This is a revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s production of The Barber of Seville at Covent Garden. The original production is from 2005. Great and young singers and a fantastic production somewhere between a traditional and a modern […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was born the 10th October 1813. Verdi is considered with Richard Wagner the most influential composer of operas of the nineteenth century and he dominated the Italian scene after Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Opera in the original language… I had always seen (and heard) Carmen performed in French, at least in my native Teatro Colón Opera House in Buenos Aires, that is, until I came to London … For my first visit to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Plácido Domingo’s Fach… What is a Fach? Well, it’s the type of voice a singer has, its colour and range. In other words, what I am asking is: Is Plácido Domingo a tenor or a baritone? Why am I asking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…