Obituary: English National Opera Tenor Emile Belcourt Dies At 91

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Tenor Emile Belcourt has died after a brief illness. The tenor, born in Laflèche, Saskatchewan passed away on August 3, 2017, after a lengthy career at the English National Opera. Born on June 27, 1926, Belcourt started learning the violin and singing at music festivals at an early age. He would later go on to the University to study pharmacy but {…}

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Verdi, Verdi & Something Else: The Roles Krassimira Stoyanova & Sharon Sweet Both Sang

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Sharon Sweet and Krassimira Stoyanova. Two sopranos born on August 16 with rather different careers. The former was a well-known American dramatic soprano who took on a wide range of Italian and German repertoire, most prominently singing operas by Wagner and Verdi. The latter, a Bulgarian with a far lighter voice, has slowly dug into that very same dramatic repertoire, {…}

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From Hollywood to Verdi: Tenor Riccardo Massi On His Quick Rise & Favorite Composer

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Seven years. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Berlin State Opera, Royal Swedish Opera and Metropolitan Opera. Those are just some of the companies that have featured spinto tenor Riccardo Massi. Seven years. Now in his 30s, the tenor is slowly stealing the spotlight as one of the most exciting tenors on the rise, his vocal artistry matched by his {…}

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Bryan Hymel’s Career Through His Recordings

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Bryan Hymel, born on August 8, 1979, is one of the exciting artists living and breathing today. The American tenor, whose lyric voice makes him perfect for the French repertoire and some dips into the Italian, is one of the most sought-after around the world, putting his mark on such operas as “Les Troyens” and “Guillaume Tell.” He doesn’t have {…}

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Obituary: Director Lee Blakely, Santa Fe Opera Regular, Passes Away At 45

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Director Lee Blakely has died at the young age of 45, due to a heart attack. The famed director of opera and musical theater, among other things, was well-known for his work at the Santa Fe Opera where he was the man behind productions for “Madama Butterfly,” “The Pearl Fishers,” and “Rigoletto.” He was also a regular at other North {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Ameral Gunson Dies

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The international mezzo Ameral Gunson died on Friday night of cancer, her husband has reported. Gunson studied singing at London´s Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Walter Gruner before joining the BBC Singers where she continued her studies with Otakar Krauss. She quickly established a successful and varied solo career once she left the BBC singers and went on {…}

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Exploring Soprano Gabriella Tucci’s Only Two Commerical Recordings

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Many of the great opera singers have the luxury of leaving behind essential recordings. But some of them, unfortunately, don’t get that same opportunity, their voices often getting lost in history. This is not necessarily the case for the great Gabriela Tucci, born on August 4, 1929. The versatile singing-actress made a big name for herself singing across some of {…}

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Nadine Sierra Out, Ellie Dehn In For San Francisco’s 2017-18 ‘Manon’ Production With Michael Fabiano

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No more Nadine Sierra at San Francisco Opera next season. Instead, soprano Ellie Dehn will replace the recent Richard Tucker Award winner in next season’s production of “Manon.” The official announcement was made on Monday, indicating that Dehn would sing all six performances of the run which kicks off on Nov. 5, 2017 and ends on Nov. 22, 2017. According {…}

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Makes Another Set of High Profile Cancelations

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky has canceled all of his Vienna engagements, according to the Vienna State Opera. This is the latest in a long list of cancelations by the hugely popular Russian artist. He was scheduled to perform in Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” “Un Ballo in Maschera,” and “Otello.” He is also no longer on the cast list for the upcoming performances at the {…}

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Obituary: English National Opera Tenor Emile Belcourt Dies At 91

Verdi, Verdi & Something Else: The Roles Krassimira Stoyanova & Sharon Sweet Both Sang

From Hollywood to Verdi: Tenor Riccardo Massi On His Quick Rise & Favorite Composer

Bryan Hymel’s Career Through His Recordings

Obituary: Director Lee Blakely, Santa Fe Opera Regular, Passes Away At 45

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Ameral Gunson Dies

Exploring Soprano Gabriella Tucci’s Only Two Commerical Recordings

Nadine Sierra Out, Ellie Dehn In For San Francisco’s 2017-18 ‘Manon’ Production With Michael Fabiano

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Makes Another Set of High Profile Cancelations