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.

SarahA May 15, 2021 at 9:28 am on Poetry Review: “Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth” — Yusef Komunyakaa, A Poet Who Expresses the WorldThank you for opening windows in my Soul. I will have to read more of this man, for beauty lives...
Kai Maristed May 13, 2021 at 1:23 pm on Book Interview: Translator Julie Rose on the Lyrical Power of Émile Zola’s “Doctor Pascal”Thanks for this entertaining discussion of Zola's life, oeuvre and ultimate novel in the series, enriched by references to Stephen...
Tom Connolly May 13, 2021 at 9:45 am on Book Interview: Translator Julie Rose on the Lyrical Power of Émile Zola’s “Doctor Pascal”Let’s hope that more readers will discover Zola’s writing. I’ve been fascinated by "Les Rougon-Macquart" since my high school honors...
Mr Sasha Greenberg May 13, 2021 at 6:47 am on Film Review: 1967’s “Accident” — Romance Among Frigid, Upper-Class BritsHaving recently rewatched this film (after many years) in a glorious digital restored print I have been seeking out some...
Noah Schaffer May 11, 2021 at 7:46 pm on Rock Album Review: Van Morrison’s Latest — A Boatload of Rockers and BellyachingA lot of music writers are treating this like food critics handle reviewing a Guy Fieri restaurant: An excuse to...