The cultural sector needs to be rid of Woke, but nobody in the Netherlands dares to say that.
Berio believed that sounds are inextricably linked to a certain historical-traditional, even archetypal, meaning.
Dallapiccola composed Il prigioniero, set against the backdrop of the Dutch Revolt, to protest Mussolini’s regime.
It is high time for the music of Roffredo Caetani to be rediscovered.
In less than 80 minutes, Cavalleria rusticana alone establishes Mascagni as a composer worth our attention.
Puccini was a complex man with a distinctly dark side. This is also reflected in almost all his operas.
Verdi sat like ‘an Assyrian god,’ constantly commenting on the smallest details.
Bellini is poor, it is true, in his instrumentation and harmony! ... But rich in feeling and in an entirely individual, personal melancholy! Even in his lesser-known operas, in Straniera
The ‘serious’ Rossini still does not get the appreciation he deserves in the opera world.
The Adagio gives a totally distorted picture of Albinoni and his music.
Viotti manages to strike a brilliant balance between infectious virtuosity and musical depth.
A consequence of Pergolesi’s posthumous fame: publishers sold works by other composers under Pergolesi’s commercially attractive name.
