Ethan Mordden
Description
Hailed as "a sharp-eared listener and a discerning critic" by Opera News magazine,
Ethan Mordden discusses the pros and cons of the most interesting C
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Ds of Puccini's
operas--every one of his titles, from the little-known Le Villi and Edgar to Tosca and Turandot.
As Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Joan Sutherland, Jonas Kaufmann, Giuseppe di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi, and others join the parade of the great, the near-great, and a few clunkabunks,
Mordden analyzes the performances while developing driveline themes, such as What
is so-called "verismo" opera and where does Puccini stand in the line of opera composers.
Knowledgeable and playful, an enthusiast who writes after a lifetime of operagoing, Mordden
will advise the reader on some of the best (and a few of the worst) recordings in Puccini's
catalogue.
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