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Florence Opera Dearth Voices Quiet Florentine Audiences
Williams College professor and Berkshire Symphony conductor Prof. Shainman surveys Florence’s sparse opera scene. He notes bland Florentine reactions, renovations haunting the Teatro Comunale, and a thriving summer May Festival that overshadows year‑round offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Florence
Florentine
Rome
Milan
Michelangelo
Teatro Comunale
Maggio Musicale “Fiorentino
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Zubin Mehta
Comunale
Potitcama Vittorio Emanuel
Vittorio Gui
Permanent
Philharmonic
Italy
Pittsfield
USA
Shainman
Williams College
Berkshire Community Symphony
Europe