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Francesco Izzo

One week, two operas

Dr Francesco Izzo (Senior Lecturer in Music) talks about recent opera productions: I go to the opera frequently, but the past week has been an especially exciting one. On Sunday, 8 February at the Frankfurt Opera, I had the opportunity to attend one of the rare modern performances of Antonio Cestiā€™s Lā€™Oronteaā€”one of the most successful operas of the mid seventeenth century. Continue reading →

Happy holidays

We're now closed for business until 2 January.Ā  Along with our best wishes of the season, here's a warm account of our final festive event from Phil Draisey (year 3) - with a link to the live streamed video at the bottom.Ā  Happy holidays to all from the staff and students of the Music department! Over to Phil: Itā€™s December the 13th, the last day of term at the University of Southampton. There is a seeping chill in the air and winter rain falls for the first time this month. Continue reading →