Phoenicia International Festival Of The Voice To Kick Off With Gala

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will soon bring great vocal talent to the Catskills, kicking off this Friday with “10 Year Gala, Decade of Opera Favorites.” The Gala will showcase sopranos Nancy Allen Lundy and Michelle Jennings, tenors Anthony Laciura and Barry Banks, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson, bass Morris Robinson, and Robert McClaughlin-Tuvan in performances of beloved arias from “Madama Butterfly,” “Carmen,” “La Bohème,” {…}

Jul 3, 2019

Brandie Sutton & Orson Van Gay II Lead Phoenicia International Festival Of The Voice’s 2019 Season

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary season with “musical gems that honor African American culture and talent,” according to the press release. The Festival will kick off with “10 Year Gala, Decade of Opera Favorites,” featuring sopranos Nancy Allen Lundy and Michelle Jennings, tenors Anthony Laciura and Barry Banks, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson, bass Morris {…}

May 16, 2019

Kirsten Chambers & Ashley Fabian Headline Indianapolis Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Indianapolis Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which features four mainstage productions. This season represents that company’s 75th anniversary. The season kicks off with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” It will feature Ashley Fabian as Adina, who has been a rising star at the Pittsburgh Opera. Performance Dates: Nov. 15-17, 2019 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” comes next with Eric McKeever in the {…}

Apr 8, 2019

Longborough Festival Opera Reveals 2020 Season, Featuring Operas by Wagner, Donizetti, & More

The Longborough Festival Opera announced its 2020 season, which will feature four operas from a wide range of periods and cultures in the artform’s history. After a season with three of four operas in Italian, this season will feature a work by a baroque composer, a bel canto composer, a Czech master, and finally, Wagner. “Die Walküre” will be presented {…}

Nov 29, 2018

Opera Meets Film: Leontina Vaduva’s Important Cameo in ‘Child’s Pose’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Calin Peter Netzer’s {…}

Nov 29, 2018

Composer Profile: Gaetano Donizetti, One of the Bel Canto Masters

Gaetano Donizetti, born on Nov. 29, 1797, was one of the leading Bel Canto composers of all time. He wrote his first opera, “Il Pigmalione” at the age of 19 and he would go on to create 75 operas throughout his lifetime. His first major successes came with his comic operas, though in 1830, he scored a massive success with {…}

Nov 5, 2018

How to Watch Vienna State Opera’s Live Stream For Aida Garifullina’s ‘L’Elisir D’Amore’

Donizetti’s “L’Elsiir d’Amore” will be broadcast live from the Vienna State Opera on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, on its live streaming service. This performance is set to feature conductor Speranza Scappucci alongside Aida Garifullina, Benjamin Bernheim, Orhan Yildiz, and Paolo Rumetz in the famed production by Otto Schenk. Garifullina is also set to star in “Rigoletto” at the Vienna State {…}

Jun 7, 2018

Opera Meets Film: ‘The Young Victoria’ Reminds Us of the Famed Monarch’s Passion For Bel Canto

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “The Young Victoria.” {…}

May 12, 2018

Opera Profile: Donizetti’s Popular Comedy ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” which the exception of Rossini’s “Barbiere di Siviglia,” might be the most famous opera comedy of all time. The work, which premiered on May 12, 1832, was written in just six weeks and went on to be a runaway success for the ensuing decade. It was the most performed opera in Italy between 1838-48 and not much {…}

May 10, 2018

Teatro La Fenice 2017-18 Review – L’Elisir d’Amore: Irina Dubrovskaya and Leonardo Cortellazzi Put On Striking Displays in Donizetti Masterpiece

The path of true love never runs smoothly, or so the well-known expression runs. Through the centuries men and women have constantly misunderstood each other’s intentions; the game of love is no simple affair. What should be a simple development between two people who love each other almost by default becomes complicated and fraught with misunderstandings as they engage in {…}

Apr 23, 2018

PBS Scheduled To Showcase Met Opera’s ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

PBS will showcase “L’Elisir D’Amore” from the Metropolitan Opera as part of its Great Performances Series on Sunday, April 29, 2018. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT and will showcase soprano Pretty Yende, tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Davide Luciano, and bass Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. The showcase, from February’s Live in HD series, was hosted Susanna Phillips and conducted {…}

l'elisir d'amore