Jacob’s early scholarship focused on the Nibelungenlied; Schmiesing argues that his fascination with the epic poem stemmed ...

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George Loomis on “Macbeth” at the Parma Festival Verdi.

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Teatro alla Scala, Italy’s premier opera house, includes an opera from the country’s pre-Mozart past in its programming each ...