opera or Broadway?
I got lucky earlier this month when I went to the Big Apple. I didn’t have to choose between seeing an opera or Broadway show. I packed them both in one day–Ariadne auf Naxos at the Met and Anything...
View Article‘Rigoletto’ potpourri: a tale, trivia, and a magical performance
Editor’s note: All month long, in honor of Verdi’s birthday, we will celebrate all things Verdi on Operatoonity.com. This Golden Operatoonity repost features my favorite Verdi opera “Rigoletto.”...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite Verdi opera?
October is Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday month. We’re celebrating the 19th Century Italian composer and his works all month long on this blog. Some consider Verdi the Shakespeare of opera–in which case,...
View ArticleBachtrack launches One Stop Arts, new arts listings and review site...
Today, Bachtrack unveiled its classy new website called “One Stop Arts” at onestoparts.com, which aims to do for the London arts scene what Bachtrack did for classical music. One Stop Arts adds plays,...
View Articlehappy anniversary, ‘Tosca,’ and an aria to celebrate!
Today marks the anniversary of a beloved, and I do mean a beloved, opera–Tosca, which premiered in on January 14, 1900, in Rome, Italy. One stunning aria after another. A bad guy who is so utterly evil...
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