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Opera is a joy and I want you to love it as much as I do

I am Claudio Tedesco and I trained as an opera director in the Teatro Colón, the opera house of my native Buenos Aires; I have worked in the field in mainland Europe and the UK for more than twenty years.

My aim is to widen your knowledge of opera:

Are you interested in opera but just starting out?…
Are you already familiar with the genre and keen to know more?…
Do you go to the opera and want to deepen your appreciation?…

If you have said yes to any of the above, I offer a range of short courses in opera appreciation that are tailored to your individual needs. For more information, click here or on ‘Courses’ on the right hand side of the panel.

For Spanish speakers, the course can also be taught entirely in Spanish.

Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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 one. Wonderful evening with the London Ladies Club! Here are some good reviews http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/23/il-barbiere-di-siviglia-review http://seenandheard-international.com/2014/09/stellar-debuts-in-covent-gardens-il-barbiere http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/40219/il-barbiere-di-siviglia-img

VERDI

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 world. Verdi’s operatic output is staggering, with 28 operas, many of which contain ...

The Voice of Dissidence II

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 the ENO (where operas are performed in English-language versions) I thought I ...

The Voice of Dissidence

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 this question? Because he sung recently Nabucco at Covent Garden and the role ...