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Donner and Blitzen in Santa Fe Plus L’Italiana in Algeri

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 4th August 2018

On Thursday August 4 there was a terrific thunderstorm over the Crosby Theater of the Santa Fe Opera. The show, appropriately Dr Atomic, continued even though the stage and surrounding area were drenched. The following afternoon an even more explosive storm hit the central area of Santa Fe causing a prolonged blackout. So we went…

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Finale 1 – L’Italiana in Algeri Act 1

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 27th October 2015

I decided to post, from time to time, a finale from an Italian opera (all the really good ones are Italian). It can be from either a comic or serious opera. My only criterion is that it be really good. I’ll start with the finale to Act 1 of Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri. Rossini was…

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