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...
The myth of Orpheus in the opera
Orpheus was a legendary Greek musician and poet whose songs could charm gods and...
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...
Women opera composers: 10 of the greatest women in classical music
Gender equality among the opera composers has been unbalanced. This is a fact...
