Acknowledged as one of the highlights of Italian opera master Rossini's ouevre, LA CENERENTOLA (translation: Cinderella) reworks the classic fairy tale into a lovely, lush operatic production. The ... Read more
This powerful work is a dark drama about love and politics in medieval Genoa, that debuted in Venice in 1857. The performance of dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the conducting of Solti are highly praised.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Falstaff' performed by the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Katia Ricciarelli leads the three wives; Leo Nucci sings the part of ... Read more
Contrary to popular belief, AIDA, Giuseppe Verdi's homage to the late-nineteenth century penchant for exoticism, was not commissioned for or performed at the opening of the Suez Canal in November ... Read more
The Salzburg Festival's La Traviata staged by Willy Decker, with the
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor directed by Rupert Huber, and the Wiener Philharmoniker under Carlo Rizzi. Recorded ... Read more