Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride, Royal Opera House; Romeo und Juliet, St John’s
Iphigénie en Tauride
Royal Opera House
Romeo und Juliet
St John’s
It is astonishing that Gluck achieves such greatness with such limited musical resources. For me he ranks with the top four or five operatic composers, yet he remains a permanently semi-neglected figure.
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