concert format both a warmly appealing coppery soprano as well as detailed and savvy dramatic instincts.

Jest you, jest me Jest you, jest me

Friday night’s Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera revealed once again a predictable dissonance between the performances on stage and Michael Mayer’s production.

Rosa’s turn Rosa’s turn

To heck with Bayreuth and Salzburg, Glimmerglass and Santa Fe as Rosa Feola sang Mozart at Lincoln Center Friday night and I wouldn’t have been anywhere else!