Legendary soprano Lucine Amara has died at the age of 99. The American soprano was born on March 1, 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut but was raised in San Francisco. She went on to study at the San Francisco Community Music Center and sang in the chorus of the San Francisco Opera from 1945 to 1946. She made her concert debut at the {…}
Lucina Amara, born on March 1, 1925, is one of the sopranos to perform most often at the Metropolitan Opera. The Connecticut native was raised in San Francisco, where she sang with the San Francisco Opera Chorus. In 1946 she made her concert debut after studies at the Music Academy of the West and she appeared at the Hollywood Bowl {…}
Opera legend Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, announced the winners and the finalists selected in the company’s 30th Annual International Vocal Competition. This year’s winners were baritone Gerardo de la Torre from Mexico and soprano Joowon Chae from New York, who tied for first place and will share a $3,000 award. Meanwhile, tenor {…}
When Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” hits the stage on Thursday, March 29, it will be the first time the opera is staged with the company in exactly 12 years. The cast will include Plácido Domingo and Piotr Beczala among the male leads, but will also showcase the third major work headlined by Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva at the Met in 2017-18. {…}
What do you do once you have retired from singing? Some opera singers dedicate themselves to teaching while others begin directing. Others, still, begin young artist programs. For legendary soprano Lucine Amara, now 92, it’s about all of these as she has devoted her energy to building an opera company that gives an opportunity to young singers. For the past {…}
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera’s 29th Annual International Vocal Competition is right around the corner and artistic director Lucine Amara is making a formal invitation for competitors of all ages to submit their applications. The competition itself will take place later this fall, but the registration period has two major deadlines. The early bird registration ends on July {…}
Want to perform in a production of Puccini’s “Tosca?” Well, Verismo Opera is giving you the chance to do just that as the company’s Artistic Director Lucine Amara is inviting soloists in all vocal categories to audition for solo roles in the company’s upcoming production. Per a press release, the auditions will take place on Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, {…}
Raul Melo will make his Verismo Opera debut as Radamès in Verdi’s “Aida. Lucine Amara announced the news with the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera which will be presenting Verdi’s grand opera, “Aida,” on April 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey Melo debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 2005 as {…}
Rudolf Bing’s name towers in the world of opera. The Austrian-born impresario, born on January 9, 1902, has an enduring legacy, in many ways tainted by the scandals and feuds Bing was known to have with the opera’s greatest figures and lesser-known figures during many of the company’s most tumultuous years. But to see the general manager who wielded his {…}