da Enrico Melozzi | 19/10/2026 | Melos, Opinioni
Moritz von Schwind, Ein Schubert-Abend bei Joseph von Spaun, 1868. Vienna, Wien Museum. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).February 1958. In the American magazine High Fidelity, read by people who bought stereo systems and classical records, an essay appears by... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 10/10/2026 | Melos, Opinioni
by the Melos Chorus, technical and scientific committeeMary Cassatt, In the Loge, 1878. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).Milan, mid-January 1872. La Scala is closed to the public, and Franco Faccio is reading through, with the... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 06/10/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Coro di Melos, technical and scientific committeeNineteenth-century engraving of the façade of the Teatro alla Scala. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).Those who complain about the price of opera, and those who defend it, usually argue without knowing what... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 29/09/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Melos Chorus, technical-scientific committeeThe répétiteur Ralph Lyford at the Boston Opera, early twentieth century. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).The tailcoat, tails and a white bow tie, was never musicians’ dress: it was the evening dress of every... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 25/09/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Melos Chorus, technical-scientific committeeJames Gillray, “The Pic-Nic Orchestra,” 1802. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).This month we have covered, one by one, the 2026/27 seasons of the great theatres and the great orchestras: Scala, Santa Cecilia,... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 24/09/2026 | Melos, Opinioni
by Lorenza Civitareale On November 22, 1968, a single comes out that is destined to speak to the heart of the United States: If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley. Eleven days later, on December 3, America hears him sing it to close the NBC television special that brings...
