“Then enjoy the sun, if it is a sunny day. Enjoy the moon, if there is a moon. There is life even in death, also for you.” Rather than an orchestral overture, it is these sinister words sung by a male chorus that set the macabre tone of Umberto Giordano’s opera. After its premiere at Milan’s La Scala in 1903, the work was performed only a handful of times and... see more