A guest blog by Liz Kiger
The brain child of soprano/violinist Liz Kiger, this chamber group is focused on bringing historically informed performance practice of lesser known and lesser produced Baroque repertoire to its NYC audience in an affordable, … Read the rest
OPERA in South Korea
Opera has a long and rich history in South Korea, with its origins dating back to the late 19th century. During the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945), Western opera was introduced to … Read the rest
Callas und Isolde
We know Maria gave her first Isolde at La Fenice on 30 December 1948, after learning memorizing and rehearsing it in a matter of days. Fiorenzo Tasso was her Tristan, Fedora Barbieri the Brangane, and Boris … Read the rest
When opera in Asia is mentioned most think of the numerous glorious performances of visiting companies in Japan starting with del Monaco and Tebaldi. View these here.
Or you might think of the many excellent performances in South Korea by very good local artists. … Read the rest
