tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post8411263555935547426..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: 8½ Turks in Italy at Wolf Trap OperaCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-5649516318045247032010-07-16T07:56:03.570-05:002010-07-16T07:56:03.570-05:00I didn't review Il Turco from Munich, two year...I didn't review Il Turco from Munich, two years ago? Probably not; I was so horrified and downright offended by how idiotic the opera is [at least in that staging, though I don't know what else could be done to salvage that bit of note-churning]. :-)jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-62970321729307485252010-07-14T19:19:05.877-05:002010-07-14T19:19:05.877-05:00Haha. Certainly true. However, we have at least ha...Haha. Certainly true. However, we have at least had reviews, so far, of live performances of <i>Barber</i>, of course -- but also <i>L'Italiana in Algeri</i>, <i>Il Viaggio a Reims</i>, <i>Le Comte Ory</i>, <i>La Cenerentola</i>, <i>The Siege of Corinth</i>, <i>Otello</i>, <i>Tancredi</i>, and even <i>Bianca e Falliero</i>. A few others are at least familiar from recordings, like <i>William Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-35154841557134658412010-07-14T18:43:59.130-05:002010-07-14T18:43:59.130-05:00"Rossini's lesser-known Il Turco in Itali..."Rossini's lesser-known Il Turco in Italia..."<br /> <br />Of Rossini's 36 operas, I can (not!) think of 30 lesser known, at least. :-)jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.com