Gaetano Donizetti wrote 68 operas in 27 years. The Elixir of Love, an opera buffa masterpiece, the most melodious of romantic comedies, was written at speed in six weeks and premiered in Milan in 1832 ...
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When Verdi was asked which of his operas was his favourite he replied Rigoletto. The premiere in 1851 was a huge success with the public and has remained so ever since. Whenever ENO was strapped for c ...
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Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, published in 1898, is one of the best ghost stories. Chilling and elusive, it has subtle psychological depths. Oscar Wilde thought it “the most wonderful, lurid, p ...
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English National Opera celebrates Puccini’s centenary with a revival of Jonathan Miller’s ever-popular 2009 production of La Boheme, sung by a young cast and conducted by Celia Cafiero. One of the mos ...
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