Rogers's skill in getting his orchestra to phrase and breathe was apparent right at the start in a string arrangement of Myroslav Skoryk's bittersweet Melody, originally for violin and piano, very ...

WILMINGTON, Del.WILMINGTON, Del. — The year was 1839, and a young, unknown Italian composer was having his first opera produced at La Scala. Though only a modest success, “Oberto” launched the career ...

Next Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, Main Line opera lovers will have a chance to hear the first opera Giuseppe Verdi wrote. It’s “Oberto”, and the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) is presenting its Philadelphia ...

The earliest of Verdi’s operas enjoys a rare outing at Cadogan Hall. Set in Bassano in Northern Italy in 1228, it sees Riccardo, Count of San Salinguerra, attempt to marry Cuniza, sister of Ezzelino ...

Thanks to supertitles it wasn’t necessary to consult programme synopsis or the libretto COG always makes available. As usual in Italian opera from the first half of the 19th century, the soprano and ...