Three opera icons stepped onto the stage during Friday's opening ceremony. Each of them are more than 200 years old ...
Once you get over the shock that Shakespeare’s immortal masterpiece has been turned into a stereotypical Italian opera of the early 19th century, where minor character Rodrigo, now in love with ...
“Let’s do a Rossini comedy that doesn’t exist yet,” the head of the Glimmerglass Festival said. Coming soon: Ken Ludwig’s “Tenor Overboard.” By Elisabeth Vincentelli Comic operas tend to be ...
Rossini's William Tell, famous for the use of part of its spectacular overture as the signature tune of The Lone Ranger TV series, is one of the most demanding operas ever written. It's a thrilling ...
Tenor Andrew Morstein, baritone Sejin Park, soprano Laura Corina Sanders, baritone Andy Papas and mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra Credit: Photo by Pin Lim When the opera’s overture is as zippy and bubbly ...
As with so many comic operas, “The Barber of Seville” is marked by a plot brimming with false identities and improbable twists and turns. The music by Giacomo Rossini is, however, glorious; and if you ...
Rossini is a composer famous for his large and passionate operas, but his "Andante and Variations for Oboe and Harp" are on a smaller scale. The Swiss oboist Heinz Holliger performs with his harpist ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rossini’s “Otello” premiered in 1816, and the musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play was a hit for seven decades. Then Verdi’s version debuted in 1887 and was acclaimed as ...
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The 45th edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, to be held in Pesaro from 7 to 23 August 2024, was presented at the Italian Consulate in New York. The Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele, the Mayor of ...
He isn't like Don, the neighbor you'd invite to your backyard cocktail party. This Don would hit on every woman in sight, get feisty with any relative who calls him out and pick a nasty fight, with or ...