Classical Italian vocal music is noted for its drama and emotion. Most famously displayed by grand operas, this level of pathos appears even in “arias”—the Italian word for solo songs. It’s printed on ...

He’s the father of modern opera but nowhere near as celebrated as he should be. Soprano Elizabeth Watts decided it was time to change that, and embarked on a five-year quest to discover and record ...

On Alessandro Scarlatti’s Il primo omicidio at the Paris Opéra. Alessandro Scarlatti was one of the great figures of Baroque opera, but the Scarlatti name is better known because of his son Domenico’s ...

Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas are increasingly well represented on CD. The definitive Scott Ross 34-CD set can be found for under £100; among more recent performers, Pierre Hantaï is ...

(Il) Prigioniero fortunato, Movements: Sinfonia Marcello Di Lisa, Conductor (Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, Composer Concerto de' Cavalieri (12) Sinfonie di concerto grosso, Movements: No 3 ...

“Opera proibita” means forbidden opera. The Catholic Church essentially banned opera during the first decade of the 18th Century in Rome, leading to the rise of the Italian oratorio. As a result, ...

Apresentada em versão de concerto, a estreia da ópera faz parte do ciclo "Noites de Queluz" que termina no próximo dia 30, e estará a cargo da orquestra ...