Living The Dream – Benjamin Bernheim On Singing Dream Roles & Deutsche Grammophon

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Two years ago, Benjamin Bernheim was a young artist performing light tenor roles and preparing to make the jump to some of the most important lyric operas in the repertory. He was an unknown and was still a member of the Opernhaus Zurich. But he had a perspective of where he wanted to be. “I knew I wanted to sing {…}

Pride Month, Special Features

Pride Month 2019: 13 Contemporary Composers & Librettists Who Are Out & Proud

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It’s Pride Month, so to celebrate we return to the series we began two years. This time we celebrate some of the great composers and librettists of today who have made a great impact in the opera world and whose works have given a voice to the voiceless. Jake Heggie Heggie is one of the most prolific composers of the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Hui He On Singing ‘Turandot’ & ‘La Bohème’

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Hui He is one of today’s leading lirico spinto sopranos in the world performing every major Verdi and Puccini role. Since her debut in “Aida” in Shanghai in 1998, she has become one of the leading interpreters of such operas as “Tosca,” “Madam Butterfly,” ‘Turandot,” “Il Trovatore,” and “La Forza del Destino.” She has also performed in every major theater, including {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Bucking The Trend – Karen Slack On Her Unexpected Path & Singing Modern Works

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Every singer’s path is laden with expectations. Often, these are not established by the artist themselves, but by the world around them. Karen Slack knows all about having to manage those expectations. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2005 and was singing the major Verdi roles at the start of her career. But the soprano in a recent interview {…}

News

Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

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American soprano Deborah Cook has died at the age of 80. Born in Philadelphia, Cook went on to study privately with Irene Williams and studied at Temple University during the early 1960s where she performed in numerous student productions. She went on to make her professional opera debut on Oct. 31, 1965 at the Academy of Music with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company, singing the title {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Interview: Baritone Lucia Lucas On Making Historic U.S. Debut In ‘Don Giovanni’

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On May 3, 2019 the Tulsa Opera will host an American first. According to a carefully worded press release, it will be “the first time a trans woman has performed a principal role on the operatic stage in the US.” Baritone Lucia Lucas will make her American main-stage debut in the title role of Mozart and da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni.” {…}

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Christina Pecce To Bring ‘Witches, Bitches And Divas!’ To Green Room 42

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Soprano Christina Pecce is set to bring her show “Witches Bitches and Divas!” to the Green Room 42 on May 1, 2019. The show, which starts at 7 p.m., will also feature music director / pianist Matthew Stephens, and Steve Doyle on bass; Daniel Glass will be on the drums. This program has previously been showcased at Feinstein’s 54 Below {…}

Opera Wiki

Artist Profile: Montserrat Caballé, A Spanish Soprano of Legends

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Montserrat Caballé is one of the greatest Spanish singers of all time. Born on April 12, 1933 in Barcelona, Spain, she studied at the Liceu Conservatory and graduated with a gold medal in 1954. She moved to Basel where she made her professional debut in 1956; she became a major part of the company the following year. In 1962, she {…}

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Artist Profile: Sondra Radvanovsky, A 21st Century Superstar Soprano

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Sondra Radvanovksy is one of the great sopranos of the 21st century. Born on April 11, 1969 in Berwyn, Illinois, she moved to Richmond, Indiana in her youth. She sang her first full-length opera at age 21 and then studied theater and voice at the University of South California and UCLA. In 1995, she won the First Prize at the {…}

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Living The Dream – Benjamin Bernheim On Singing Dream Roles & Deutsche Grammophon

Pride Month 2019: 13 Contemporary Composers & Librettists Who Are Out & Proud

Q & A: Hui He On Singing ‘Turandot’ & ‘La Bohème’

Bucking The Trend – Karen Slack On Her Unexpected Path & Singing Modern Works

Obituary: Deborah Cook Dies At 80

Interview: Baritone Lucia Lucas On Making Historic U.S. Debut In ‘Don Giovanni’

Christina Pecce To Bring ‘Witches, Bitches And Divas!’ To Green Room 42

Artist Profile: Montserrat Caballé, A Spanish Soprano of Legends

Artist Profile: Sondra Radvanovsky, A 21st Century Superstar Soprano