RIGOLETTO AT THE ASTRA: OPERATIC HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR
Gabriele D’Annunzio’s telegraphic phrase about Verdi, “colui che pianse ed amo’ per tutti” (he wept and loved for all), sums up in a nutshell the Maestro’s genius and flair. D’Annunzio’s telling phrase, himself no new comer to love and tears, says…