Giacomo Puccini was the last in a family of composers, starting with another Giacomo, born in 1712, his great-great-grandfather. As this fine setting of the Requiem demonstrates, Puccini senior was a ...

Riccardo Chailly has had a recording contract with Decca for 30 years, which has followed him through his association with four orchestras. It began with the Berlin Radio Symphony in the 1980s, then ...

Spokesman Matt Parsons said: “The concert will feature a selection of well-known opera arias and overtures by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart, performed by the acclaimed orchestra and three ...

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