Commenting on my own post -- I don't mean to imply that anything Puccini did detracts from the quality, the beauty of the work. It's magnificent. It's performed and loved around the world and people will still be weeping at the fate of Cio Cio San a century from now. On a personal note, i spent 3...
This was the result of BBC's review of the opinions of 20 opera "critics," hardly a valid survey. The Cult of Callas still seems to dominate opinion in the UK. How anyone can listen to that shrill screech of Callas and anoint her the greatest voice of all time is beyond me. I have tried to like C...
Commenting on my own post -- I don't mean to imply that anything Puccini did detracts from the quality, the beauty of the work. It's magnificent. It's performed and loved around the world and people will still be weeping at the fate of Cio Cio San a century from now. On a personal note, i spent 3...