Pietro Mascagni

CD Reviews: Mascagni’s “Zanetto” and Thomson’s “Four Saints in Three Acts”

Odyssey Opera’s first commercially-released album is a fun showcase; BMOP delivers an excellent performance of Four Saints in Three Acts.

I make no claims to have listened to everything released in 2016; here are my picks for the top classical recordings of the year.

Leslie Armstrong February 20, 2020 at 11:12 am on Book Review: “A Grief Sublime” — A Lasting Testament to the Power of Words to Sustain and HealA lovely review, Roberta. this book reminds me a little of your first (or was it your second) book. Lale...
Will McMillan February 20, 2020 at 9:11 am on Arts Commentary: Politics IS Performance — A Director Evaluates the CandidatesThank you for writing this, Mr. Zinn, and for sharing it on Artsfuse, Mr. Marx. I found it to be...
Terry February 20, 2020 at 5:39 am on Arts Remembrance: A Tribute to Poet and Writer John AshAs a young female Australian I discovered John Ash's 'The Branching Stairs' in my university's library. Then his other work....
Jeff February 19, 2020 at 8:28 pm on Arts Commentary: Politics IS Performance — A Director Evaluates the CandidatesThank you Gail. Keep the faith!
Matt Stonehouse February 17, 2020 at 11:05 pm on Arts Remembrance: Emily Remler — The Short Life and Sad Death of a Jazz GuitaristAlways carried Emily's musical spirit with me. I was so inspired by her playing and instructional video when I was...