(Re)discovering Rossini’s Messa di gloria

More details Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868): Messa di gloria. Eleonora Buratto, soprano; Teresa Iervolino, mezzo-soprano; Lawence Brownlee, tenor; Michael Spyres, tenor; Carlo Lepore, bass; Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conductor: Antonio Pappano. 1 CD Warner Classics. Recorded from January 27 to 29, 2022 at the Auditorium Parco della musica in Rome. Presentation text … Read more

“The announcement made to Marie”: rediscovering Paul Claudel in the eyes of Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny’s only feature film, a singular work adapted from the French writer’s famous fable, is coming out in theaters thirty years later. The Annunciation made to Mary is the story of a thwarted love in the 15th century. Violaine, betrothed to Jacques, puts her marriage in danger by kissing the leper Pierre out of … Read more