Last Saturday I returned from my early errands to find a mid-morning message on the phone from my uncle, who by happy coincidence also lives in Ithaca, New York a few miles from my house.: “Lump Lump, ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — It takes six tenors and one phenomenal soprano to perform Gioachino Rossini’s “Armida,” which helps explain why the Metropolitan Opera didn’t get around to mounting this glorious ...

A recurring phrase in Rossini’s Armida, about a sorceress and her ill-fated love for a Christian soldier during the Crusades, A recurring phrase in Rossini’s Armida, about a sorceress and her ...

1 Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More "We are staging this highly challenging opera expressly for Renée Fleming, who has the ...

Mounting the company premiere of Rossini’s “Armida” at the Metropolitan Opera this season would almost seem to be an act of defiance. It’s an opera that calls for six tenors — when even one Met-worthy ...

Soprano Renée Fleming triumphs as the vengeful sorceress in the title role of Gioachino Rossini's Armida, premiering in primetime on THIRTEEN on Thursday, August 19 at 8 pm. The Great Performances at ...

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – Rinaldo ed il mago di Ascalona – Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain. In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly give their ...

It is standard operating procedure for a world-class opera company like the Metropolitan Opera to mount a sumptuous new production to showcase a world-class diva. Therefore, it's no surprise that this ...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) composed the opera Armida in Naples and it was premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo on 11 May 1817, marking the inauguration of the newly built theatre after it had been ...

The Manoel Theatre is staging a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s opera Armida in March. First performed in November 1817, the opera tells the tale of the Saracen sorceress Armida, who uses her ...