On the occasion of Luca Pisaroni's current appearance in the title role of Santa Fe Opera's historical production of the world premiere of the new critical edition of Rossini's
Maometto II, and also in the recent wake of his outstanding performance as Caliban in the Metropolitan Opera pastiche
The Enchanted Island, Opera Lively interviewed the brilliant bass-baritone, arguably the best one of his generation. [Opera Lively interview # 23]
Photo credit Marco Borggreve, used with Luca Pisaroni's permission
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It is also worth reading our other articles related to our full coverage of Santa Fe Opera's Maometto II:
General Announcement with synopsis, the opera discography, video interviews, pictures of the Santa Fe Opera theater, links: [
here]
Phenomenal interview with Rossini scholar Dr. Philip Gossett who is advising Santa Fe Opera: [
here]
Interview with Leah Crocetto in the role of Anna: [
here]
Review: [
here] (Almaviva has attended the opening night)
Coming soon - Interview with Maestro Frédéric Chaslin; stay tuned.
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