Opera Now | December 2015
Russian-born composer Elena Langer follows in the footsteps of Mozart and Rossini with her latest commission Figaro Gets A Divorce; celebrating the abundant legacy of the great German soprano Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf on the centenary of her birth; and, with more than 50 new productions on the horizon this season, we offer our pick of 2016’s best world premieres. Plus, triumph and heartache in the life of Mario Lanza, Hollywood’s most celebrated singing superstar; an ambitious programme of new opera commissions brings the story of JFK to the stage at Fort Worth Opera in Texas; Sarasota Opera heads towards the finishing post in its long-running bid to perform every note that Verdi wrote; Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecień; the advantages of performing opera without surtitles; political passions and personal hells in Verdi’s Don Carlo; and your chance to WIN a limited edition box set of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf on CD from Warner Classics!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Opera Now December 2015.