Johannes Stoltz

Joseph Haydn's La Canterina ('The Singing Girl') was one of the composer's earliest stage works, written in 1766 soon after Prince Nikolaus Esterházy had promoted him to first Kapellmeister. The libre...

Joseph Haydn’s delightful opera “Lo Speziale” (Hob. XXVIII:3) sparkles with wit, charm, and musical finesse. The spirited romantic entanglements revolving around the old apothecary Sempronio and his w...