Tag Archives: Maria Callas

the voice of the diva (film: Maria – Pablo Larraín, 2024)

I was quite skeptical about ‘Maria‘, the biopic (or kind of biopic) that Steven Steven Knight wrote and Pablo Larraín directed for Netflix, released at the end of 2024. It is the third film, perhaps the final film, in a … Continue reading

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Lucia di Lammermmoor at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

The Israeli Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor was for me a wonderful opportunity to meet again not only with one of my preferred scores in the opera repertory but with the very first opera I have seen on stage.This … Continue reading

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‘Norma’ at the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv

In one of the best seasons of the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv that I can remember we watched on Saturday night the last performance of Bellini’s ‘Norma’. It also was probably the best music we got this season, … Continue reading

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