Covid fan tutte: A comic opera about life during the pandemic
This is neither a typo nor a slip. The Finnish National Opera commissioned and...
Christmas operas: Surveying trends throughout history
Our homes and streets are once again decorated for the most engaging holiday of...
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...
Verdi’s Macbeth: “The opera without a love affair!”
Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by...
Joan Sutherland: The leading coloratura soprano of the 20th century
Joan Sutherland (born November 7, 1926, Sydney, Australia - died October 10, 2010,...
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...
