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GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759), WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791), GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792 – 1868), FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847), JULES MASSENET (1842 – 1912), and IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882 –...
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BEDŘRICH SMETANA (1824 – 1884): Prodaná nevěsta– Claire Griffin (Mařenka), William Edwards (Jeník), Reginald Powell (Kecal), Zachary Taylor (Vašek), Rafael Alejandro Garcia (Krušina), Danielle Lee...
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588— Meredith Hansen (Fiordigili), Lisa Chavez (Dorabella), Kyaunnee Richardson (Despina), Pavel Suliandziga...
View ArticlePERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi — AIDA (M. Johnson, P. S. Drackley, H....
GIUSEPPE VEDI (1813 – 1901): Aida– Michelle Johnson (Aida), Peter Scott Drackley (Radamès), Hyona Kim (Amneris), Brian Major (Amonasro), Jordan Bisch (Ramfis), Song Zaikuan (Il re d’Egitto), Jersey...
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GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Rigoletto– Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto), Erin Morley (Gilda), Stephen Costello (Il duca di Mantova), Ante Jerkunica (Sparafucile), Yulia Matochkina (Maddalena), Edyta Kulczak...
View ArticleRECORDING REVIEW: J.S. Bach, S. Barber, C. Cooman, D. Ficarri, M. Kim, D....
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750), SAMUEL BARBER (1910 – 1981), CARSON COOMAN (born 1982), DANIEL FICARRI (born 1996), MARIANNE KIM (born 1972), DAN LOCKLAIR (born 1949), CRAIG PHILLIPS (born 1961),...
View ArticleRECORDING REVIEW: Evan L. Snyder & Tamara Wilson — TIFFANY’S SPELLBOOK...
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View ArticleRECORDING REVIEW: Gabriela Lena Frank & Dmitri Shostakovich — EL REBELDE...
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View ArticleRECORDING REVIEW: Artur Schnabel — COMPLETE VOCAL WORKS (Sara Couden,...
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