The long listen The long listen

A conversation with maestro Gil Rose of Odyssey Opera.

Live and empoisoned Live and empoisoned

In how many operas does the heroine drink poison and then go lengthily mad?

The lady’s a star The lady’s a star

I just arrived back from Stella di Napoli’s.

Dancing with the star Dancing with the star

After listening to “Stella di Napoli,” her mightily impressive new CD of rare bel canto arias just released by Erato, I felt many of the old sparks reigniting.