![](https://europeanconservative.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1280px-Luciano_Berio_princes_Beatrix_prince_Claus_1972-e1720347297916.jpg)
Vivaldi & Others: Luciano Berio—The Historically Conscious Avant-Gardist
Berio believed that sounds are inextricably linked to a certain historical-traditional, even archetypal, meaning.
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.
Jules Massenet’s opera invites dreamy fantasies of a lost and better world.
The gloomy production is a poor platform for superstar soprano Lise Davidsen and a generally stellar cast.
In his debut performance of the title role, Gábor Bretz is superb in the Hungarian State Opera’s production of Mussorgsky’s enduring classic.
The WNO scores a success, delighting audiences with its freewheeling, Jazz-age New Orleans take on Offenbach’s Songbird.
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.
Palm Beach’s outgoing director, David Walker, will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on, capped by this outstanding production of Hoffman set in the roaring ’20s.
To submit a pitch for consideration:
submissions@
For subscription inquiries:
subscriptions@