Opera Chic

The Great Gossett on Maometto II for Santa Fe Opera

(Photo: Santa Fe Opera/Ken Howard)

Santa Fe recently debuted Philip Gossett's new critical edition/world premiere of Maometto II in a new production by David Alden. The world's greatest Italian opera scholar schooled the Santa Fe Opera -- including bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni as the lead and soprano Leah Crocetto as Anna -- on Rossini's 1820 tale of a Turkish sultan's siege of the Venetian colony Negroponte, full of slaughter, suicide and everything in between.

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(Photo: Santa Fe Opera/Ken Howard)

Opera Chic & Grazia.it: Luca Pisaroni (And His Dogs) Conquer the World

Above: Luca Pisaroni credit Marco Borggreve

Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni spoke to Opera Chic (via her latest piece for her Grazia.it Stasera Esco column. The young Italian opera singer is known for his versatility, flexibility, insight, and yeah, his hawtness. We also heart him for his adorable dogs, Lenny (2.0) and Tristan, who are always ready for the latest adventure (photo below).

Read all about his latest and greatest here (including a Michael Jackson shout-out)!

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