As with Simon Boccanegra, Don Carlo is one of Verdi’s lesser-known operas. I don’t really understand why, as the combination of Schiller’s multi-layered play and the musical depiction of the characters and story is fascinating. The reason might be the difficulty in establishing a definitive version (there is the original five-act French version from 1867,…
La fanciulla del West remains one of Puccini’s less frequently performed operas. While its 1910 premiere at the Metropolitan Opera was actually a massive triumph, the work struggled to maintain its popularity, likely because traditional audiences failed to connect with its Wild West subject matter.
Simon Boccanegra is one of my favorite verdi operas. A mixture of a not so absurd story like la Forza or Il Trovatore, the modernized style from Verdi, where he goes much farer in the possibililities, … But, in the discography, there are quite a few recordings of it. So, as using my favorite streaming…