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PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES: Bridging the genre gap—what Madama Butterfly can learn...
Sixties Soul still going strong: Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone in performance in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, Texas, on...
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CD REVIEW: Franco Faccio — AMLETO (A. Richardson, A. L. Hamza, J. Hubbard, C....
FRANCESCO ANTONIO FACCIO (1840 – 1891): Amleto—Alex Richardson (Amleto), Abla Lynn Hamza (Ofelia), Joseph Hubbard (Orazio), Caroline Worra (Geltrude), Shannon De Vine (Claudio), Matthew Curran...
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CD REVIEW: Antonio Salieri — LA SCUOLA DE’ GELOSI (F. Lombardi Mazzulli, E....
ANTONIO SALIERI (1750 – 1825): La scuola de’ gelosi—Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Contessa), Emanuele D’Aguanno (Conte), Roberta Mameli (Ernestina), Federico Sacchi (Blasio), Milena Storti (Carlotta),...
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CD REVIEW: Violin victorious — VENEZIA 1700 (Thibault Noally, violin; Les...
[1] TOMASO ALBINONI (1671 – 1751), FRANCESCO ANTONIO BONPORTI (1672 – 1749), ANTONIO CALDARA (1671 – 1736), EVARISTO FELICE DALL’ABACO (1675 – 1742), GIUSEPPE TORELLI (1658 – 1709), and ANTONIO VIVALDI...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi — MESSA DA REQUIEM (J. Bowen Gardner, S....
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Messa da Requiem—Jill Bowen Gardner (soprano), Stephanie Foley Davis (mezzo-soprano), Daniel C. Stein (tenor), David Anderson Weigel (bass-baritone); UNCG Combined Choral...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, K. 492 (T....
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492—D’Ana Lombard (La Contessa di Almaviva), Steven LaBrie (Il Conte di Almaviva), Jennifer Cherest (Susanna), Tyler Simpson (Figaro),...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | February 2017: Carlo Lenzi & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
CARLO LENZI (1735 – 1805) and WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): Sacred Music in Lombardy 1770-80—Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, soprano; Ensemble Autarena; Marcello Scandelli, conductor [Recorded in...
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CD REVIEW: VIVERE — Fernando Varela, tenor (Deutsche Grammophon/Panorama...
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924), et. al.: Vivere—Fernando Varela, tenor; Crouch End Festival Chorus [Vocals recorded at Phat Planet Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA; Deutsche Grammophon/Panorama...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | April 2017: Juliana Hall — LOVE’S SIGNATURE, Songs...
JULIANA HALL: Love’s Signature– Songs for Countertenor and Soprano—Darryl Taylor, countertenor; Susan Narucki, soprano; Juliana Hall and Donald Berman, piano [Recorded at Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon,...
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CD REVIEW: Sir John Stainer — THE CRUCIFIXION (M. Wilde, G. Trew; Choir of...
SIR JOHN STAINER (1840 – 1901): The Crucifixion—Mark Wilde (tenor), Graham Trew (baritone); The Choir of St. Marylebone Parish Church; Thomas Allery, organ; Gavin Roberts, Director of Music [Recorded...
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CD REVIEW: Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, & David Del Tredici — BRIGHT...
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828), JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897), and DAVID DEL TREDICI (born 1937): Bright Circle—Beth Levin, piano [Recorded at Peter Karl Studio, Brooklyn, New York, USA, in July and...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giacomo Puccini — LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (K. Sampson, M....
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): La fanciulla del West—Kristin Sampson (Minnie), Marcello Giordano (Dick Johnson), Aleksey Bogdanov (Jack Rance), Jason S. McKinney (Ashby), Gianluca Bocchino (Nick),...
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CD REVIEW: Carl Heinrich Graun — OPERA ARIAS (Julia Lezhneva, soprano; DECCA...
CARL HEINRICH GRAUN (1703 or 1704 – 1759): Opera Arias—Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Concerto Köln; Mikhail Antonenko, conductor [Recorded in Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany, 17 – 18, 26 –...
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CD REVIEW: Vincenzo Bellini — ADELSON E SALVINI (S. Alberghini, E. Scala, D....
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835): Adelson e Salvini—Simone Alberghini (Lord Adelson), Enea Scala (Salvini), Daniela Barcellona (Nelly), Maurizio Muraro (Bonifaccio), Rodion Pogossov (Colonel Struley),...
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CD REVIEW: Giacomo Meyerbeer — GRAND OPERA (Diana Damrau, soprano; ERATO...
GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791 – 1864): Grand Opera—Diana Damrau, soprano; Pei Min Yu and Pascale Obrecht, sopranos; Joanna Curelaru and Kate Aldrich, mezzo-sopranos; Charles Workman, tenor; Laurent Naouri,...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giacomo Puccini — MADAMA BUTTERFLY (E. Jaho, B. Jagde, T....
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): Madama Butterfly—Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-San), Brian Jagde (Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton), Troy Cook (Sharpless), Kristen Choi (Suzuki), Ian McEuen (Goro), Timothy J. Bruno...
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ARTS IN ACTION: Jake Heggie, Frederica von Stade, Harolyn Blackwell, and...
On 22 November 1963, the city of Dallas entered the national conscience with an enduring legacy rivaled by few other American cities. When an assassin’s bullets ended the life of President John F....
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | May 2017: Emerson Eads — MASS FOR THE OPPRESSED (T....
EMERSON EADS (born 1980): Mass for the Oppressed, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, and De profundis—Tess Altiveros (soprano), Toby Newman (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), David Miller...
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CD REVIEW: Antonín Dvořák — STABAT MATER (E. Nakamura, E. Kulman, M. Spyres,...
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841 – 1904): Stabat Mater, Opus 58—Eri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass); Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech Philharmonic;...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Trading Voices — The 2017 WNO Opera Gala (J. Donica, C....
Trading Voices– The 2017 WNO Opera Gala—Jordan Donica (Broadway star), Cynthia Erivo (Broadway star), Renée Fleming (soprano), Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano), Solomon Howard (bass), Brian Stokes...
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