Opera Warhorses

An appreciation and analysis of the ‘Standard Repertory’ of opera

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Selected Pre-Mozartean Operatic Performances Scheduled for February-July, 2012

January 10th, 2012

A half century ago, the only opera written earlier than Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” that was occasionally performed by American opera companies was Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice”. But since then the operas of Handel and Gluck have become much more familiar fare than anyone would have ever expected, and Monteverdi’s and sometimes even Vivaldi’s operas [...]

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January and February 2012: Best Bet Live Opera Productions in L. A. and San Diego

December 28th, 2011

An ongoing feature of this website is the “Best Bet Revivals” series. When one opera company mounts a physical production of an opera that has been favorably praised by this website, and offers it with a cast of singers who are comparable (at least) to those seen previously, then we alert potential opera goers to [...]

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Donizetti and Early Verdi in the American West, January-June, 2012

December 26th, 2011

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