Richard Stoltzman, clarinet and conductor   Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 English Chamber Orchestra From Richard Stoltzman – The Essential Clarinet (1999) Released by BMG   Written in 1791 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler, this is one of Mozart’s

Madam Butterfly My mother dragged me to the Palais Garnier (Paris Opera House) for a performance of Puccini’s “Madam Butterfly” when I was in my early teens. It was supposed to be a treat, and my initiation to Opera. I