Scene: Italian Opera, 1810-1915
By Justin Davidson, eMusic Contributor
Italian opera has always been an international affair. One of its greatest composers was the Austrian W.A. Mozart (Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, and Don Giovanni). The genre has taken up residence in New York, Paris, and Beijing. And some of its finest interpreters have been American, Mexican, Peruvian, and Swedish. Nevertheless, say the word "opera" to most non-specialists, and what they will think of first probably originated in the collection of city-states and… more »