It was a Sunday morning in the south of France, and the beautifully sorrowful notes of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" rang out from a young man's trombone. Antoine Plante was only 15 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Allan Kozinn The Chopin and Schumann bicentenaries and the Barber centenary have received ample attention this year, but let us not ...

Pergolesi’s opera has lain unloved for nearly 300 years, but, with its cascade of showstopping arias, Opera Settecento are finally bringing it to a UK public Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater is a familiar and ...

Along with these characters, who play out the amusing narrative in a series of extended arias and duets, the cast includes a mute servant, Vespone. At one point, he disguises himself as a soldier ...

On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30pm, Opera Lafayette will present Pergolesi!, part of their 2022/23 season dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour. This theme is the second in a course of ...

The term "Roman Mass" that's assigned to Giovanni Pergolesi's sacred composition refers to one version of a piece originally composed after the 1731 Naples earthquake. The authentic passion and sense ...

Historical ensemble Figure and an excellent cast explore grief, compassion and hope through five women representing multiple generations Performed by Figure, and the brainchild of the ensemble’s ...

Edward Higginbottom, conductor Erato (2 CDs), $33.98 . Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was your basic two-hit wonder, still known today almost exclusively as the composer of the operatic comic gem "La ...

Lenten season is upon us, but unlike in typical years, you won’t be able to hear live performances of full-choral works, such as the passions of Bach, because of COVID-19 restrictions. Music groups ...

The selling point is not so much Pergolesi as Anna Netrebko. Her soprano may not be classically Italianate, but you have to applaud the Russian diva’s willingness to venture from the safety of the ...