Browsing all posts in September, 2010.
Whew! No worries Mezzos they’re after the Sopranos now!
A rarely performed baroque opera starring the first male soprano to sing at Covent Garden made “Niobe, Regina di Tebe” a considerable gamble for the Royal Opera House. Early reviews of Thursday night’s opening performance suggest it may have paid off. “Steffani’s Niobe … is revealed as nothing short of a masterpiece,” Barry Millington wrote [...]
Website of the Week!
by Erica Papillion-Posey Karaoke anyone! This is a pretty resourceful site. Opera Karaoke.com offers professional quality MP3 tracks of famous, frequently performed arias. The cool advantage to this site is your ability to customize your package. If you only want that single MP3 vocal file that’s okay too but there are two types of available [...]
OPERA VIVENTE OPENS 13TH SEASON WITH LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR PERFORMED WITH A NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION
BALTIMORE (September 22, 2010) –Opera Vivente brings Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti’s Gothic horror tale of blood oaths, star-crossed lovers, and madness, chillingly to life in a new English translation to begin the company’s 13th season. Opera Vivente’s performances of Lucia di Lammermoor will occur on Friday, October 22nd, Thursday, October 28th and Saturday, October 30th [...]
The Art of Being a Singer (With ADHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is especially prevalent in adolescent and teenage boys. Unlike high chairs, Super Mario Brothers, and that first pair of Jordans, ADHD isn’t something you necessarily “grow out of.” This article was published back in September so if you missed it the first time… by Bill Schaller Schumann’s Liederkreis, Op. 39 [...]
You’re Welcome!
by Christie Connolley For your viewing pleasure until we are back with fresh content on Monday morning, I present Peter Tantsits. You’re welcome!
Audition Listings Update: September 24
by Christie Connolley Are you tired of paying fees to access audition notices? So are we! Every Friday morning, Operagasm presents a fresh update of audition listings. We would be happy to include your audition notice in a full story during the week and/or in the Friday listing, please submit your notice by emailing auditions@operagasm.com. [...]
Competition Listings Update: September 24
by Christie Connolley Are you tired of paying fees to access competition notices? So are we! Every Friday morning, Operagasm presents a fresh update of competition listings. We would be happy to include your competition notice in a full story during the week and/or in the Friday listing, please submit your notice by emailing competitions@operagasm.com. [...]
Massenet- “Werther-rible” in San Francisco….
Ramn Vargas (Werther) and Alice Coote (Charlotte) appear in a scene from, “Werther.” photo: Cory Weaver Massenet’s “Werther,” which returned to the War Memorial Opera House on Wednesday night for the first time in 25 years, is not so much tragic as gloom laden, a fraught tale of missed connections and shattered illusions. The [...]
Musical Term of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Just in case you needed a different way to tell your students to sing pretty… It’s not uncommon to have several catch phrases as a voice teacher. “Sing out, Louise!” “Sparkle!” “Take the paint off the walls!” All of these are vivid commands, but throwing in a nice, consonant-heavy German word would [...]
Landmark Season Takes Soprano Deborah Voigt from Wild West to Valhalla and Broadway with Several Notable Firsts
Deborah Voigt’s 2010-11 season is truly remarkable – if not downright breathtaking – for its breadth and diversity, embracing iconic roles of the opera, concert, and Broadway stage, with several notable debuts along the way. On the opera stage, she begins in October with her debut at Washington National Opera, where she will star as [...]
