Big Shoulder Belcantista! ft. Enrique Mazzola

Maestro Enrique Mazzola goes Inside the Huddle. The Italian conductor just wrapped up performances of Massenet’s Werther in Berlin, but his summer season continues stateside with debuts at the Grand Teton and Aspen Music Festivals.

Then hear a Field Report from a first-time opera-goer attending Figaro at Santa Fe Opera — but WHICH Figaro?

In the Two-Minute Drill, the Netreb-Gelb War escalates, Estonian National Opera distances itself from José Cura, FLOTUS adds distinction to our nation’s opera house, and Anthony Roth Costanzo adds yet another line to his job titles: Chief Merrymaker.

Opera Box Score · Big Shoulder Belcantista! ft. Enrique Mazzola

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