Francesca Zambello

Fine Sounds in Hated Premises-If It Ain't Broke, Why Fix It?

In our culture of complaint (to borrow Robert Hughes' memorable phrase), many of the disgruntled voi  read more »

Busy Mediterranean Drama, Complete With Trojan Horse

Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens is opera's most awkward child.  read more »

Tristan : Where There's Girth, There's Worth!

A Verklarung , or transfiguration, was what Richard Wagner called Isolde's final bliss-in-death mono  read more »