One marvel of Verdi's astonishing 60-year career is his continual technical development: each of his 27 operas seems to advance on its predecessor, correcting one of its faults or attempting something ...

Verdi’s sixth opera, Alzira, is better heard than seen – as it is in this new recording, where listeners are less likely to question the unusual operatic crossroads it represents and focus most on the ...

Verdi knew the people of Naples were a superstitious lot. When his opera Alzira got a poor reception there in 1845, his friends in the city said the work must have been cursed. Four years later, Verdi ...

A guide to Verdi's opera Alzira featuring the voices of opera historians Alexandra Wilson, Sarah Lenton and Roderick Swanston.

Alzira, poor thing, has the unenviable reputation of marking the lowest point of Verdi’s career – an opera written in 1845 over a few weeks during which the composer was in a state of mental and ...

A guide to Verdi's opera Alzira featuring the voices of opera historians Alexandra Willson, Sarah Lenton, and Roderick Swanston.