Browsing all posts in July, 2011.
You’re Welcome!
by Christie Connolley For your viewing pleasure until we are back with fresh content on Monday morning, I present a retro hunk, Mario Lanza. You’re welcome!
Audition Listings Update: July 29
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: July 29
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. [...]
Musical Term of the Week
by Melisma Wimbish I would want this to be my stage name if classical singers used them. melisma – an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text (Definition provided by Dictionary.com)
Swiftly and Amicably, Met Opera Strikes Union Deal
by Erica Orden of the Wall Street Journal The Metropolitan Opera has struck a deal with a union that represents its singers, dancers and stage managers, sidestepping the sorts of paralyzing disputes that some predicted in light of the company’s financial challenges. The new contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists includes 2% wage [...]
NPR Highlights 50 Great Voices
by Melissa Wimbish In this interview NPR anchor, Tom Huizenga, discusses how Enrico Caruso propelled his geekiness for opera. This is part of NPR’s 50 Great Voices series. Listen to the full interview, Enrico Caruso and Confessions of an Operaholic, from “All Things Considered” by clicking here: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=126833090&m=126890133
Rusalka Goes Swimmingly at Glyndebourne!
by Christie Connolley Dvorak’s Rusalka recently premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival. How did our favorite legless/voiceless, mermaid/ soprano fare? William Hartston shares his thoughts on Express.co.uk. Check out the Operagasm review run-down! Get this straight sucka: “The story is a re-working of Hans Anderson’s Little Mermaid – not the soppy Disney version, but much closer [...]
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC 2011-12 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC 2011-12 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT www.bphil.org A new vision for the urban orchestra led by new artistic director Alan Pierson The Brooklyn Phil moves into three Borough neighborhoods — Brighton Beach, Downtown Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy — and performs a series of concerts that reflects the heritage of each, engaging the community through artistic collaborations, family events and [...]
Doperaganger!
by Christie Connolley Doperaganger (dŏp’ər-ə-găng’ər) – Another person that is eerily similar your favorite opera star, but isn’t them. This month featuring old school diva, Leontyne Price and her Hollywood look alike, Vivica A. Fox. The similarity is uncanny. Got an idea for a doperaganger? Let us know at christie@operagasm.com.
Question of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish Sometimes when I wake up after a night of not partying, I wonder: “Did Joan Sutherland lead such a boring life of sobriety?” I mean, her Lucia is just too accurate for her not to be in touch with some sort of crazy in actual life and there’s really no getting there [...]
