Audrey Stottler’s Wagner recital provides ample evidence of a voice with the range and heft for
the challenging roles of Brünnhilde and Isolde, as well as Sieglinde, a role often sung by a vocalist with less firepower.
Audrey Stottler Sings Wagner
Alison Balsom: Caprice
Dare one assume that with this disc, Alison Balsom becomes the first artist to bring her lung power to both Norma’s “Casta Diva” and Die Zauberflöte’s “Der hölle rache” in the same recital?
Porgy and Bess at Los Angeles Opera
Premiered at Washington National Opera, director Francesca Zambello’s Porgy and Bess arrived in Los Angeles May 4th, for a run of 12 performances in just 17 days.
On The Town – English National Opera
In a season that will conclude with a new production of Kismet, ENO has once again
come under criticism for the number of non-operatic works on the bill.
‘Billy Budd’ showcases a decidedly different opera star
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/arts/opera/s_505713.html
The Tristan Project, Avery Fisher Hall, New York
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Eugene Onegin, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, Moscow
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Franco Corelli: His Early Cetra Records
I often wonder who decides what records will be used to produce historical vocal issues.