In connection with the Metropolitan Opera's December 2015 performances of "La Donna del Lago", we examine some aspects of this masterpiece with the help of an essay by Alberto Zedda. Somehow, the miracle of this opera seems to elude even many Rossini lovers. Perhaps some refelctions from Alberto Zedda can help us understand why.

He expressed some thoughts on this work at the time of the 2001 performance in Pesaro Italy. Below are some of the excerpts from his essay. Maestro Zedda writes that this opera "opens up an unknown landscape and develops new themes." "It is not an easy opera to revive even for the modern listener" he continues,"even though ( the listener) is familiar with such concepts as ambiguity, abstraction, and metaphor."

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Source: http://www.rossiniamerica.org/