Der Schmuck der Madonna - Opera Today
Foto 1: Natalia Ushakova as Maliella and Ivan Ožvát as Biaso 31 May 2015 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: "The Jewels of the Madonna" A review by Robert Hugill With 27 named roles and a large orchestra (including instruments such as mandolins), Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s 1911 opera, I gioielli della Madonna (The Jewels of the Madonna) might seem a surprising choice for a relatively small opera house like the Slovak National Theatre / Slovenské národné divadlo (SND) in Bratislava, Slovakia. But the company’s...