(Credit: Louis Melançon) Jon Vickers is one of the great tenors of the 20th century, renowned for his work in the more dramatic repertory. To celebrate his birthday on Oct. 29, we’ve put together a quiz that probes some of his major career highlights and some of his thoughts and ideals on opera. As always, enjoy!
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Nicholas {…}
For this week’s word search, we turn to Verdi’s Rigoletto and ask you to find the first name of these famed Duke of Mantua interpreters throughout history. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Edward {…}
For this week’s puzzle, we turn to the genius of Giuseppe Verdi and ask you to complete the titles of some of his operas. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For those using {…}
Giuseppe Verdi’s operas represent many of the cornerstone works of the standard repertory. Or more precisely, his middle to late period operas are. Some of his early operas manage to get persistent performances, but many of those initial offerings remain rarities around the world. So for this week’s quiz, we turn our attention to those very operas. We will provide {…}
(Credit: Emilie Brouchon) This week the Polish National Opera will open a new production of Massenet’s “Werther” by Willy Decker. The production was originally set to open in May of 2020 but was canceled due to the coronavirus. Now the company has lined up an extraordinary group of soloists including Piotr Beczala, who returns to his country to sing one {…}
This week we continue honoring Latin American / Hispanic Artists of today and the past. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For those using a mobile device, we highly recommend turning it horizontal {…}
As we continue our celebration of Hispanic / Latinx Heritage Month, we shift from great operas and composers throughout Latin America and Spain to modern-day opera stars. For this quiz, we provide you with a brief description and you must pick which singer it best applies to. We hope you enjoy!
