Gianni SchicchiWhen Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera in December 1918, Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The action in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi takes place in Buoso Donati's bedroom in 13th century Florence, immediately after his death, as his greedy relatives feign grief and search for his will. The mood shifts to anger when the relatives discover that they have

With the release of I Know It's Hard But It's Fair

Played in 1672 for the funeral service of Chancellor Séguier

He received an MFA from Royal College University of Fine Arts Stockholm in 1998

making his British operatic debut to such remarkable effect that The Times referred to him as 'Europe's most spectacular new opera star'

Marley Wise (Sarah Alexander

releasing a bizarre array of beings from Japanese folklore-from rubber-necked ghost Rokuro-kubbi to Karakasa the one-legged umbrella beast-who teach the wicked businessman a lesson

presents her debut album

A major creative milestone for the Tennessee band

Jordan has chosen to bring together the third and sixth as they represent milestones in the symphonic ensemble

Mozart composed four quartets for flute and strings while on a tour of France and Germany with his mother

She made excellent records across the pop and country spectrum

Bach/ Reger/ Bondeman - Preludes & Fugues