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PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES: Adiós, La Superba — remembering MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ,...
Prima donna del cuore: soprano Montserrat Caballé (1933 – 2018) in the title rôle of Francesco Cilèa’s Adriana Lecouvreur at The Metropolitan Opera in 1978[Photograph by James Heffernan, © by The...
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SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Mezzo-soprano ELIZABETH DESHONG, Adalgisa in North Carolina...
Belle of bel canto: internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, whose critically-lauded interpretation of Adalgisa anchors North Carolina Opera’s concert performance of Vincenzo...
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BEST VOCAL RECITAL DISC OF 2018: Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, &...
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835), GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848), and GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): A te, o cara– Stephen Costello sings bel canto — Stephen Costello, tenor; Kaunas City Symphony...
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BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RECORDING OF 2018: Harold Meltzer — SONGS AND...
HAROLD MELTZER (born 1966): Songs and Structures — Paul Appleby, tenor; Miranda Cuckson, violin; Natalia Katyukova and Blair McMillen, piano; Avalon String Quartet [Recording venue(s) and date(s) not...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Vincenzo Bellini — NORMA (L. Crocetto, E. DeShong, C....
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835): Norma — Leah Crocetto (Norma - rôle début), Elizabeth DeShong (Adalgisa), Chad Shelton (Pollione), Ao Li (Oroveso - rôle début), Wade Henderson (Flavio), Kathleen Felty...
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SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Mezzo-soprano KATE LINDSEY revitalizes ancient poetry in...
Modern muse: world-renowned mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, poised to breathe new life into the title rôle in Washington Concert Opera’s performance of Charles Gounod’s seldom-heard Sapho on 18 November...
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BOOK REVIEW: Jarmila Novotná — MY LIFE IN SONG (Edited by William V. Madison;...
JARMILA NOVOTNÁ (1907 – 1994): My Life in Song— Edited by William V. Madison; Foreword by Brian Kellow [The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 978-0-8131-7611-6 (hardbound) / 978-0-8131-7613-0 (PDF) /...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giacomo Puccini — MADAMA BUTTERFLY (J. Gardner, C....
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): Madama Butterfly— Jill Gardner (Cio-Cio-San), Cody Austin (Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton), David Pershall (Sharpless), Stephanie Foley Davis (Suzuki), Jacob Ryan Wright...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Music for Two Harpsichords by J.S. Bach and his Circle —...
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750), WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH (1710 – 1784), JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS (1710 – 1783), and JOHANN GOTTFRIED MÜTHEL (1728 – 1788): Music for Two Harpsichords — Jory Vinikour and...
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December 2018 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, &...
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835), GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848), and GASPARE SPONTINI (1774 – 1851): Spirito— Marina Rebeka (soprano); Irene Savignano (soprano), Marco Ciaponi (tenor), Francesco Paolo...
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CD REVIEW: Boyhood’s End — The Mozartists and Ian Page explore Mozart’s...
[1] KARL FRIEDRICH ABEL (1723 – 1787), THOMAS AUGUSTINE ARNE (1710 – 1778), SAMUEL ARNOLD (1740 – 1802), JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735 – 1782), WILLIAM BATES (died 1778), EGIDIO DUNI (1708 – 1775),...
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CD REVIEW: Mark Abel — TIME AND DISTANCE (J. DeStefano, H. Plitmann, C....
MARK ABEL (born 1948): Time and Distance— Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano; Hila Plitmann, soprano; Carol Rosenberger and Tali Tadmor, piano; Mark Abel, organ; Bruce Carver, percussion [Recorded at The...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: D. Scarlatti, J. Brahms, C. Franck, E. Chausson, E....
DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685 – 1757), JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897), CÉSAR FRANCK (1822 – 1890), ERNEST CHAUSSON (1855 – 1899), EMMANUEL CHABRIER (1841 – 1894), JACK M. JARRETT (born 1938), and JOHN WESLEY...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Engelbert Humperdinck — HÄNSEL UND GRETEL (S. Foley...
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1854 – 1921): Hänsel und Gretel (sung in an English translation by Carol Palca Kelly) — Stephanie Foley Davis (Hänsel), Joann Martinson Davis (Gretel), Scott MacLeod (Peter),...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Soprano LEAH CROCETTO in recital with pianist MARK...
HAROLD ARLEN (1905 – 1986), SAMMY FAIN (1902 – 1989), GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898 – 1937), GREGORY PEEBLES (born 1977), FRANCIS POULENC (1899 – 1963), OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879 – 1936), and RICHARD RODGERS...
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ARTS IN ACTION: from Burlington to bel canto: North Carolina-born tenor DAVID...
Hometown bel canto hero: tenor David Blalock, Nemorino in Piedmont Opera’s March 2019 production of Gaetano Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore[Photograph © by Pavel Antonov]The short-lived novelist Thomas...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: back to the woods with Greensboro Opera’s production of...
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1854 – 1921): Hänsel und Gretel (sung in an English translation by Carol Palca Kelly) — Emily Wolber (Hänsel), Lilla Keith (Gretel), Jacob Kato (Peter), Lyndsey Swann (Gertrud),...
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ARTS IN ACTION: À la carte’s Spring Concert brings music appealing to...
Graphic © by À la carteThe visitor to North Carolina whose prior impressions of the state were shaped by industry, college and professional sports, and magnificent natural beauty may be surprised by...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Gaetano Donizetti — L’ELISIR D’AMORE (J. Burns, D....
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848): L’elisir d’amore— Jodi Burns (Adina), David Blalock (Nemorino), Gregory Gerbrandt (Belcore), Brian Banion (Dulcamara), Eliza Mandzik (Giannetta); Piedmont Opera Chorus,...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — STRING QUINTETS, K. 406/516b,...
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): String Quintets in C minor (K. 406/516b), G minor (K. 516), and D major (K. 593)— Chauncey Patterson, viola; Amernet String Quartet [Whitley Auditorium, Elon...
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