Robert Mollicone & Dolora Zajick Feature in Episode 4 of San Francisco Opera’s ‘North Stage Door’

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San Francisco Opera has announced the release of the latest episode of “North Stage Door.” This new episode of the company’s behind-the-scenes podcast will feature stories of opera’s ability to enchant audiences. Host Chris Largent will be joined by conductor Robert Mollicone and revered mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajck. Musical selections will draw from SFO productions of “Manon,” “Eugene Onegin,” “Gotterdammerung,” “Andrea {…}

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Dolora Zajick To Sing Final Performances At Metropolitan Opera

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Dolors Zajick has officially announced her retirement from the Stage. After having spoken about it in the Italian press, the legendary mezzo-soprano announced she will sing her final performances in the spring of 2020 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in “Kát’a Kabanová.” Zajick made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Azucena in “Il Trovatore” in 1988 and went on {…}

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Mezzo Dolora Zajick To Retire From The Stage In 2021

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(Credit: David Sauer) Mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick has announced that she is preparing to retire from the stage in 2021. The mezzo revealed her intentions in an interview with Ieri, Oggi, Domani Opera!, noting that her recent performances of “Il Trovatore” alongside Anna Netrebko at the Arena di Verona, were her final ones in her signature role of Azucena. “I have {…}

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Dolora Zajick’s Three Keys to Vocal Longevity

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Vocal longevity is a major concern these days for most singers. There was a time when people were entering their prime years in their late 30s or 40s. But the industry has changed and singers are, in many case, forced into the limelight at younger ages. Seeing an international operastar at age 28 was illusory 50 years ago. It’s becoming {…}

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Artist Profile: Dolora Zajick, A Major Verdi Mezzo Of the Late 20th & Early 21st Century

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Dolora Zajick is one of the famed Verdi mezzos of the late 20th and early 21st century. Born on March 24, 1952, Oregon, she actually started off as a pre-med student at the University of Nevada before switching over to voice. She wound up graduating from the University of Nevada with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s music. From there, she {…}

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Three in One – Mezzo-Soprano Dolora Zajick On Balancing Three Careers And Paving A Way For The Future

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How do you balance three different careers? That is the question that Dolora Zajick is asking herself as she steps into a new phase of her career. “I’m running my organization, I’m singing and I’m composing. And I’ve got to find a way to reorganize myself so I can do everything I want,” she told OperaWire during a conversation in {…}

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The Non-Verdi Roles Dolora Zajick has Dominated Throughout Her Career

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Mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is synonymous with Verdi. She’s been the leading Azucena at the Metropolitan Opera house over the last few years, singing the role a whopping 58 times since her debut on October 8, 1988, also in that very role. In Verdi’s “Aida,” she has performed the role of Amneris 80 times at the house. Throw in 17 performances {…}

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Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}

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Obituary: Influential Conductor, Vocal Coach & Pianist Thomas Muraco Passes Away

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Musician Thomas Muraco has died. According to the Manhattan School of Music, where Muraco was a faculty member, the esteemed teacher and musician passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, after a sudden illness. He was surrounded by his sister Lorraine, partner Thomas, and close friends and colleagues. Muraco began his conducting career as an assistant to Leonard Bernstein, John Nelson, {…}

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Robert Mollicone & Dolora Zajick Feature in Episode 4 of San Francisco Opera’s ‘North Stage Door’

Dolora Zajick To Sing Final Performances At Metropolitan Opera

Mezzo Dolora Zajick To Retire From The Stage In 2021

Dolora Zajick’s Three Keys to Vocal Longevity

Artist Profile: Dolora Zajick, A Major Verdi Mezzo Of the Late 20th & Early 21st Century

Three in One – Mezzo-Soprano Dolora Zajick On Balancing Three Careers And Paving A Way For The Future

The Non-Verdi Roles Dolora Zajick has Dominated Throughout Her Career

Maryland Opera 2023-24 Review: Tosca

Obituary: Influential Conductor, Vocal Coach & Pianist Thomas Muraco Passes Away