It’s Norma, darling. We know.
Jessica Pratt’s last-minute Norma in Milan might well be the stuff of legend
A live broadcast from Milan starring Marina Rebeka
Francesco Filidei’s new opera The Name of the Rose struggles to bridge the past and the present in Milan
Seven Deadly Sins, Mahagonny Singspiel, and The Songs of Happy End live from Milan
A live broadcast from Milan of the world premiere of Francesco Filidei’s opera based on Umberto Eco‘s novel
Florian Leopold Gassmann‘s rare comedy live from Milan
A live broadcast from Milan
Revivals of Falstaff in Milan and Don Carlo in Naples have Larry Wolff thinking across the six decades of Verdi‘s career
A performance of Schönberg‘s oratorio recorded earlier this fall in Milan
A live Sant’Ambrogio opening night broadcast from Milan
Not too long ago, Benjamin Bernheim gave an interview to Opéra Magazine in which he stated “Je ne suis pas un top model.”
A live opening night broadcast from Milan featuring Benjamin Bernheim in the title role alongside Victoria Karkacheva, Jean Sébastien Bou, and Francesca Pia Vitale conducted by Alain Altinonglu
An alternative Rondine from Milan featuring Mariangela Sicilia, Rosalia Cid, Matteo Lippi, and Giovanni Sala conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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