For this week’s round of puzzles we turn to the world of “Aida” and many of the great sopranos to interpret the role over the years. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For {…}
Any new “Otello” recording is usually the focus of major conversation. The Verdi and Boito opera is undeniably one of the pinnacle works in the standard repertory, encompassing a vast array of emotional colors with some of the greatest music humankind has ever conjured up. And the world has seen some truly legendary recordings over the past century with some {…}
(Credit: Roberto Ricci) OperaVision is going to keep the opera going throughout the month of April. The streaming service has announced that it will showcase six Italian operas throughout the month. It all kicks off with La Fenice’s “Alceste” on April 3, 2020. The presentation will be available for repeat viewings for six months thereafter. “Guillaume Tell” will start streaming {…}
Toledo Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season which will feature two operas and a grand tour for the company. “In the fall, hopefully with this dark period behind us, we will have a greater need than ever for the arts and the unparalleled experience of live opera, so we have decided to announce our season at this time,” stated Suzanne {…}
For this week’s edition of the word search we turn to sopranos who have interpreted the role of Violetta in “La Traviata.” Unlike past editions where we only asked you to look up first names with the last name as a clue, we will include a mix of both. In some cases we will provide the last name and ask {…}
(Credit: Steven Pisano) I have always been partial to small and regional opera companies as they struggled to hold the flag high for the art of opera, often in the unlikeliest places. First, it seemed to me those small companies mirrored what was the norm in Europe, with so many of the small towns with their own opera theater and {…}
The jury of the Asociación Ópera XXI de España selected a production of “Alzira” as the Best New Latin American production earlier this month and now audiences around the world have an opportunity to see from the comfort of their homes. The production was a co-production between the Peruvian Ministry of Culture with the Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera {…}
(Credit: A. Bofill) Verdi and Piave’s “La Traviata” is one of the most iconic operas of all time. Premiering on March 6, 1853, it has become the dream opera for any soprano able to take on its demanding lead role. Today, the work is performed at every opera house imaginable and it is often identified as a true audience favorite {…}
While soprano Marina Rebeka has taken on a slew of roles in her career, it is fair to say that few have had as big an impact as that of Violetta in “La Traviata.” It is a role that she has dominated in over 18 different productions over the better part of the last decade. It is one that she {…}
(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) The role of Violetta in “La Traviata” is one of the most challenging in all of the repertory despite its ubiquity. As such, there are a lot of sopranos who manage to pull off the role, though few with overall great vocal and dramatic consistency on stage. But Lisette Oropesa, taking on the role {…}
Opera San José has announced that soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley would be making her role debut as Leonora in “Il Trovatore” on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Per the company’s official Facebook account, Hangley will be stepping in for Kerriann Otaño, who is ill. Hangley, a recent alum of the Merola Opera Program and a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Adler {…}
