Tag Archives: Opera Rara

Time’s Sequestered Treasure

Posted on January 31, 2022 by leslie

Time’s Sequestered Treasure Donizetti in the 1830’s, 7-CD Box set, £32, from Opera Rara, reviewed by David Truslove Founded in 1970, Opera Rara is a goldmine for anyone wanting to explore the remoter corners of 19th and early 20th century … Continue reading →

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Fire in the Hole

Posted on December 5, 2021 by leslie

Fire in the Hole Zingari (The Gypsies), original version premiered in 1912, music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlo Rizzi, Cadogan Hall, Friday 3 December 2021, reviewed by Leslie Jones “Like a viburnum, I tremble … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, December 2020

Posted on December 4, 2020 by leslie

ENDNOTES, December 2020 In this edition: opera arias sung by Ermonela Jaho, Art of the Mandolin, choral music from Keble College, Oxford and Clifton Cathedral. Reviewed by STUART MILLSON We bid farewell to 2020, the year of Coronavirus in which our … Continue reading →

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In a Royal Line

Posted on February 6, 2020 by leslie

In a Royal Line ‘An Evening with Rosina Storchio’, recital of songs and operatic arias sung by Ermonela Jaho, accompanied by Steven Maughan at the piano, Sunday 2nd February 2020, Wigmore Hall, London, reviewed by Leslie Jones This was soprano … Continue reading →

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