Julie Fuchs Announces Her Second Album

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Deutsche Grammophon has announced the release of Julie Fuchs’ second album The new album, set for release on Feb. 15, 2019, will be titled “Mademoiselle” and will feature of a collection of Bel canto arias personally chosen by the soprano. Enrique Mazzola conducts the Orchestre National d’ile de France. The soprano’s first album for the company was entitled “Yes!” and {…}

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Artist Profile: Renato Bruson, A Great Verdi Baritone of the 20th And Early 21st Century

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Renato Bruson, born on Jan. 13, 1936, was born near Padua, Italy and would go on to become one of the great Italian baritones of the late 20th century. He studied music at the conservatory of Padua but did not enjoy much support from his family. Bruson himself once noted that his family thought he wanted to be a musician {…}

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Artist Profile: Comic Bass Fernando Corena

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Fernando Corena, born on Dec. 22, 1916, was a famed bass of his time. Born in Geneva, he studied Theology at Fribourg University with the intention of becoming a priest. However, he won a vocal contest and started working toward a career as a singer. At the suggestion of conductor Vittorio Giu, he went to Milan to complete his vocal {…}

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Artist Profile: Sesto Bruscantini, A Truly Versatile Baritone

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Baritone Sesto Bruscantini, born on Dec. 10, 1919, would go on to become a major Italian baritone throughout the 20th century. He actually obtained a law degree but turned to vocal studies and by 1947 had won a voice contest organized by RAI. His first professional appearance was in 1946 as Colline in “La Bohème;” his rendition of “Vecchia zimarra” {…}

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Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

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Known as “Madame Mozart” and a passionate Bel Canto singer, Carmela Remigio has forged her career as one of the leading Italian sopranos of her generation. Not only has she sung a number of Mozart roles, but she has also taken on the challenges in the works of Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky. As a Bel Canto singer, she is {…}

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Interview: Soprano Deanna Breiwick On Dealing With the Currency of the Human Heart

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Soprano Deanna Breiwick has been around music and performance her entire life. She comes from a family of musicians and vocalists. She sang her first studio recital at age five, began as a classical harpist at age seven, and was let loose on Italian arias by age 14. Her first opera production was “Dialogues des Carmélites” at age 21 and {…}

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Interview: Director Tom Volf On Creating & Discovering ‘Maria by Callas’

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INT. METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK. JANUARY 2012. The opera onstage is Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” starring Joyce DiDonato in a production by David McVicar. The run of performances of this production are set to be a major artistic success for all involved, earning strong reviews and eventually, a DVD release. Seated in the audience is a young man, his name Tom {…}

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Q & A: Aprile Millo On Her London Debut & Her Return To ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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Newsday once described Aprile Millo as “the high priestess of that old time operatic religion.” Indeed, Millo is still one of the few remaining divas of the past who continues to thrill audiences with her passionate and intense voice and whose sheer honesty continues to bring audiences back to a different time in the opera chronology. A huge exponent of {…}

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Q & A: Carmela Remigio On ‘Rinaldo,’ Martina Franca & Luciano Pavarotti

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OperaWire was lucky enough to catch up with the wonderfully talented soprano Carmela Remigio, during the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca, where she sang Armida in Handel’s “Rinaldo.” Known as “Madame Mozart” in Italy, owing to her close association with Mozart’s operas, and especially “Don Giovanni,” her repertoire is, in fact, far wider. In 2019, she is scheduled {…}

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Julie Fuchs Announces Her Second Album

Artist Profile: Renato Bruson, A Great Verdi Baritone of the 20th And Early 21st Century

Artist Profile: Comic Bass Fernando Corena

Artist Profile: Sesto Bruscantini, A Truly Versatile Baritone

Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

Interview: Soprano Deanna Breiwick On Dealing With the Currency of the Human Heart

Interview: Director Tom Volf On Creating & Discovering ‘Maria by Callas’

Q & A: Aprile Millo On Her London Debut & Her Return To ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

Q & A: Carmela Remigio On ‘Rinaldo,’ Martina Franca & Luciano Pavarotti