Una sera di dicembre, dopo la disfatta della sua rappresentazione al Carlo Felice, il compositore cercò conforto nel brodo ...

Thanks to supertitles it wasn’t necessary to consult programme synopsis or the libretto COG always makes available. As usual in Italian opera from the first half of the 19th century, the soprano and ...

The earliest of Verdi’s operas enjoys a rare outing at Cadogan Hall. Set in Bassano in Northern Italy in 1228, it sees Riccardo, Count of San Salinguerra, attempt to marry Cuniza, sister of Ezzelino ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Verdi bicentenary has offered scant opportunity to uncover lesser-known aspects of his oeuvre. This recording of ...