Browsing all posts in September, 2011.
Audition Listings Update: September 30
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. [...]
Musical Term of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish The simplest way to sing. Though it’s not my favorite approach when put on the spot: “Come on, bust out a note!!!!” Singing without any other instruments can be nerve-racking, but it’s usually epic so don’t be afraid to give it a try. Start today with something simple like…say…the Super Mario Bros. [...]
New artistic director of Salzburg Festival says most operas will be new productions
(Associated Press) — The new artistic director of the Salzburg Festival has unusual plans — he wants most operas performed there to be new productions.Alexander Pereira says revivals will be the exception at the famed festival under his leadership. He also says he plans to stage a Salzburg premiere each year of an opera not [...]
Laura Claycomb: No B. S.
by Melissa Wimbish One of my favorite people in the business right now is Laura Claycomb. A glorious lyric voice with beautiful coloratura flexibility and a polished, genuine stage presence. When I first heard her “Caro nome” about a year ago after happening upon it during a random YouTube search, I was immediately a fan. [...]
If you have nothing nice to say about the Met’s Anna Bolena, write a review…
by Christie Connolley Tuesday morning, I couldn’t wait to read the reviews of the Met’s premiere of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena. I grabbed my laptop to Google the results before I even reached for my toothbrush. There were so many amazing elements that when they came together in the heart of NYC should have equaled [...]
Luca Pisaroni Kicks Off 2011-12 Season as Leporello in Met’s New Don Giovanni
Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni looks forward to a stellar 2011-2012 season, beginning with two starring turns at the Metropolitan Opera. Pisaroni plays Leporello under Fabio Luisi in the Met’s new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (October 13-November 11). Then he appears as Caliban alongside Plácido Domingo and Joyce DiDonato in The Enchanted Island, the Met’s [...]
Best and Worst Dressed: Met’s Anna Bolena Premiere
by Christie Connolley At Monday night’s Metropolitan Opera premiere of Anna Bolena both the autumn breeze and sequins were in the air! Operagasm declares the finalists for the following fashionable categories: Best dressed: Crystal Renn, Judy Macklowe Worst dressed: Paula Zahn Who needs a man purse with pockets these deep?: Austen Scarlett So that is [...]
Word of the Week
by Melissa Wimbish In honor of the basics… resonance - the prolongation of sound by reflection; reverberation. (Definition provided by Dictionary.com)
Niki Caro to Co-Write and Direct a Film About Opera Legend Maria Callas
(via Gregg Kilday at the Hollywood Reporter) – Niki Caro is writing and directing Callas, a new film about the legendary opera star Maria Callas, based on the book Too Proud, Too Fragile by Alfonso Signorini, who will also take a writing credit on the film. The Rome-based De Angelis Group is producing. The New [...]
Toons with Tunes: Poor Yosemite
by Melissa Wimbish Yosemite Sam is a redhead. That’s interesting. In this clip, Bugs Bunny takes a piano lesson from Yosemite who is a surprisingly effective teacher. Enjoy!
