Review: Messa per Rossini (Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala/Riccardo Chailly)
Chailly brings untiring energy to this musical curio, but is it enough?
Tony Way is a director of music at Melbourne’s historic St Francis’ Church. Holding a masters degree in music, he is an organist and choir director as well as a published composer. He has been reviewing classical music for over two decades.
Chailly brings untiring energy to this musical curio, but is it enough?
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