Counting Down…Best of 2023
The end of 2023 has arrived and all I can say is what a year it’s been — filled with … Continue reading Counting Down…Best of 2023
The end of 2023 has arrived and all I can say is what a year it’s been — filled with … Continue reading Counting Down…Best of 2023
It’s been almost 30 years since Maestro Muti conducted Bellini’s Norma, with the last time being in Ravenna 1994 with … Continue reading Una trilogia secondo Riccardo Muti
It’s May in Chicago, and guess who’s back to conduct these next three weeks…Maestro Muti! And, indeed, we’ve just finished … Continue reading Muti Conducts Tannhäuser & Rachmaninov 2!
We’re approaching the end of the year 2022, and as is tradition for my blog, I always reflect back on … Continue reading Counting Down…Best of 2022
And that’s a wrap! My third visit to Ravenna and my third experience at Maestro Muti’s Italian Opera Academy has … Continue reading 2022 Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy: Week 2
And I’ve finally reached Ravenna! After an absolutely incredible week in Torino and Milano, I’ve made it to my final … Continue reading 2022 Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy: Week 1
Ciao tutti! Yes, I’m finally back in Italy, having last been here in 2019 for Maestro Muti’s Academy on Mozart’s … Continue reading Maestro Muti, Don Giovanni, & Torino
“Addio per sempre, miei figli…” (“Farewell forever, my children…”) These are the final, parting words of Riccardo, the Boston governor … Continue reading L’ultima volta: Muti Conducts Un Ballo in Maschera & the Concert for Chicago
Spring is here in Chicago, and although the cool weather here in the city doesn’t necessarily reflect the changing of … Continue reading Muti Conducts Mahler, Bruckner, Symphony Ball, and the 2022 Chicago Youth in Music Festival
December is finally here, and if it wasn’t for the (relatively sad) fact that I had to TA a class … Continue reading Italian Opera Academy Lessons