https://operawire.com/obituary-andre-previn-dies-at-89/
Andre Previn has died at the age of 89. The German-American composer, conductor, and pianist was born in Germany and left in 1938 to New York. He eventually naturalized himself in the United States and moved to Los Angeles. In his youth, he studied piano and conducting and began his career in Hollywood arranging and composing Hollywood film scores. In total, {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-marilyn-horne-once-known-as-the-greatest-rossini-singer-in-the-world/
Bel Canto mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne is one of the great champions of Rossini’s operas. She was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania on January 16, 1934. She moved to California in her childhood, and went on to study at the University of Southern California, as well as with Lotte Lehmann. In her own words, “I grew up in Hollywood.” Horne was a {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-herva-nelli-a-favored-soprano-of-arturo-toscanini/
Soprano Herva Nelli is most known to American audiences through Arturo Toscanini’s NBC opera broadcasts. Born in Florence on 9th January 1909, Nelli and her family emigrated to Pittsburgh when she was 10-years-old. Aged 17, she took a job as a glass cutter to pay for her singing lesson and later studied at the Pittsburgh Music Institute and in New {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-nicolai-gedda-an-artist-of-many-roles/
Much is said these days about Plácido Domingo’s expansive repertoire, but before him, Nicolai Gedda was arguably the man to tackle the most works in recent opera history. So vast was his repertoire that the Swedish tenor, born on July 11, 1925, performed operas in Italian, French, English, Czech, Swedish, Russian, German, and even Latin. He left behind over 200 {…}
https://operawire.com/jonathan-tetelman-replaces-piotr-beczala-at-tanglewood/
Tenor Jonathan Tetelman will replace Piotr Beczala in “La Bohème” at Tanglewood. Beczala was supposed to take on his signature role alongside soprano Kristine Opolais but opted for performing in “Lohengrin” at the Bayreuth Festival when Roberto Alagna stepped down from the production. Tetelman sang his first performances of Rodolfo in the Puccini masterpiece at the Fujian Grand Theatre in {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-soprano-layla-claire-on-her-first-alcina-expanding-into-more-baroque-repertoire/
Layla Claire is recognized as one of the rising stars of the opera world, having performed at some of the most acclaimed theaters in the world. A graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera, Claire has specialized in the works of Mozart and Handel and has also performed operas by Britten. She is also a {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-sasha-cooke-creates-the-role-of-marnie/
Sasha Cooke is one the great exponents of modern music, creating some of the most memorable interpretations of 21st-century music in operas like “As One,” “Doctor Atomic,” “Everest,” and “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” This week she creates another role as the iconic Marnie in Nico Muhly’s new work based on the acclaimed novel by Winston Graham at the English National {…}
https://operawire.com/social-media-beat-week-of-916-21-what-were-the-worlds-greatest-sopranos-up-to/
As the title might indicate, we are doing things a bit differently this week with the social media showcase. Here is a rundown of what some of the world’s greatest sopranos are up to! To kick things off we take a look at Angela Meade, who paid hommage to the legendary Maria Callas with a new photograph. In honor of {…}
https://operawire.com/beauty-among-bones-conductor-jorge-parodi-on-john-mustos-rhoda-and-the-fossil-hunt/
“Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt” is set to make its world premiere at the American Museum of Natural History on September 23, 2017, in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs. With this unorthodox venue specifically in mind, accomplished composer John Musto, librettist Eric Einhorn, and production company On Site Opera, all seek to create an experience for families that weds together {…}
