Kathleen Battle is back in the headlines returning to the Met this fall after more than 20 years, and “Trove Thursday” celebrates with a gala Falstaff by Verdi with Katia Ricciarelli, Battle, Christa Ludwig, Guillermo Sarabia and Wolfgang Brendel, conducted by Georg Solti. For some it may mean T.S. Eliot, but April conjures Shakespeare for most of us, and this month in particular is noteworthy as it marks both the 400th anniversary of his death as well as his 452nd birthday. Many commemorations [...]
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