“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting 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 Patrick Forbes’ “Brexit {…}
Beverly Sills was one of the greatest sopranos of her time and she became an American icon, not only for her singing but also for her outreach and her work promoting young and upcoming singers. Throughout her career she sang at the greatest theaters and performed a wide array of repertoire. She also left a number of important and historic {…}
AIDA. The Metropolitan Opera production of 1985 starring Leontyne Price in her glory days, in its online stream, seemed like yesterday. In a flash it seemed like yesterday too when I trailed the great diva down a full-flight of stairs on the San Francisco Opera stage in her role debut as Manon in Puccini’s opera. In a long, maroon cloak, {…}
With Richard Wagner’s birthday right around the corner on May 22, we turn to the subject of arguably his greatest opera “Tristan und Isolde.” For this word search, you goal is to complete the name of these noted interpreters of “Tristan und Isolde,” specifically the sopranos who have dominated the role of Isolde. Instructions: You are free to solve the {…}
“Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” are often paired together in performance, and throughout history, this famed double bill has taken on a life of its own. Not only do the two works operate within a distinct musical and thematic style, but their brevity in length allows their intense emotions to hit home in very similar fashion. It’s characters, while distinct often {…}
“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features opera {…}
In Italy, Verdi and Puccini are the great representatives of Italian opera. In Germany, it’s Wagner and Strauss. In France? It’s hard to argue against anyone but Massenet. But what’s curious about the great composer’s output is that while he was rather bounteous in his creation, only a handful of operas actually became major staples. “Manon,” “Werther,” “Thaïs.” You could {…}
“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features opera {…}
For this week’s word search, we ask you to complete the name of these interpreters of Tatiana in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” 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, {…}
