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Vivaldi & Others: Giacomo Puccini and the Dark Sides of the Human Soul

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 28, 2024

Puccini was a complex man with a distinctly dark side. This is also reflected in almost all his operas.

Giuseppe Verdi—The Voice of the Oppressed

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 14, 2024

Verdi sat like ‘an Assyrian god,’ constantly commenting on the smallest details.

Tales of Hoffmann Enchants Palm Beach

Paul du Quenoy April 9, 2024

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.

Vivaldi & Others: Vincenzo Bellini—the composer admired by both Verdi and Wagner

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 31, 2024

Bellini is poor, it is true, in his instrumentation and harmony! … But rich in feeling and in an entirely individual, personal melancholy! Even in

A Grim La Forza del Destino for a Grim New York

Paul du Quenoy March 29, 2024

With such a fine musical performance, it is regrettable that the subway station is the production’s most memorable image.

Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Fr. Richard Munkelt | David Hughes March 25, 2024

Gracchus and its conclusion represent a musical offering on the altar of our great dramatic tradition.

Vivaldi & Others: Gioachino Rossini—The Manic-Depressive Swan of Pesaro

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 10, 2024

The ‘serious’ Rossini still does not get the appreciation he deserves in the opera world.

Brilliant Tosca Opens New Palm Beach Opera Season

Paul du Quenoy February 25, 2024

The highlight was soprano Anastasia Bartoli, who shined in a stellar cast and in an overall enthralling performance.

Somber Tannhäuser Revival Has Highs and Lows

Paul du Quenoy February 5, 2024

The brilliant soloists at the Met were underserved by a worn production and subpar conducting.

Vivaldi & Others: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi—the Italian Mozart

Kees Vlaardingerbroek January 28, 2024

A consequence of Pergolesi’s posthumous fame: publishers sold works by other composers under Pergolesi’s commercially attractive name.

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Vivaldi & Others: Giacomo Puccini and the Dark Sides of the Human Soul

Giuseppe Verdi—The Voice of the Oppressed

Tales of Hoffmann Enchants Palm Beach

Vivaldi & Others: Vincenzo Bellini—the composer admired by both Verdi and Wagner

A Grim La Forza del Destino for a Grim New York

Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Vivaldi & Others: Gioachino Rossini—The Manic-Depressive Swan of Pesaro

Brilliant Tosca Opens New Palm Beach Opera Season

Somber Tannhäuser Revival Has Highs and Lows

Vivaldi & Others: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi—the Italian Mozart

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