Where to see the Best Opera in Rome
Rome, the eternal city, is synonymous with art, history, and music. Among its many cultural treasures, opera in Rome holds a special place, blending the city’s rich traditions with timeless musical storytelling. For lovers of opera or those looking to experience this captivating art form for the first time, Rome offers some of the finest […]
Opera today: communicating by talking
We have talked so many times about the need to put opera in a social context, within a real community of fans. There we are said how important it is to share the moment of representation, live together one show and compare points view and impressions. After all, musical and cultural popularization was born precisely […]
The pursuit of happiness in Verdi’s opera
Il “Don Carlo,” Giuseppe Verdi’s grandiose and monumental opera, written for the Paris Opera (in French, to a libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, so the title was also different “Don Carlos“). It was premiered on March 11, 1867: it was a monumental opera, in five acts and with ballets, as the French […]
10 tricks for getting to know and appreciate Opera
Difficulties can be encountered with Opera for those who are beginners, we try, therefore, to offer solutions to deal with these obstacles or, at least, to provide some tricks to get around them. Because after all, we already love Opera even if we don’t know it yet. Here are our 10 suggestions: 1. Open your […]
A Heroine for Two: Giovanna d’Arco between Verdi and Tchaikovsky
We are not going to offer you the usual article dissecting the relationship between Opera and History, explaining how much historical truth there is in the performances we love so much, but we are going to attempt to make a comparison between two operas that deal with the same topic: “Giovanna d’Arco” Giuseppe Verdi and […]
Opera as shock therapy
Often when we choose a show, we do so because we hope to see represented the right answers we would like to find in life, delegating to the curtain, which rises and closes, the role of our reference analyst in a busy group session. Iln the role we play in private and in society, we […]
The Wild West at the Opera
Italian imagery about North America in Puccini’s time was linked to the Buffalo Bill Wils West Show, a traveling circus and western show, which the composer himself attended. Otherwise, information could be exchanged through relatives who were in the U.S. seeking their fortunes, with all the difficulties of communication that existed in the early twentieth […]
5 Christmas operas
Between the hunt for gifts, sweet and savory binges, cold weather and carols, the Christmas atmosphere always brings so much joy. In our musical past, there are works that celebrate this period. First, let’s do a little history. Coinciding with the birth of Opera in the 17th century, we find compositions inspired by the Nativity […]
5 operas based on Shakespeare’s plays
William Shakespeare is considered one of the most important playwrights in Western culture; his plays have inspired not only opera composers, but musicians in general, artists, filmmakers, and you name it. He lived in the second half of the 1500s, of his life we know very little, and this has given rise to many theories […]
Touching the vibrations of music: opera for the blind and deaf
We are well aware of the sensory experience that comes from approaching the world of music, especially then in the world of opera where there are admixtures of various arts. So we wondered if a special proposal had ever been thought of to be able to offer the beauty of this world to just about […]