Browsing all posts in February, 2010.
Check out La Rondine at the Opera Factory
by Christie Connolley The Opera Theater of Indiana University will present Puccini’s La Rondine. There are four performances February 27, 28 and March 5 and 6. Watch tomorrow’s opera stars today! Get the details: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/13533.html
Never enough Verdi- More, more, more…..
by Erica Papillion-Posey I’m sorry guys but I think Verdi was my father in a past life. Any opportunity to mention his work is always my absolute honour and pleasure. Viva Verdi! Gavin Borchert of Seattle Weekly gushes on Seattle Operas latest production of Il Trovatore: http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-01-20/arts/opera-review-il-trovatore/
Essential Grace Bumbry – Part Four
by Christie Connolley In honor of Black History Month, Operagasm presents part four of ‘An Interview with Grace Bumbry’. Divariffic!
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History on February 21, 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated. Composer Anthony Davis wrote “The Life and Times of Malcolm X” which Opera Noire and New York City Opera will collaborate to present an abridged concert version on Wednesday, May 12, at 7:oo pm. Check out this interview with Anthony [...]
The Met: Going Rogue?
by Christie Connolley Jaime Weinman analyzes what the new 2010-2011 productions and the higher prices at the Met. What does it means for audience and the arts community? What do you think? Is the Met going anti-Zeffirelli? Read on: http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/music-the-anti-zeffirelli-conspiracy-at-the-met/
Word of the Day!
by Erica Papillion-Posey Spiritual: Adj.: 1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not tangible or material. 2. Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul. 3. Of, from, or relating to God; deific. 4. Of or belonging to a church or religion; sacred. 5. Relating to or having the nature of [...]
Spring in New York City
New York City Opera to begin its 2010 Spring Season on March 18 with sparkling gala performance of L’Étoile Celebratory opening performance of Chabrier’s comic gem to be followed by an Opera Ball, with waltzes performed by the New York City Opera Orchestra Spring Season continues with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Handel’s Partenope, the free annual [...]
Essential Grace Bumbry – Part Three
by Christie Connolley In honor of Black History Month, Operagasm presents part three of ‘An Interview with Grace Bumbry’. Divariffic!
Life In the Key of Opera
by Nathan De’Shon Myers This is a generation enamored with visual aesthetics. Image is everything and many times how one looks, directly correlates to how far one goes in their career. If this is true for the corporate world, it is exponentially so for the performing arts industries. Interestingly enough, the operatic community was, in [...]
Question of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish How versed are you in audition etiquette? If you have ever shown up to an audition with a music binder for your pianist containing single-sided sheets, bass notes indecipherable, and worse…pages in PLASTIC, then you have a thing or two to review other than your cadenzas! Music should always be double-sided, hole-punched, [...]
