There were no tears for Verdi at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, the day of the centenary of his death, but there were cheers and enthusiastic applause when Vincent La Selva and his New York Grand Opera company performed his Requiem. Mr.La Selva was the man for the job. Few conductors in the world can have as deep, full and long an experience with Verdi's scores, and the Grand opera Company's summer productions in Central Park of all the Verdi operas - with just three this summer to complete the set - have borne the fruits of that expert musicianship. (More) |
