Rebecca Schmid
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Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music
The mezzo-soprano will sing with the Jupiter Ensemble in a concert of 17th-century Italian compositions at the Salzburg Festival.
Ermonela Jaho, an Albanian Soprano, ‘Can Sing Your Music’
The Albanian soprano has won over audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Her latest role is Nedda in Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” at the Royal Opera.
At La Scala, ‘La Gioconda’ Gets Ready to Travel Through Time
In a new staging at La Scala, “La Gioconda” will capture the full range of human emotion in a dreamlike Venice, with dashes of Kubrick...
La Scala Woos a Younger Audience
Like so many cultural institutions, opera houses need to instill passion in the ticket holders of the future.
At New Year’s in Vienna, Everything Old Is New Again
The Vienna Philharmonic’s annual performance brings to light memories and traditions, both bright and dark.
Using a Pandemic Break to Tackle Bruckner
The Vienna Philharmonic records symphonies by Anton Bruckner, a 19th-century composer, whose history with the orchestra is complicated.