The first opera I saw

. I was 7 or 8 years old. I was at my grandmother's and I remember the moment perfectly. I was sitting in front of a black&white TV ...

A new article on Angela as Violetta, Manon and Cio Cio San

Written by Jon Tolansky and published on the web page of the Romanian Cultural Center in London, this article, The Genius of Angela Gheorghi...

The Triumph of Puccini. Tosca and Madama Butterfly

Two fragments of part 3 of Opera Italia , a BBC program presented by Antonio Pappano. This part is about Giaccomo Puccini, his life and work...

Classical Legends - podcast

. The CD is already in stores and at the same time EMI released a podcast . It's a summary of some impressions of some of the best artis...

Un bel di already YouTube-ed

Thanks to the uploader! . . From the same show, Rolando Villazon's performance from Les Contes D'Hoffmann and Bryn's evil Scarpi...

Switch to ITV 1! It's time for Classical Brits

. It's just a reminder. I think I wrote this at least 10 times before. ITV1 is the only TV station that will broadcast the Classical Br...

Many bonsais and one Butterfly

I first visited this place called Chi Lin Nunnery last year. It was great to be able to get back this year. It's so different from ever...