To celebrate the 100th anniversary performances of Turandot at the Met starting next week, Patrick Dillon gives a listen to seven versions of "Signore, ascolta!" for Perspectives on an Aria.
Madama Butterfly at Opera Colorado plays it safe — and never fully takes flight.
National Symphony Orchestra with
Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director and Conductor, perform Puccini’s triptych of one-act operas: “Suor Angelica”, “Il tabarro”, and “Gianni Schicchi.” With Meryl Dominguez, Soprano, Erika Grimaldi, Soprano, Agnieszka Rehlis, Mezzo-Soprano, Hakeem Henderson, Tenor, Gregory Kunde, Tenor, Roman Burdenko, Baritone and The Washington Chorus with Eugene Rogers, Director. In Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2026.
I feel that the best years of Maria Callas’s vocalità, when we hear such a unique freedom and generosity in her singing, were captured in her early recordings.
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