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…
As I hear music more and more using streaming services, I discovered this Ring recording. OK, I must admit that I came to it, because I like Hans Hopf, thinking of him as one of the last true Heldentenors of this time, but this would be another topic for some days…