Lyn RichardsMar 185 minA Simple Love Story?Puccini said his success lay in depicting "great sorrows in little souls." But this much quoted phrase oversimplifies his version of...
Lyn RichardsMar 65 min'Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore'Tosca 'lived for art and love'. And died victim of power, lust, trickery and evil. She 'never did harm to a living soul', was deeply...
Lyn RichardsFeb 217 minDat's loveWe follow the fame of Bizet's Carmen this week, to the wartime and postwar success of Carmen Jones. And this requires assessing the...
Lyn RichardsFeb 145 minCarmen"One of the most popular operas of all time." It's a very common comment of Carmen, you'll find it on most sites advertising a...