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OPERETTA IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Operetta emerged in the 1850s as a kind of “opera light” with a focus on silly comedy plots and naughty staging that appealed to a wide audience. Light, popular entertainment with high spirits and fast pace, which serious opera aficionados tend to frown upon.French...
THE FIVE BIGGEST TEARJERKERS IN OPERA
The greatest tearjerker in opera history. Only the most hardened can resist when the poor bohemian artist Rodolfo realises that his beloved Mimi has succumbed to tuberculosis, and the death knell sounds in Puccini's poignant finale.For seven years, Angelica has...
FIVE TIPS IF YOU WANT TO BE AN OPERA DIRECTOR
It takes forever to produce an opera production. Several years pass from the moment your idea is conceived to the moment the champagne is popped at the premiere. In your first years as an opera director, you will inherit your predecessor's repertoire. Your own best...