| 单词 | mezzo |
| 例句 | "Be a famous mezzo, of course," I say. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She assures me that this is not the end of my life—mezzos can have fun, too. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The music for the instrumental five-movement “Sadat” is more colorful and rhythmically alive than “Audenesque,” a song cycle performed elegantly by the mezzo Kate Lindsey but lacking something of an emotional edge. Classical Playlist: Haydn, Poul Ruders, Vaughan Williams and More 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z But the Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill brought such exquisite expression and a warm, vibrant and ample voice to the part that she thoroughly outclassed her colleagues onstage. Music Review: Deborah Voigt and Karen Cargill in ‘Götterdämmerung’ at Met 2013-04-24T22:07:56Z “Even if most of her career was centered in Europe, she was certainly regarded by Met audiences as one of the greatest mezzos of the second half of the 20th century.” Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig dies at 94 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Graham found a useful middle ground between her opulent operatic mezzo and something more straightforward. Salonen and Philharmonic see America anew 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Her sensual, even elemental presence makes her particularly ideal for the daunting mezzo roles that anchor some of Verdi’s most important operas. A Young Singer Takes the Opera World by Storm 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z It’s a triumph of transcription, with the power to conjure a cathedral with only two hands and dynamics that rarely exceed mezzo piano. To Cope With Loss, a Pianist Mined the Music of Life Itself 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z “The mezzo is no longer complicit,” he said. Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z With the Heath Quartet in attendance, it formed the end point of this Wigmore Hall programme by Anna Caterina Antonacci, whose repertory includes soprano and mezzo roles, which she sings with equal success. Anna Caterina Antonacci – review 2013-05-10T17:01:55Z For her Barbican recital, the Czech mezzo Magdalena Kožená chose a programme that played to her strengths, with her musicianship and interpretative skills to the fore. Magdalena Kožená – review 2013-05-13T08:39:57Z For instance: The relationship between Whitman’s high-lonesome yodel and Stevens’s vaulting mezzo is not obvious. Music We Loved and Lost in 2013 2013-12-31T02:51:09Z "There is no doubt of the talent of this young Irish mezzo," wrote Rupert Christiansen in the Telegraph. Furore over 'sexist' opera critics 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Her French diction is impeccable, and her warm mezzo sound is endearing, especially in "D'une image helas!" when she sings of her emotional tie to Oreste. Domingo, having turned 70, returns to Met Opera 2011-02-13T20:35:16Z As Blanche, mezzo Isabel Leonard sounded vibrant, even if she didn't always capture the vulnerability of the young postulant who struggles with her fear of death. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z Barton is her match with her even more sumptuous, burnished mezzo. Review: Over-the-top beauty begs for more bite 2012-12-06T20:59:13Z Perhaps more important than the money is the fact that, as emcee and star mezzo Joyce DiDonato reminded the audience, in a typical season 100 or more past audition participants are on the Met's roster. Big day for bass-baritones at Met Opera finals 2011-03-14T01:35:21Z Barbara Smith Conrad, an acclaimed mezzo soprano who died May 22 at 79, sang on the most illustrious stages of the world, from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Vienna State Opera. Barbara Smith Conrad, singer who overcame discrimination in celebrated operatic career, dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Karin: Writing for a mezzo soprano felt impossible in the beginning. The Knife: 'We've never even been to an opera' 2010-07-28T12:34:00Z Mr. Gandolfi remembered that Bernstein had taken him to task for ending his piece mezzo forte, or moderately loud. Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z And back then less distinction was made between soprano and mezzo voices. Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as ‘Norma’ at Salzburg Festival 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z I have used some of the phrases deciphered from Agnes's jacket in my new dramatised song cycle called Hearing Voices, for mezzo soprano, recorded voices and orchestra. Jocelyn Pook: inspired by mental illness 2012-11-23T22:55:11Z The outstanding disc here, from both a musical and historical point of view, is the first, containing performances by the mezzo soprano Cathy Berberian of works composed especially for her. Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol 3 2010-07-29T21:40:00Z And there are some pieces in the literature — in fact there’s a Sibelius symphony that ends mezzo forte, off the top of my head — but he was right.” Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In fact, under the direction of Will Crutchfield, with the captivating French mezzo Clémentine Margaine in the title role, Saturday’s performance afforded moments of real beauty. Review: Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite,’ a Rare Concert Performance in French at Caramoor 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Originally a mezzo soprano, she drew acclaim for her roles in the works of such opera giants as Verdi and Wagner. Opera star Connell dies aged 65 2012-02-21T08:47:13Z After several professional appearances in Australia, still as a mezzo, she decided to come to London in 1951 to try her luck, her eyes hopefully fixed on Covent Garden. Dame Joan Sutherland obituary 2010-10-11T17:56:00Z When the mezzo Joyce DiDonato is among that number, thrills, not to say trills, are guaranteed. Juan Diego Flórez and friends; Ksenija Sidorova and Thomas Gould – review 2013-04-27T23:07:16Z The Cardiff victory, in particular, has opened up opportunities and given her the leverage to avoid the character roles that mezzos are often squirreled into. Jamie Barton, Opera’s Nose-Studded Rock Star, Returns to the Met 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z And arguing that the songs are not gender-specific, he sings all of them, rather than share them with a mezzo as is more usual. Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn - review 2011-03-10T22:30:01Z At first, in a playful Habanera, Ms. D’Oustrac’s earthy mezzo skated on top of the music. Review: ‘Carmen,’ Boldly Rewritten as Therapy for a Modern Man 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z As her chief prey, the virtuous Joe, a touchingly bewildered Clifton Duncan, has a tenor that matches Ms. Rose’s mezzo in ways that remind you that, in opera, sex starts in the vocal cords. Review: Bad Girl Makes Good in a Glorious ‘Carmen Jones’ 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The classy female soloists, soprano Emma Bell – a renowned Handelian – and the versatile mezzo Christine Rice, easily filled the hall while remaining faithful to the music's intention. Handel's Messiah/ The Sixteen; Messiah: 500 Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ? review 2010-12-26T00:04:02Z In the past, discussion of bel canto focused on dazzling sopranos like Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland, and mezzos like Marilyn Horne. Critic’s Notebook: Opera Stars and the Revival of Bel Canto 2014-05-04T21:52:06Z Hellekant, an arrestingly versatile mezzo who sings early music, 19th century opera and modern works, sang from memory. L.A. Phil covers lusty Modern Italian with gusto 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z At 26 she moved to Nuremberg, West Germany, where she sang much of the mezzo repertoire, including Cherubino, Octavian and Amneris. Janis Martin, Opera Star Who Stretched Her Range, Dies at 75 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Bass Matthew Rose is warmly sympathetic as Mary's confessor, Talbot; baritone Joshua Hopkins sings with robust tone as her nemesis, Cecil; and mezzo Maria Zifchak lends her customary strong support as Mary's attendant, Anna. DiDonato a luminous Mary Stuart at Met 2013-01-01T09:46:04Z She performed mezzo roles with several opera companies in the 1960s and ’70s. Barbara Smith Conrad, Singer at Center of Integration Dispute, Dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Anchoring the performance was the mezzo Clémentine Margaine, arrestingly stern and articulate in the title role. Review: ‘Aida’ Gives a Taste of the Met Opera’s Bad Old Days 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Zobel caught the sensation of waters lapping around gondolas, while DiDonato lightened her rich mezzo timbre to suit the expressive situation. Mezzo Joyce DiDonato dazzles in sold-out song recital at U. of C. 2011-02-19T21:07:00Z Rosemary Joshua's fresh-faced soprano, Sarah Connolly's plush mezzo, Robert Murray's lithe tenor and Simon Keenlyside's formidable baritone made up an exemplary quartet of soloists, with Jonty Ward's treble interventions perfectly voiced. Prom 58: Mendelssohn's Elijah ? review 2011-08-29T10:24:31Z As his mother, the mezzo Guang Yang offered an instrument that was sizable, if a little patchy in places. WNO’s ‘An American Soldier’ by Huang Ruo performs its mission honorably The mezzo Toby Newman was a fresh-voiced and sympathetic Emilia, who seemed well aware of the violent forces threatening Desdemona but powerless to stop them. Review: The Desdemona in This ‘Otello’ Spits Fire 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z American mezzo Jill Grove sang fiercely and with impressive volume, especially in the Judgment Scene when she curses the priests who condemn Radames to death for treason. Radvanovksy triumphs in Toronto "Aida" 2010-10-03T15:31:00Z Her voice was a mezzo marvel, kittenish or growling and, in later life, acquired the viscosity and vintage of an old ruby port, matured after years of experience. Sheila Burrell obituary 2011-07-27T17:41:02Z Gibbons is good, though David needs to be sung by a counter-tenor rather than a mezzo. Saul ? review 2011-07-11T15:14:09Z She was surprised at the influences she recognized in her music: Britten, Mussorgsky, Ravel and Ives, among others — notable fare for a mezzo who has sung few of those composers on the operatic stage. Mezzo Dolora Zajick possesses enthusiasm as big as her voice 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The rich, smoky colors and earthy sensuality of her voice were matched by the naturalness of her acting and a fiery temperament at one with this touchstone mezzo role. Second time's the charm for 'Carmen' at Lyric 2011-03-13T23:19:23Z The winner was 31-year-old American mezzo , who, in an unusual though not unprecedented move, the night before. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World final – review 2013-06-24T17:06:33Z It's high for a mezzo, and it's unrelenting. Glyndebourne 2013: Kate Lindsey on Ariadne auf Naxos 2013-05-15T18:00:05Z "If I were a mezzo or I were a dramatic soprano then there are those parts, those character parts, but for the soprano voice there's almost nothing" after a certain age, Fleming said. Soprano Renee Fleming at 55: 'I may leave well enough alone' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z She enrolled in her school choir and, with the help of a benefactor, took voice lessons as a teenager with Lucia Anghel, a former mezzo-soprano who told Virginia that she was also a mezzo. Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “They took the other mezzo” into the young-artist program, she says, laughing. Elizabeth Bishop shows that in opera, success is quite different from stardom 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z This was Nézet-Séguin the extrovert, who deploys the orchestra in the opera house like an instrument of fate, keeping the baseline volume at mezzo forte. Review: The Met Opera Orchestra Raises a Glorious Noise 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z But even if mezzos traditionally receive less attention than sopranos or tenors, Ms. Barton has as good a chance at greatness as anyone. Jamie Barton, Opera’s Nose-Studded Rock Star, Returns to the Met 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z She also sang from the mezzo repertoire with leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the London, Boston, Cleveland and Detroit symphonies. Barbara Smith Conrad, Singer at Center of Integration Dispute, Dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Alkema recently switched from mezzo to soprano repertory, and that's evident in the unusual power she commands in her lower register. Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' 2010-07-11T19:01:00Z The mezzo J’Nai Bridges publicly shared her decision to freeze her eggs at a time in her career when she is a sought-after Carmen — a notably physical role. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z No one would question her pre-eminence as one of today's finest dramatic mezzos and Wagner interpreters. Meier/Breinl – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-14T17:00:01Z Pamela Helen Stephen was the eloquent mezzo, Robert Murray the ecstatic tenor. A Mass of Life – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-12T16:00:01Z One reason you don’t often hear “Lud’s Wedding” is that it’s very hard to sing; but the tenor Martin Luther Clark and the mezzo Amanda Lynn Bottoms made it sound almost easy. Review | Different Bernstein takes at WNO, Library of Congress concerts 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Elsewhere Spence struggled to reach high notes and ends of phrases; it was mezzo Karen Cargill, with her nutty, velvet timbre and tender legato, who fully captured the magnitude and vulnerability of Mahler's songs. SCO/Ticciati – review 2013-03-19T17:17:15Z Now in her late 30s, the Czech mezzo Magdalena Kožená's voice is changing, growing in size and power, though losing some of its surface beauty in the process. Magdalena Ko?en?/Mitsuko Uchida ? review 2012-05-20T18:31:07Z Ginger, a mezzo soprano, was born in Palermo. Sister acts: Musical siblings share the spotlight at Seattle Opera, Meany Theater 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z And I said, ‘But, you know ...‘ And he said: ‘No buts. You end with mezzo forte, you’re basically telling the audience, the heck with you. You’re not bringing them somewhere by doing that.’ Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z There is a lusty yet somber quality to her strikingly dark mezzo, the ideal voice for Carmen. A 'Carmen' in San Francisco breaks down barriers 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Endowed with an attention-grabbing dark mezzo, its depths bracing like strong coffee, she seems to thrive in the role of a storyteller, greatly enhanced by her symbiotic interaction with her husband and accompanist, Christopher Cano. Review: Jennifer Johnson Cano and Dimitri Pittas at the Morgan 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Allen’s mezzo is gorgeous, with a slight vibrato and a good deal of power throughout its range. ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’: An affectionate comic opera look at the high court 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z She furthermore has an unerring instinct for mining the richest depths and potent expressivity of Fischer's "luminous," "spellbinding," "sumptuous" mezzo. Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer overcomes all challenges in 'Song From the Uproar' 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Did it rankle when he implied that big, big, big things don't happen to mezzos? Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable. Giulietta Simionato obituary 2010-05-07T15:19:00Z We then offered her a string of the most important lyric mezzo roles.” Joyce DiDonato, Standing on Her Own Just Fine 2010-03-20T04:45:00Z Sarah Connolly, an ever classy mezzo, captivated as the Composer, racked with frustration, idealism and devotion. The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les p?cheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z Vocally, she can be effortful, though the title role, written for a mezzo, is beautifully sung by Patricia Orr. Zanetto/Gianni Schicchi – review 2012-06-24T14:31:56Z The mezzo roles in the opera house are wonderful in many ways, but on their own they are just not musically satisfying. Janet Baker: A life in music 2012-07-13T21:54:02Z He particularly appreciated the company and character of mezzos and sopranos, just as he loved shooting and fishing and enjoying his Yorkshire estate. The Earl of Harewood 2011-07-11T18:26:50Z He also does not employ much of a middle dynamic range — the “mezzo piano” to “mezzo forte” that, in piano playing, is the equivalent of a conversational tone of voice. The problem with a pianist who plays loudly or softly but not in between 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z But I had naturally very good coloratura and a good voice in between the soprano and mezzo. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Italian Soprano 2012-03-30T16:27:11Z Gounod wrote the title role for the legendary 19th-century mezzo Pauline Viardot, famous as a consummate actress as well as singer. Review | Lost heroes return in two local concerts 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Every so often, he would lean over and whisper about some enjoyable or dissonant moment — the bravura of the conductor’s baton, the ill-fitting costume on the mezzo soprano. Perspective | With Terrence McNally’s death, the theater has lost a voice of consummate wit and passion 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Some of the most moving solo singing came from Jennifer Johnston, whose mezzo glows with unforced feeling and whose pure style fits well into the period-instrument world. Music Review: John Eliot Gardiner Leads Ensembles at Carnegie Hall 2012-11-19T22:57:38Z Pip, a mezzo, serves to gives youthful joy its pathos. With L.A. Opera's 'Moby-Dick,' call it a success 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z That would have left room for any soloist, but Chen rarely dipped below mezzo forte in volume, his force evident in the many bow hairs he broke during the performance. Review: The New York Philharmonic Brings Back the Standards 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The accessible but never ingratiating music echoes the sense of wonder and wit that infuses Ms. Chinn’s performance, with spacious chords and swirling arpeggios underpinning her dark-hued mezzo. Music in Review: ‘Science Fair,’ Jeremy Denk and the Emerson String Quartet 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Connolly, who has just turned 50, is no stranger to the Glyndebourne festival, having been, like that other great mezzo Janet Baker, a member of the chorus there before becoming a principal singer. Sarah Connolly: from triumph to tragedy 2013-06-21T12:01:00Z Ms. DiDonato recently sang the title role at the Houston Grand Opera; she has also sung the role of Elizabeth, both originally written for sopranos but now sometimes sung by mezzos. Joyce DiDonato Takes On ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T05:03:03Z Heggie patterned the role to fit one of America’s favorite mezzos, Joyce DiDonato, who was said to have been terrific in Dallas. 'Great Scott,' an opera about opera, shows what makes Jake Heggie so popular 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z And the mezzo Zoie Reams was outstanding in “Strange Fruit,” singing memorably and idiomatically and shading the notes with a thousand levels of scorn and meaning and pain. Review | Opera trains the best young singers. At Wolf Trap Barns, a recent performance revealed a young artist. 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z If you talk to any mezzo, they will tell you it’s very hard to sing Cherubino, because it’s quite high — not super high notes, but sitting all the time in a high tessitura. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The former role was a mezzo, the latter a soprano. Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z Though the role was written for soprano, it is often taken by mezzos, and Leonard matched her rich lower register with secure high notes. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z Ms. Schwartz sounded radiant in “Deep in My Heart I Bear Suffering,” and her bright soprano was a gracious counterpart to Ms. Fink’s dusky mezzo in their duos. Music Review: Of Maidens and Monks, In a Cozy Concert 2011-04-26T20:15:29Z Varnay was too resourceful a singer to let vocal troubles stop her, and, in the seventies, she converted to mezzo roles. A Tale of Two Sopranos: Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z She commands a glowing, warm mezzo, but too often, it felt as if the sound were an end in itself. Music Review: ‘Messiah’ by the Oratorio Society at Carnegie Hall 2013-12-25T19:53:56Z Though Foster can sing the required notes, she is really a belter, with a mezzo quality to her voice regardless of the pitch. Review: Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The mezzo superstar runs her own festival in Salzburg in June, and she is invited to repeat her one major production at the big summer festival. Why do music festivals matter? For an answer, America, look to Salzburg 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Larsson, a valued concert and opera singer, bills herself as a contralto and especially early on the voice sounded a little heavy in a role normally the province of dramatic sopranos and mezzos. Opera Review: Wagner, Sleek but Deep 2011-02-08T12:30:06Z A natural stage animal, Heather Shipp brought a meaty mezzo to manipulative Phoebe. Prom 49: The Yeomen of the Guard – review 2012-08-20T11:30:57Z A new cast takes over later in the run, with promising American mezzo Sandra Piques Eddy making her Opera North debut. Carmen; Juan Diego Fl?rez ? review 2011-01-23T00:06:31Z The young Dame Sutherland initially thought she was a mezzo, too, and after extending herself into the soprano range she first thought herself destined for dramatic roles, Wagner included. Obituary: Soprano Joan Sutherland was opera legend 2010-10-12T03:18:00Z Simeoni was less of a crazed caricature and more deeply anguished in her characterisation, using her mellow mezzo to growing effect. Il Trovatore - review 2011-02-27T18:03:39Z Cutright’s luminous mezzo took on added radiance as the character exulted in her own identity, while Orozco looked on joyfully, and quietly, before joining her in a final, brief, unison note. ‘As One’: New opera serves as effective monodrama, subversive duet 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Over the next few years she sang mezzo parts at the Met and other houses, including Emilia in a production of Verdi’s “Otello” that starred Renata Tebaldi. Janis Martin, Opera Star Who Stretched Her Range, Dies at 75 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The opera was written as a vehicle for Maria Callas's comeback as a mezzo soprano in 1964, which never happened, and has never been performed in its entirety. Lawrence Durrell and Peggy Glanville-Hicks: a song for Sappho 2012-08-22T18:31:01Z Mr Morgan also paid tribute to his wife as "a great author, translator and mezzo soprano of high regard". 2010-02-04T17:22:00Z “We mezzos are so fortunate to get to put our boots on, to get to explore such different emotions than we do as female characters.” Joyce DiDonato, Standing on Her Own Just Fine 2010-03-20T04:45:00Z Indeed, Bartoli's career options are limited not by the fact that serious composers haven't written for her, but because there are few roles for mezzos. Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z Gianandrea Noseda closes the subscription season with Dvorak’s New World Symphony on a program that also includes Copland’s “Billy the Kid” and — a change from the original program — De Falla songs with mezzo Isabel Leonard. The best classical concerts of summer 2019 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z If you really want to seem in the know, order a mezzo e mezzo — prepared with half Aperol and half Campari. When in Venice, Eat Like a Venetian 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z I am a lyric singer, not a dramatic mezzo. Sarah Connolly: from triumph to tragedy 2013-06-21T12:01:00Z Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” with the soprano Camilla Tilling and the mezzo Sarah Connolly. Opera & Classical Music Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z It carries you right up to the high C. As a mezzo, its exhilarating. The Love Story Behind Bartok?s 7 Dark Doors 2011-03-11T15:34:03Z He also played a slightly-curved mezzo soprano saxophone, with a deeper timbre. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z You mention chaos a lot, but the range of dynamics on this page is piano to mezzo forte, which is quite modest. The New York Philharmonic Channels the Chaos of the Cosmos 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z But Ms. Hallenberg’s instantly identifiable mezzo and keen, searching musical intelligence will hopefully, finally, be widely embraced by the American public, just as Jenny Lind was. Is This the Best Opera Singer You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Denyce Graves, the veteran star mezzo, made Maria a credible tough broad rather than an archetypal matriarch, wielding her voice like a sword. Review | Met Opera offers a ‘Porgy’ of its time that speaks to ours 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The title of “Flower Duet,” in its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre on Magnolia, refers to Leo Delibes’ celebrated “Lakmé” air for soprano and mezzo. Fidelity, friendship make up Road on Magnolia's 'Flower Duet' 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Annie Rosen, a mezzo, gave a game portrayal of Anna, the main singer, but she sang so prettily that the bite of this sardonic, satirical piece was absent. Review | Opera trains the best young singers. At Wolf Trap Barns, a recent performance revealed a young artist. 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z She has that kind of velvety rich mezzo that makes you want to follow her anywhere. A night of Chopin by a pianist with impressive finesse 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z This time, there's a soprano Rosina, instead of the lower mezzo the part was written for. The Barber of Seville – review 2013-02-27T17:53:43Z Gheorghiu was to sing the title role - a mezzo part - in a new production of Bizet's "Carmen" for the 2009-10 season but then withdrew, saying she needed more time to prepare for the role. Angela Gheorghiu cancels Met Opera's new `Faust' 2011-03-07T18:08:18Z I didn’t want to be a mezzo with the roles gradually getting smaller, smaller, smaller.” Anna Caterina Antonacci, Italian Soprano 2012-03-30T16:27:11Z "She was a created as a mezzo, so I want to claim her." Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z A few days after the protest, and it was Cannes business as usual as each day critics staked their claims, declaring this a masterpiece, that a fiasco and much of it mezzo mezzo. ArtsBeat: After the Boos: Reviewing the Cannes Film Festival 2012-05-27T23:43:15Z Dvorak’s rarely recorded “Biblical Songs” are impassioned prayers and voluptuous Psalm settings that show off Ms. Kozena’s burnished mezzo. Classical Music on Disc, on DVD and in Books 2012-11-22T21:26:23Z Ms. Mumford’s dusky, warm mezzo added mystery to “But who may abide,” where a full complement of cellos and basses added further depth to the continuo part. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s ‘Messiah’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-12-19T23:38:51Z Sarah Connolly, mezzo soprano Two moments come to mind. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z O’Connor, a multi-octave mezzo soprano of extraordinary emotional range who was recognizable by her shaved head, began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame. Mourners gather in Ireland to pay their respects to singer Sinead O’Connor 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z As one attendee confided in me after the show, “The mezzo was worth the price of admission.” Review | Tilson Thomas and the NSO breathe new life into the ‘Resurrection’ 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Yet in her nuanced portrayal of someone able to come to his senses, the brilliantly focused Irish mezzo turned Ruggiero into the character whose transformation mattered the most. Review: Los Angeles Opera imports a starry Handel extravaganza from London 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The part was intended for a soprano rather than a mezzo and initially featured no solo, despite the character’s prominence onstage. Rosalind Elias, operatic mezzo-soprano who starred at the Met, dies at 90 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z In a seemingly strange turn, Handel wrote the part of Acis for a soprano voice and Galatea for a lower mezzo or alto. Review: Philharmonia Baroque delivers Handel and myth for our sexually fluid, #MeToo times 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z She described Ms. Norman’s voice as complex, with the range of a soprano but the “dark, warm quality” often associated with mezzos. Jessye Norman, acclaimed operatic soprano, dies at 74 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z ‘Jessye will live on in our hearts’ Joyce DiDonato, mezzo soprano The voice was instantly recognisable, the phrasing supreme, the persona larger than life, and the impact eternal. 'A majestic figure in every sense' – stars remember Jessye Norman 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z She calls Foster’s voice, a soprano that can easily dip to mezzo, one “for the ages” — timeless. 'Younger's' Sutton Foster on the infertility struggles she had in common with her 'Into the Woods' role 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Then a last voice sang out—Shaw’s quiet mezzo, wafting up like a fleck of ash above a flame. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z But she’s also a great deal of fun, especially in her signature song, “Mr. Snow,” in which she giggles and rhapsodizes about Carrie’s fisherman beau, her robust mezzo soprano turning crystalline. Lindsay Mendez rides 'Carousel' to a Tony nomination. L.A. watchers, please note: She's a Norwalk native 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z It's basically a male singing in the vocal range of a mezzo or soprano. John Holiday, the man singing Bernstein with the highest of high voices in Disney Hall 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z At the other extreme come massive explosions, like that of a wailing saxophone or a mezzo's vocal cords on the verge of bursting. A musical saint and her discontents at the Monday Evening Concerts – LA Times 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z “I don’t do insipid very well,” the celebrated American mezzo said with a smile. Mezzo solves ‘enigma’ in ‘Norma’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Also, he confessed, “I’m so fond of the songs for lower voice that I get very jealous when listening to my baritone or mezzo colleagues.” Tenor Kaufmann goes it alone in Mahler’s ‘Lied von der Erde’ 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z So Ms. Hammel’s plush mezzo, Ms. Anderson’s dazzling range, Ms. Toro’s gritty intensity and Ms. Quackenbush’s warm sweetness are all fully exploited as their concert proceeds through more than 30 numbers. A Trip Through Time, With a ’60s Sound 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The mezzo soprano was due to perform at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and is said to be "absolutely gutted" after taking medical advice. Katherine Jenkins pulls out of Llangollen eisteddfod with virus - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The days of public dissection are long gone but not soon enough for the show’s Sarah Osborne, sung by mezzo Peabody Southwell. Anatomy Theater's world debut: the goriest opera ever? 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z That means two sopranos, high and low, two mezzos, one tenor, who typically excels in lighter Mozartean roles and coloratura, and a baritone or a bass-baritone. Pittsburgh programs help build better opera singers 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z She’s also an international public artist, scenic designer, body painter, tango dancer, silver level professional figure skater, qi gong and t’ai chi devotee, flutist, alto/mezzo soprano and juggler. New Orleans storyteller’s happily ever after 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z That allows her to peer down on the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts, impeccably sung by American mezzo soprano Jane Henschel, and dismiss her and her entourage as "just a pack of cards". An opera 'Alice' in London, worthy of the book's 150th 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z A friend, the baritone Giuseppe Danise, helped persuade her to change, telling her he believed she had always been a mezzo. Regina Resnik, Metropolitan Opera Star, Dies at 90 2013-08-10T02:47:34Z According to Moir, the Welsh mezzo soprano and classical crossover star ran the 26-mile course in "lashings of pink lip gloss, sooty false eyelashes and sweeping, coal black eyeliner". Katherine Jenkins: fighting the Daily Mail one tweet at a time 2013-04-23T11:56:42Z The charming mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins hit all of the right notes in her rendition of God Save The Queen as Her Majesty arrived at the track half an hour before the opening race. Tattenham Corner 2012-06-02T23:07:12Z The Italian mezzo Romina Basso was especially compelling as Megacle, displaying formidable technique and with a dramatic contralto colouring to the voice. L'Olimpiade – review 2012-05-30T17:11:14Z Firs, the old butler, is sung by a mezzo; Charlotte, the German governess, by a bass. ‘Cherry Orchard’ Gets Arias, Foxtrots in New Paris Work: Review 2012-02-01T17:32:55Z “There were many opinions: I was a soprano with low notes, or mezzo with high notes.” Regina Resnik, Metropolitan Opera Star, Dies at 90 2013-08-10T02:47:34Z The venerable German mezzo was in fine voice. Boos, Cheers for ‘Gotterdammerung’ at Met: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2012-01-31T13:10:41Z After the beasts had been fed and groomed, I set myself to a plain dinner, washed down with the contents of a straw-covered mezzo fiasco of Frascati. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z It was written for a low mezzo, and parts of it I could not sing without forcing my lower register. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z I think the daughter will have a very pretty voice, like her mother's, a rich, low mezzo. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z It is perhaps to some extent true that prints from mezzo plates lack somewhat in dignity of effect and fidelity of representation. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z From Alp to �tna the love-sick rhymers are fain to go and dwell with their heart's adoration "in mezzo al mar." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z After this one is not so surprised to find Juliet a deep mezzo, nearly a contralto. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z It is no longer a soprano; it is a mezzo and must be judged by quite different standards. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z At this point, she was still singing mezzo, but her voice was developed into a soprano and within a few years she was in huge demand. Soprano Margaret Price dies, 69 2011-01-29T13:38:20Z One of the earliest and most ardent mezzo engravers in this country was Francis Place, a well-known Yorkshire country squire. Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes 2011-07-19T02:00:23.283Z A mezzo of Frascati, Chico; of the new, that came in yesterday. Four Phases of Love It was that mellow quality of sound that musicians call mezzo soprano, whose gift it is to steal softly over the senses and steep them in a sweet rapture of peaceful delight. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The mezzo took it up a shade flat. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z It was a contralto, or at least a deep mezzo, and the songs she sung were well adapted to its low and feeling tones. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. When a Boy, you were nearly Hanged; and now at the mezzo cammin of Life you have been on the point of having your Limbs broken on a St. Andrew's Cross. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Instant visions of dazzling sopranos, of mezzos and contraltos, of angelic voices and of vast beauty and exquisite gowning, had flashed in appalling procession before her mental vision. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man There was a madrigal by the choir, and a glee for four male voices, and a duet for soprano and mezzo, and then came the item for which Diana was waiting: The Moonlight Sonata, ....... A harum-scarum schoolgirl The tenor, taking the phrase from the mezzo, dropped a little more, and when the basso got through with it, they were a full semitone lower. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z For mezzos and baritones about the same system is followed, the exercises being sung a major third or so lower. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern "I've never been trained," she said, but at my request went to the piano in the next room and gave vent to a strong, clear mezzo. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn "No play higher than fifty, with a lira when one of you makes 'sette e mezzo' with under four cards." The Call of the Blood Speaking first of the classification of voices, many young singers are put much in doubt and dilemma because they are unable to determine what sort of voice they really possess, whether soprano, mezzo or contralto. Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing She had, in fact, a beautiful mezzo voice; but she could not hope for leading r�les in grand opera until she had perfect control of the upper notes needed to complete her vocal equipment. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Briefly, more than forty statues went to the whole work, not counting the subjects in mezzo rilievo to be cast in bronze, all appropriate in their stories and proclaiming the acts of this great Pontiff. Michael Angelo Buonarroti The voice was a rather deep mezzo; it was singing very softly an old ballad, to the accompaniment of a few notes very gently struck now and again on a piano. Secret Bread All this was said in a conversational tone, mezzo voce, and accompanied with smiles. His Excellency the Minister Every note must be round and full and not too legato—rather a mezzo legato—so that single tones, played hands together, shall sound like octaves. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers We can all think of singers whose natural quality is mezzo—let us say—who try to force the voice up into a higher register. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers It is sung by the best artists mezzo voce throughout, and when treated in this manner never fails to impress the hearer with its tenderness and beauty. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers He learns that a man of the mezzo ceto, a man who passes his life on horseback, has harvested on his land so many sacks of corn, which have produced him so much money. The Roman Question His voice was sunk to the golden mezzo of an amorous whisper. Every Soul Hath Its Song Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo? Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers Now and then one sees a person in the mezzo cammin of his years so happily constituted by nature as to attract and be attracted by youth. Calvert of Strathore At mezzo giorno the streets are deserted, the shop-doors are closed, and all is still; they have all gone to their siesta, their midday sleep. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. I learnt, some time afterwards, that my delightful travelling companion was a man of the mezzo ceto, and that there are many more such as he in Bologna. The Roman Question The Justice of the Peace is a sort of mezzo termine between the magistrate and the man of the world, between the civil officer and the judge. Democracy in America — Volume 1 Like a country doctor measuring out his drugs, this master apportions so many grains of power for forte, for mezzo, for piano, and so on. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers At length it ended, as is usual with timid minds placed in such circumstances, in his adopting a mezzo termine—a middle measure. The Bride of Lammermoor The justice of the peace is a sort of mezzo termine between the magistrate and the man of the world, between the civil officer and the judge. American Institutions and Their Influence Nothing can equal the disdain with which the prelates the princes, the foreigners of condition, and even the footmen at Rome, judge the middle class, of mezzo ceto. The Roman Question She had a light mezzo voice, plaintive and delicate. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Or, as it is oftener called, passa mezzo, from passer to walk, and mezzo the middle or half; a slow dance, little differing from the action of walking. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 He was a portrait-painter of some merit, and an excellent mezzo- tint engraver. some of his best plates were engraved after paintings by Gainsborough. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 He announced the engagement of "the greatest sopranos, mezzo sopranos, contraltos, barytones, and bassos of the operatic world." Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Fish, less nutritious than flesh and more succulent than vegetables, is a mezzo termine, which suits all temperments and which persons recovering from illness may safely eat. The Physiology of Taste Thus she is apt at Jesuitical mezzo termine, she is a creature of equivocal compromises, of guarded proprieties, of anonymous passions steered between two reef-bound shores. Another Study of Woman "You know how imperfectly the women of the mezzo cito are educated in Italy?" The Count of Monte Cristo |
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