pasticcio
A Handel opera that isn't by Handel, and a Mozart opera composed in 1990, reviewed
Alexandra Coghlan 23 April 2016 9:00 am
Disguises and mistaken identities are a staple of opera, but usually as part of the onstage, not the offstage, action.…
Why we should revel in the empty virtuosity of Handel's pasticcios
Alexandra Coghlan 28 March 2015 9:00 am
Before the jukebox musical, back when Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys and Viva Forever! were still dollar-shaped glints in an as-yet-unborn…