About opera
The Three Donizetti Queens: Anne Boleyn, Mary Stuart and Roberto Devereux
In the first half of the 19th century, Italy was a divided country, and it’s not a surprise that English
The Querelle des Bouffons: The controversy beetween French and Italian opera
The Querelle des Bouffons (also known as the War of the Comic Actors) was the name given to a battle
The myth of Orpheus in the opera
Orpheus was a legendary Greek musician and poet whose songs could charm gods and wild beasts, trees and rocks. The
Women opera composers: 10 of the greatest women in classical music
Gender equality among the opera composers has been unbalanced. This is a fact that can be demonstrated on a purely
Falstaff: Verdi’s Last Opera
Falstaff is the last of Giuseppe Verdi’s 28 operas, and also his only comic opera together with his early Un
Gianni Schicchi: Third and final instalment of Puccini’s « Il Trittico »
Gianni Schicchi is a short, one-act opera by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18.
