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Pietro Mascagni

Opera Review: “Iris,” A Powerful Vision of an Imaginary Japan — Six Years Before “Madama Butterfly”

The composer of Cavalleria rusticana brought his sense for characterization and drama to the all-too-plausible tale of a woman victimized by a cad.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Berlin Opera Group Chorus and Orchestra, Felix Krieger, Iris, japanese, Japanese dance, Oehms, Pietro Mascagni, Ralph P. Locke

Opera Album Review: An Important Early Opera by the Composer of “Cavalleria Rusticana”

I felt at times that I was listening to the Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical, though a serious rather than jolly one.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Cavalleria Rusticana, Livorno Theater Orchestra, Pietro Mascagni, Ralph P. Locke

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.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Cavelleria Rusticana, Four Saints in Three Acts, Odyssey Opera, Pietro Mascagni, Virgil Thomson, Zanetto

Commentary: Top Classical Recordings of 2016

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

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Bartok By Heart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Rouse, Dawn to Dust, Ensemble Pygmalion, Fresh Paint, Hans Abrahamsen, Isabelle Faust, John Adams, let me tell you, Mason Bates, Michael Nicolas, Missa solemnis, Mozart’s Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Pietro Mascagni, Radius Ensemble, Rhinemaidens, Sheherezade.2, The Chiara String Quartet, Thierry Fischer, Transitions, Under Stalin's Shadow, Works for Orchestra, Zanetto

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