Sarasota Opera Caps Unique Verdi Project

When the curtain rises on Giuseppe Verdi's "La Battaglia di Legnano" ("The Battle of Legnano") in Sarasota, Florida., later this month, it will cap an achievement as historic in its way as the military victory the opera celebrates. Under the leadership — and baton — of artistic director Victor DeRenzi, the Sarasota Opera will have put on fully staged productions of every opera written by the prolific Italian composer, including the many revisions he made over his...

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