Classical: Breaking through the vinyl frontier New recordings featuring the cream of home-grown talent aim to revitalise opera's appeal, writes Mike Ashman
Opera in English? `Live' in the theatre, yes, of course - but on record? Doesn't the very idea carry a long past sell-by date? And isn't opera always so comical in English? `Down in the courtyard/mother is roasting', once sang Verdi's bandit hero Manrico (someone suggested t...
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| Published in | Independent (London, England : 1986) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London (UK)
Independent Digital News & Media
17.04.1998
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