https://operawire.com/artist-profile-comic-bass-fernando-corena/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-sesto-bruscantini-a-truly-versatile-baritone/
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” {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-week-carmela-remigio/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-soprano-deanna-breiwick-on-dealing-with-the-currency-of-the-human-heart/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-director-tom-volf-on-creating-discovering-maria-by-callas/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-aprile-millo-on-her-london-debut-her-return-to-adriana-lecouvreur/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-carmela-remigio-on-rinaldo-martina-franca-luciano-pavarotti/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/cd-dvd-releases-week-of-august-6/
This week get will see two classic performances released as well as a rarely performed opera get a new DVD. There will also be a solo album by one of today’s rising bass-baritones. Here is a look at what’s in store. Cendrillon Naxos is releasing a new version of Massenet’s rarely performed work from the Theater Freiberg. Kim-Lillian Strebel takes {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-levy-sekgapane/
The Rossini Opera Festival opens this week and while Juan Diego Florez, Pretty Yende, and Lisette Oropesa are sure to make a splash, there is one tenor that is likely to make headlines – Levy Sekgapane. After winning the Operalia Competition in 2017, the tenor’s status has grown rapidly, performing leading roles in Munich, Barcelona, Riga, and Paris alongside some {…}
