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Q & A: Gaston Rivero on Young Artists, Career Development, Mentors & Oper Leipzig
Credit: Fadil-Berisha During the past year, tenor Gaston Rivero has described the pandemic as a challenging period but a necessary break for him. It has made him think of the priorities in his life and what he wants to do with his career. During this time, he became a member of the voice teachers team of the Lotte Lehmann’s Akademie in Perleberg, {…}
Q & A: Sarah Coburn on ‘I Puritani,’ Bellini & Her New Recording
(Credit: Ervin Photography) On August 20, Delos released a new recording of Bellini’s final masterpiece, “I Puritani.” The new recording featured one of today’s great Bel Canto interpreters, Lawrence Brownlee and New York City Opera’s new Music Director Constantine Orbelian. It also featured American coloratura Sarah Coburn singing the leading role of Elvira. Over the years Coburn has performed Bel {…}
Q & A: Barbara Hendricks on the UNHCR, Compassion & Refugees
(Credit: © UNHCR/Markel Redondo) Opera audiences may know Barabra Hendricks for her historical operatic performances and her forays into jazz. But for the past 35 years, Hendricks has dedicated her work to the UNHCR as the longest-serving Goodwill Ambassador. She has traveled to Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Cote D’Ivoire as an ambassador and visited refugee {…}
Indie Opera
Against the Grain Theatre Partners with Opera InReach for Educational Programming
Against the Grain Theatre has announced a new partnership with Opera InReach to develop educational programming for AtG’s upcoming productions of the 21-22 season. The partnership will come as a result of both organizations’ commitment to equity and educational access in the arts. “We are thrilled to be working with the team at Opera InReach over the course of AtG’s {…}
OperaUpClose Announces ‘Concerts in the Café: Shakespeare Re-Shaped’
OperaUpClose has announced its upcoming “Concerts in the Café: Shakespeare Re-Shaped” on Sept. 27 and 28, 2021. The showcase will feature music by Woolfenden, Gounod, Verdi, Coleridge Taylor, Kat Rose-Martin, Finzi, and Berlioz inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Measure for Measure,” and “Much Ado About Nothing.” The cast for the concert will include soprano Claire Wild, actor and writer {…}