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Is there any opera that is talked about (or written about) as often as La Traviata? Who knows? And while La Traviata is not one of the much referred-to three most popular operas in the world (the …
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On a visit to Venice last year, several performances gave new meaning (for me) to the common perception of Venice as an important musical destination. There seemed to be performances of classical …
It's Midsummer's Day today, and as I prepare to send this post out (hopefully before Midsummer's Day turns into a dreamy midsummer's night), I have to confess that I was shocked to see that my last …
