The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009.
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%20(c)%20Russell%20Duncan.jpeg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Puccini's final version of La Rondine, a recital from Simon Boccanegra and Donizetti Songs: Opera Rara's 2025/26 season")
Ermonela Jaho & Carlo Rizzi recording Donizetti for Opera Rara (Photo: Russell Duncan) By and large, Puccini’s operas do not have complex musicological issues surrounding them. He made substantial revisions to Madama Butterfly, but the […]
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