The Capulets and the Montagues are families well known from Shakespeare, and their clan-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are the…
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Online references on Spanish history El Cid, from the Spanish/Arabic meaning lord or chief, was the nom de guerre, as…
If changes in social mores since mid-19th-century Paris render aspects of La Traviata awkwardly dated, the passion and poignancy of…
Zarzuela is the unique Spanish form of musical theater/operetta, made up of text both spoken and sung, with solos, duets,…
. Suggested reading: Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series) Bel canto – literally beautiful singing – is a…
I Pagliacci, variously translated as Traveling Players or Clowns, is a popular and often performed short opera in the verismo…
Handel’s oratorios were not composed for the theatrical stage where, in England, religious dramas were forbidden until the 20th century….
If Hector Berlioz had not wandered in to see Hamlet one night the world would not now be in possession…
Ottorino Respighi Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) Philadelphia, PA Conducted by Christopher Macatsoris Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center Jan….
Online references on Beethoven If Fidelio is not the finest argument that opera transcends the sum of its parts, what…
Suggested reading: Silver Queen: The Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor (1988), Caroline Bancroft The Legend of Baby Doe: The…
Suggested reading: Guide to Parsifal with complete libretto and a parallel translation into English by Andrew Porter For his last…
The Marriage of Figaro is a marriage of Beaumarchais’ witty, satirical play about the foibles of lovers and the presumptions…
La Forza del Destino announces its intended theme forcefully in its title, but it really doesn’t deliver. The libretto is…