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A GREAT SMALL OPERA COMPANY – Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society
Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society
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
A Wonderful Opera Day in Zurich with Salome and Tosca
A Wonderful Opera Day in Zurich with Salome and Tosca
Like all opera houses worldwide Zurich Opera got hit by the pandemic in March 2020.
They tried to still have some performance with a reduced audience and they employed some very innovative techniques. The orchestra … Read the rest
Cecilia Bartoli in Iphighénie en Tauride Zürich February 2nd, 2020 – A Review
Iphigénie en Tauride by C.W.Gluck at the Opernhaus Zürich on February 2nd 2020
Iphigénie: Cecilia Bartoli
Oreste, her brother: Stephane Degout
Pylade, Oreste’s friend: Frederic Antoun
Thoas, King of Tauris: Jean-Francois Lapointe
Diane: Birgitte Christensen
Femme grecque: Katia Ledoux
Orchestra La Scintilla
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Considering Kundry: Wagner’s Most Fascinating Character A Blog by Paul Padillo
Considering Kundry: Wagner’s Most Fascinating Character A Guestblog Paul Padillo
Years ago my feathers got ruffled when I read an article arguing Kundry leaves an insignificant impact in Wagner’s Parsifal. He stated incorrectly Kundry’s only lines are in Act 2 “and even then limited,” … Read the rest
COVID OPERA
By now we all know about the enormous impact the Corona pandemic had on opera.
All opera houses were closed and some such as the Met will remain closed until mid 2021.
But in these dire times the human species showed great resilience and incredible … Read the rest