09 Apr 2005

La finta giardiniera in Cleveland

The CIM Opera Theater is offering two revelations this week, one old and one new. What a joy to experience Mozart’s neglected “La finta giardiniera,” which the precocious fellow wrote at the age of 18. The more recent discovery is soprano Jung Eun Oh, who was a sensation in the title role at Wednesday’s opening.


Illustration from the title page of a German vocal score to La finta giardiniera, printed around 1829.

Singer soars in opera by Mozart

Donald Rosenberg [Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8 Apr 05]

The CIM Opera Theater is offering two revelations this week, one old and one new. What a joy to experience Mozart's neglected "La finta giardiniera," which the precocious fellow wrote at the age of 18. The more recent discovery is soprano Jung Eun Oh, who was a sensation in the title role at Wednesday's opening.

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