The newspaper opera is a small, obscure and super-subgenre. But it is a lively one, as Pacific Opera Project demonstrated Thursday night with a rare revival of Rossini’s little-known “La Gazzetta,” ...
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Rossini’s timeless romantic comedy Cinderella, transporting audiences to a world of enchantment from January 21 to February 10, 2024. Considered one of his finest ...
Most of us know the Cinderella story from fairy-tale books and Disney's animated 1950 classic, but the beloved scullery maid-turned-princess is also the heroine of one of Gioachino Rossini's most ...
Emily Trigle as Tisbe, Alissa Goretsky as Clorinda and Isabel Leonard as Angelina/Cinderella in HGO's Cinderella. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane In the world of opera (as in any art), each composer has a ...
“Cinderella” is a barnstormer of a title — enough to make a dent in the age of the average operagoer — but there is no fairy godmother, glass slipper, pumpkin, nor midnight rush for home in Rossini’s ...
Tenor Andrew Morstein, baritone Sejin Park, soprano Laura Corina Sanders, baritone Andy Papas and mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra Credit: Photo by Pin Lim When the opera’s overture is as zippy and bubbly ...
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the Sarasota Opera found a way to present live performances of one-act and rarely seen works to keep limited-capacity audiences (and home streaming viewers) ...
San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2025 season. The summer festival performances—including a vocal/piano recital; a concert of staged Bel Canto opera scenes; a fully ...
In the category of “who knew,” “Cinderella,” popularly known for its fairy godmother, pumpkin carriage and glass slipper, according to varied resources, dates back to 7BD-23AD. Given the time span, it ...
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