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Josi Steinfeld
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Josi Steinfeld was brought up and lives in London, having been a professional opera singer since the age of 21. She obtained a degree in opera studies with the Rose Bruford College 20 years ago, since when she has been giving opera talks and lectures.

Tosca

Josi Steinfeld
Puccini was so captivated by Sardou’s play La Tosca (performed in French by Sarah Bernhardt), that, despite not understanding a...

La Bohème

Josi Steinfeld
In March 1893, shortly after the premiere of Manon Lescaut, Puccini met fellow composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo in a café. Puccini...

The Tales of Hoffmann

Josi Steinfeld
Offenbach’s final opera, Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), presents three fantastical stories from the life of the poet...

The Snowmaiden

Josi Steinfeld
Rimsky-Korsakov, the youngest of the “Mighty Handful” alongside Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, and Borodin, was dedicated to creating an authentic Russian...

Eugene Onegin

Josi Steinfeld
Eugene Onegin tells the tale of the Larin sisters—Tatyana, a romantic dreamer, and Olga, a playful flirt—living on their estate....

Suor Angelica

Josi Steinfeld
In Puccini’s centenary year, it is fitting that a lesser-known work takes center stage. Suor Angelica is the middle opera...

Ermione

Josi Steinfeld
Ermione is the sixth of nine operas Rossini composed for the San Carlo in Naples and one of the biggest...