In Gioachino Rossini's "Otello," it's not jealousy that proves the downfall of the title character. It's Francesco Berio di Salsa's libretto. In fairness, that's an oversimplification of complicated ...
Guerilla Opera will offer two courses to artists who are interested in exploring the art of writing through the lens of opera. The first is the “Guerilla Lab: Libretto Writing”, a four-class summer ...
In a letter to his mother from May 1817 sent from Naples, Gioachino Rossini asked her to send the poet Gaetano Rossi a ...
On December 7, The Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the world premiere of Bel Canto, based on Ann Patchett’s prize-winning novel, with music by composer Jimmy López and libretto by Pulitzer ...
The author on the path to writing an opera with Colin Matthews for the Aldeburgh Festival The opera came out of the blue. Colin Matthews had read some of my books, and I got this lovely, long ...