Emmy Loose Emmy Loose Emmy Loose (January 22, 1914 in Ústí nad Labem – October 14, 1987 in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic soprano of Czech birth, particularly associated with soubrette roles. After vocal studies in Prague, she made her stage debut in Hanover as Blonchen in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", in 1939. She first appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 1941, as Annchen in "Der Freischütz", and remained with this theatre some 25 years, establishing herself in Mozart soubrette roles (Susanna, Zerlina, Despina). She made guest appearances at the festivals of Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence, and Glyndebourne, at La Scala in
Il Postino (opera) by Catán's lovely score is universal: the safely melodious terrain of international opera." It was a view echoed by Joshua Kosman in the "San Francisco Chronicle" who described the opera as a "lovely though limited" work and wrote that "operagoers who complain that they don't write 'em like they used to can take comfort from "Il Postino"". Filmed during the premiere run with the original cast in October 2010, this recording was first broadcast in 2011 as part of the PBS television series Great Performances and was released on DVD the following year. Il Postino (opera) Il Postino is an