Messa Di Gloria Oratorio for Baritone, Tenor, Coro and Orchestra by G. Puccini Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) wrote his Messa di Gloria very early in his career – in fact before he really had a career. He composed the mass in 1876 and he was just 18 years old. Puccini was born into a musical family. For...

Join us with the stars of Puccini's Messa Di Gloria for a cup of coffee and a great conversation at Dry Fly Coffee in New Paltz.

Mozart's incredible 'Marriage of Figaro' encompasses so much more than the usual comedy, passion, lust and class war! It is rife with the what could be considered modern-day  themes like sexism, 'me too', predatory employers, a 'Lolita' scenario, Twitter-esque information exchanges and so much more. Yet all of these dark themes are elegantly and deftly...