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WEB2 days ago · Composer Mailen Ubiedo Myskow’s “Conmigo o con nadie” has premiered online. The opera, which was recorded in 2023 at the studios of the Centro de Investigación en Audio y Música (CIAM) in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is based on the femicide of Felicitas Guerrero in 1872 by Enrique …
Interview: Steven LaBrie’s Star On the Rise - OperaWire
WEBAug 5, 2018 · Interview: Steven LaBrie’s Star On the Rise. The Baritone On His Fascinating Start to 2018. The calendar year of 2018 is only half-way done, but for Steven LaBrie, it has been quite the ride. A survey of his year has included a plethora of major achievements. He debuted a new album, stepped into new roles for the first time, shared the stage ...
Obituary: Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková Dies at the Age of 25
WEBOn Oct. 1, 2023, Patricia Burda Janečková died of breast cancer. She was 25. An official statement on Facebook said, “The opera and musical singer lost her courageous fight with an aggressive disease. She passed away on October 1, 2023, surrounded by the tender care of her husband, Vlastimil Burda, and her loved ones.
Opera Profile: ‘La Fanciulla Del West,’ Puccini’s ... - OperaWire
WEBDec 10, 2018 · By David Salazar. Puccini himself once stated that “La Fanciulla del West” was his finest score. The opera, which had its world premiere on Dec. 10, 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera, showed the composer and his fascination for exploring “exotic cultures.”. In this case, he heads over to California to explore the Gold Rush era.
Q & A: Joseph Calleja on ‘Tosca,’ Mario Lanza & the Future of Opera
WEBJul 10, 2021 · Outside of singing, he has also been active in helping young voices with his two foundations, the Drak Calleja Trust and BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation. OperaWire had a chance to speak to the tenor about his beginnings, taking on. “Tosca,” his philanthropy, and the future of opera. Operawire: You started taking singing lessons at …
Washington National Opera 2021-22 Review: Come Home: A
WEBOn Nov. 6, the Washington National Opera opened its 2021-22 in celebratory fashion by showcasing a gala with five international artists. But it wasn’t just any old gala, it was particularly themed and carefully constructed. The evening was divided into three parts – the arts celebrating the return of opera and the artistic world after ...
Artist Profile: Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, A Beloved & Greatly ...
WEBOct 16, 2018 · In late 2017, the opera world suffered a great tragedy, when it lost baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the age 55. Hvorostovsky, born on Oct. 16, 1962, was born in Krasnoyarsk and grew up without much interaction with his parents, whose work consumed most of their time. He studied at the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts and would make his professional debut {…}
Metropolitan Opera Review 2016-17 - OperaWire
WEBThis review is for the performance on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Verdi’s famed overture for his first masterwork “Nabucco” starts off with a few brass calls followed by a massive explosion of sound a few bars later. From there Verdi’s music traverses the contrast between a glorious melody clamoring for peace and one of military drive. It is this contrast between {…}
Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Tosca - OperaWire
WEBOct 6, 2022 · It’s a big shocker. Perhaps we’ve become inured to how dark and violent “Tosca” is with scenes of rape, murder, torture, and suicide. There was no mistaking the grittiness of Puccini’s fast-paced thriller at the Metropolitan Opera. The October 4, 2022, show was “Tosca’s” season premiere and performance number 944 of Puccini’s ...
Opera Profile: Bernstein’s “Candide” - OperaWire
WEBDec 1, 2017 · Making its premiere on December 1st, 1956, Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” is adapted from a novella of the same name written by the Enlightenment-era philosopher Voltaire. Being a comic operetta, it satirizes the prevailing attitudes of Voltaire’s time, particularly those of the church and of monarchism. Playwright and librettist Lillian Hellman saw clear parallels between the ...