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Barbara Frittoli Weighs In on The Countess
This is a great interview by Dominic McHugh with Barbara Frittoli which originally appeared on MusicalCriticism.com marking Ms. Frittoli’s performance in the 2008 Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House. Check out her insights into Countess Almaviva! The Milanese soprano Barbara Frittoli has been a regular fixture at Covent Garden for a decade, [...]
Operagasm Exclusive: Wiprud on My Last Duchess
by Melissa Wimbish Today is the day!!! Cutting Edge Concerts will present a double-bill of modern opera from composers Robert Sirota and Theodore Wiprud this evening and a week from today on April 30th. This program got me thinking…premieres like this must be somewhat equivalent to an audition for composers, right? Sitting in the audience hoping people [...]
Heart to Heart With Michael Fabiano
by Melissa Wimbish “This career is not for the faint of heart, okay?” This interview with Michael Fabiano was really quite delightful to see. I remembered his face from clips of the movie, The Audition, but never really followed his career. Oops. What a voice and what a charming young man. This must be what it [...]
Interview: The Audition Room
This interview can be found in its entirety on YAP Tracker’s Facebook page. In the meantime, get a taste of some thorough advice from a woman who is always on the audition scene. Jennifer Peterson tells us what’s up! “Many of our members know Jennifer Peterson as the incredibly gifted, professional, well-versed audition pianist who frequents the [...]
Thoughts on Il Trittico from Racette and Crew
by Melissa Wimbish This interview includes Patricia Racette, Brandon Jovanovich, and Patrick Summers talking about their experience with Il Trittico at San Francisco Opera. Wonderful insight from the pros on a monumental work. Check the instant replay!
Remember this Interview?
by Melissa Wimbish Little did these divas know they would be going head-to-head in March Madness on Operagasm when they spoke so politely before Ms. Voigt’s Brunhilde debut. Maybe this interview wouldn’t have been so cordial if they were on the basketball court!!!
Operagasm Supports Lin-sanity!
by Melissa Wimbish Have you heard about Jeremy Lin? He’s like the Renée Fleming of basketball. Except he’s tall and Asian-American. The first time I heard this story, my eyes filled with tears of joy! Maybe it’s because I’m not used to looking at a television and the dramatic light changes triggered my tear ducts…or maybe [...]
“It’s a Prank!”: Sills Discusses ‘Candide’ at NYCO Opera with Director Harold Prince
by Melissa Wimbish Bubbles sits in the interviewer chair to chat with director, Harold Prince during an intermission of Bernstein’s Candide at the New York City Opera. What a fabulous little photograph of history — and what a fascinating history of the “opera version” of this piece! Ms. Sills insisted upon the opera being produced [...]
Interviews: Why go to the opera?
by Melissa Wimbish Check out this short and sweet interview with prominent members of the “biz” making a case for opera. What do you think? Anything you want to add? Or hate on? Leave your comments below!
Operagasm Exclusive: Loving on Luca
by Melissa Wimbish Operagasm is on a winning Valentine streak! For the second year in a row, we have been fortunate to spend the holiday of love with some of the brightest hearts in the opera business. This interview seemed more like a much-needed therapy session for me rather than a conversation with one of [...]
