| 单词 | mezzo-soprano |
| 例句 | Santi White — has a perpetually blithe and perky voice, a mezzo-soprano chirp that in an earlier decade might have been at home delivering bubble gum pop ditties on AM radio. On a Surprise Album, Santigold Returns with Blithe Pop and Big Ideas 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The Italian mezzo-soprano brings a rich, secure and cultivated voice to the Met. Giulietta Simionato, Italian Mezzo-Soprano, Dies at 99 2010-05-07T02:54:00Z The excellent young American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop is a vocally lustrous and moving Mother Marie. Music Review: ‘Dialogues des Carmélites,’ at Metropolitan Opera 2013-05-06T22:35:02Z In the title role, the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke sings with both warmth and a barely concealed backbone of steel, and projects ruefulness and the tiniest touch of humor. Review: Nico Muhly’s ‘Marnie’ Brings Hitchcock Into the 21st Century 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z “It’s lucky I stayed,” he said: He met Rosa Maria Pascarella, a mezzo-soprano, who became his wife. It’s the Highest-Profile Challenge of an Earnest Tenor’s Career 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán performed the song at one of the raid siren locations, accompanied by pizzicato bass and a lyrically swooning violin stationed nearby. Review: A ‘Fake News’ Opera on the Streets of Los Angeles 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The company noted that the role of Akhnaten calls for a countertenor, that rare male singer with a highly controlled falsetto and a vocal range that matches a traditional female mezzo-soprano. Demonstrators protest L.A. Opera over casting of white singer as an Egytian pharoah 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Karen Cargill, a Scottish mezzo-soprano, sang the Nietzsche “Urlicht” text attractively for the most part but missed its full measure of darkness and mystery. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood 2010-07-18T21:49:00Z But those very demands made it a fine logistical fit with “Nevsky” and its mezzo-soprano and chorus. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z And although Marilyn Horne was listed as just a speaker, and noted that she no longer sings in public, she was moved to perform two William Bolcom songs in her unmistakable mezzo-soprano. Ronald A. Wilford, Manager of Classical Stars, Is Given a Starry Sendoff 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The performance was graced by strong vocal soloists, including Mr. Kaiser, the stentorian bass Morris Robinson and the plush mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor. Music Review: Unfinished Works at Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center - Review 2011-08-28T19:03:32Z The mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson, as Lola, sings with sultry sweetness and goes about town like a would-be film star, willfully ignoring the danger of rousing her jealous husband. Review: At Met Opera, ‘Pagliacci’ Goes Vaudeville as ‘Cavalleria’ Turns 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z For no special reason, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who at least knows how to use a microphone, sang three numbers, including an enchanting "La Vie en Rose." Music Center's 50th-anniversary gala amps up energy to a fault 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Sung not as usual by a man, but by the courageous mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, at Carnegie Hall, it was a disorienting moment, blending earthiness and vulnerability, that began a long wintry journey beyond gender. A Piano Rang Out Like Gunfire: The 8 Best Classical Music Moments This Week 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z 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 And in Soper’s version, there’s a mysterious yet evident rapport between the Dreamer and the Lover — even as the latter, the mezzo-soprano, is still discovering her voice within this dreamy opera world. An Eagerly Awaited Opera, Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Of these the most charming was the mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson. Music Review: City Opera Farewell Includes Plácido Domingo 2014-02-23T22:11:51Z In his last months, Mr. Johnson completed a final composition: a wholly acoustic work for string quartet and mezzo-soprano. Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z She's a mezzo-soprano – it's a voice type, a bit deeper than soprano. Pass notes No 3,034: Katherine Jenkins 2011-08-28T18:59:01Z Traditionalists don’t have to worry: Jamie Barton, the galvanizing young mezzo-soprano, will take out her silver nose stud before she takes the Metropolitan Opera stage on Saturday in Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” Jamie Barton, Opera’s Nose-Studded Rock Star, Returns to the Met 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Elgar is a clever colorist who knows how to pair his mezzo-soprano with the warm-toned accompaniment of cellos and violas, instruments that mimic and support the voice particularly well. ‘Gerontius,’ where have you been? Seattle Symphony brings seldom-heard piece to vibrant life 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Her low-register voice encompassed both mezzo-soprano and alto, and at this stage she was able to exploit her versatility in a wide range of genres including Mozartian opera, Handelian oratorio, lieder and Yiddish folk songs. Vera R?zsa obituary 2010-11-22T18:20:00Z It’s a kind of voice that is a mezzo-soprano that goes in the direction of soprano but isn’t a real one. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Italian Soprano 2012-03-30T16:27:11Z The mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford brings mellow sound and calm dignity to the role of the pilgrim, a young man curious about far-off places, those lands with “oceans of sand” and “rivers of ash.” Review: A Newly Relevant ‘L’Amour de Loin’ at the Met 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Her program was like her mezzo-soprano voice: a flood of melancholy, molten but articulate. Review: A Molten Song Recital, Without Comic Relief 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The fine soloists were Helena Juntunen, a gleaming soprano; the rich-voiced mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly; the tenor Paul Groves, sounding ardent and confident; and the stentorian bass Matthew Rose. Music Review: London Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-10-24T21:46:31Z On a recent afternoon in Los Angeles, a mezzo-soprano paced during an opera rehearsal before letting her sound loose. An Eagerly Awaited Opera, Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z When she began performing in Australia, Sutherland thought she was a mezzo-soprano like her mother, and it took the insight of subsequent coaches to make her realize that she should develop her higher range. Family: Soprano Joan Sutherland has died, age 83 2010-10-11T17:50:00Z Ms. Deschanel has a pretty mezzo-soprano, a semipro with lapses in concentration, while Mr. Ward sings, in his occasional appearances, no better or worse than a session guitarist. Are You Listenin’? New Holiday Albums From Sarah McLachlan and Others 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z And making her company debut as Baba the Turk, the bearded diva Tom marries, the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis had a vibrant presence and a grounded sound, elegant in her graciousness to Anne. Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Miller was bullied as a child and lost his mother, Sara, who is poignantly rendered here by the mezzo-soprano Catherine Martin. Music Review: ‘Approaching Ali’ by D. J. Sparr at Kennedy Center 2013-06-10T21:43:12Z She began her career in 1976, at 20, as a pure mezzo-soprano in the theaters of her hometown, Würzburg, and of Mannheim. Keep Going, Keep Going, Even at the Met 2011-04-03T02:14:50Z Opera debut at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday night by providing an indelible demonstration of why the young mezzo-soprano has become the latest darling of the American opera scene. 'Norma' and 'La Clemenza di Tito' make for a Roman feast 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “She is without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet. Without. Doubt.” A Young Singer Takes the Opera World by Storm 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Two years ago, I heard the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sing the great final lament from Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” in Hamburg. Exit Arias: What Opera Can Teach Us About Dying 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z At the time, Ms. Obraztsova was the leading mezzo-soprano for the Bolshoi Opera and had made her New York debut with the company to much acclaim the previous season. Elena Obraztsova, Jewel of the Bolshoi Opera, Is Dead at 75 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Two legends will share the stage on Friday when Los Angeles Opera hosts a live conversation between Broadway diva Patti LuPone and operatic mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Patti LuPone, Marilyn Horne in conversation about 'Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z IT seems serendipitous that while appearing in “Rabbit Hole” on Broadway in 2006, Tyne Daly attended a benefit organized by the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, at which Ms. Daly successfully bid on a trip to Italy. A Tough Mama Tries to Find Her Inner Diva 2011-06-23T23:07:53Z From there, the experience varied: in the more devotional solo movements, Sasha Cooke used her beautifully rounded mezzo-soprano tone to superb effect, and Susanna Phillips sang the soprano solos with clarity, power and precision. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke?s at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-16T23:46:53Z He grew up around extended family, including his paternal grandparents, who had a farm nearby, and an aunt, the famed mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett, whom he said encouraged him to explore his spirituality. The Shaman of Instagram 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Though Ms. Forrester sang the broader mezzo-soprano repertory, she rightly considered herself a contralto, the lowest and rarest female voice. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z In this case it was actually a modern adaptation involving the addition of a mezzo-soprano — the German Susanne Kelling — singing Jesus’ words as an overlay to the string textures. Henschel Quartet Offers Solace for Pope Benedict 2010-03-26T16:30:00Z Auden; it’s comparatively more playful, with comedic glissandos and an extreme depth of range that reveals Ms. Davidsen’s past as a mezzo-soprano. The Met Opera’s Newest Star Returns, on the Small Screen 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z At the Saturday performance he took a minute to speak with the mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who was hosting the live intermission feature. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Being Treated for Brain Tumor, Sends Love to Fans 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z “The Duchess” was an apt vehicle for the wonderful mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. Music Review: ‘Oscar,’ at Santa Fe Opera, With David Daniels, Countertenor 2013-08-01T21:53:47Z By the time she graduated, in 2010, and arrived at the Royal Opera Academy in Copenhagen for her master’s degree, Ms. Davidsen had decided that she was a mezzo-soprano, and she would sing Baroque music. A ‘One-in-a-Million Voice’ Arrives at the Met Opera 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Her first efforts had an eerie, archaic English folk flavor, and Ms. Harding sang them in a feathery mezzo-soprano, delivering lyrics filled with thoughts of misfortune and death. Aldous Harding’s Songs Won’t Be Pinned Down. Nor Will Her Voice. 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Sara Murphy sang with poise and emotive force in the ominous third movement, her words underpinned by an insistent ostinato. American Symphony Orchestra Samples the 20th Century 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It featured Ginger Costa-Jackson, an exceptional young Sicilian American mezzo-soprano, who brought a dangerous, animalistic vibrancy to the title role. A 'Carmen' in San Francisco breaks down barriers 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z So the opera needs not just a fine tenor and soprano for Carlo and Elisabeth, but also a world-class bass, mezzo-soprano and baritone. Review | Pared down and dumbed down, ‘Don Carlo’ still dazzles at the Kennedy Center 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z And the mezzo-soprano Wendy White was effective as Mary, Senta’s nurse, who rightly worries that her charge is obsessed with the tale of the fated Dutchman, which everyone in her Norwegian village knows. Music Review: Deborah Voigt in Met?s ?Der Fliegende Holl?nder? 2010-04-25T22:14:00Z First performed in Bologna in 1811, when Rossini was 19, the “bizarre misunderstanding” concerns a bookish young woman named Ernestina — sung by the brilliant young mezzo-soprano Teresa Iervolino — who would like to marry a philosopher. Pesaro’s Opera Festival Accelerated Rossini’s Renaissance 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z He also found a game partner in the mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, whose thrilling portrayal of the maid Suzuki sounded energized by the conductor in the final act. Review: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Without Its Flesh-and-Blood Intensity 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne appeared on the “The Odd Couple.” Not Even Plácido Domingo Can Say No to ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z She blended perfectly with the mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, as her maid Emilia, who had a slightly lighter, less earthy, no less classy voice. An Opera Festival That Keeps Faith With Shutdown’s Innovations 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z In this production, the mezzo-soprano Romina Basso sang Penelope’s scene poignantly, drawing out the grief and queenly dignity in the music. Review: Puppets Are the Stars in ‘Il Ritorno d’Ulisse’ 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z So the mezzo-soprano singing the role must wear a body microphone during that scene, and only that scene, Mr. Gelb said. Wearing a Wire at the Opera, Secretly, of Course 2013-06-28T19:47:55Z The mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, a specialist in French repertory, was a splendid soloist, her tone warm and luxuriant, her diction immaculate. Music Review: Philharmonic?s French Flavors With Tangy Seasoning 2010-06-04T22:36:00Z The Italian mezzo-soprano Daniela Pini, making her U.S. debut in the title role, is astonishingly good: her voice is rich, full, and remarkably agile and accurate throughout the role’s considerable range. A fast and funny ‘Cinderella’ at Seattle Opera | Review 2013-01-14T07:10:25Z Especially heard opposite the easy richness of the mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, Ms. Opolais’s tone tended pale when low in her range, and thin up high, but her suffering and transcendence were chillingly real. Review: Plácido Domingo Reaches 50 Years at the Met Opera 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z That Rossini conceived Rosina as a mezzo-soprano role has not stopped generations of coloratura sopranos from claiming it, Pons among them. Met?s Archive Yields Past Treasures 2011-03-25T14:26:04Z But the mezzo-soprano vocalist and composer Alicia Hall Moran didn’t conceive of “The Motown Project” 12 years ago to push some argument about common ground. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Barbara Dever, with her earthy mezzo-soprano, made a powerful Flora, an almost sympathetic character in her reflective moments but more often harrowing in her drunken rages. Critic?s Notebook: Another Season of Change for Spoleto 2011-06-03T22:42:46Z Like hundreds of music lovers, I was wowed last week by the New York Philharmonic’s American première of Thomas Adès’s “Totentanz,” a forty-five-minute piece for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and a very large orchestra. SXSW Live-Streaming, Young Richard Pryor, and Nuclear Fear 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z His voice was a surprising complement to the more slender brightness of the tenor Matthew Polenzani, and together, they wove rich textures with the soprano Angel Blue and the mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb. Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The reference points were well known: Gluck’s operatic telling of the Orpheus myth had recently been revived in Paris by the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot. Offenbach’s ‘Fabulous Nonsense’ Hits Salzburg, With Cancan 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Cynthia Weinman, a mezzo-soprano who participated in the training program from 2008-2010, told The Washington Post that Domingo’s behavior set the tone for others. In wake of harassment allegations against Plácido Domingo, companies step back 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Horne, typically cheerful, was a last-minute replacement for the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, whose flight to New York had been canceled because of bad weather. Music Review | Grand Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera?s National Council Auditions: A Chance to Listen to the Future at the Met 2010-03-15T21:54:00Z The production stars the great American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role, a part that has been sung by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos. Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato 2013-01-02T00:03:57Z He began with another Austrian composer, Mozart, offering excerpts from the opera “La Clemenza di Tito” — including two arias featuring the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, whose appearance was part her own Perspectives series . Are Bruckner Symphonies Now the Proving Ground for Conductors? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z As Fricka, the amazing mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe was again, well, amazing, filling the vocal lines with plush, soaring and completely unforced sound, yet singing with pliant lyricism in this goddess’s moments of aching doubt. Music Review: This Is the (Wagner) House That Levine Built 2011-03-31T22:19:06Z The work was also helped by fine performances from the veteran mezzo-soprano Jane Shaulis and the soprano Caroline Worra, who managed to make the murderous wife human without stinting her malignancy. Critic?s Notebook: At Vox Festival, Future of City Opera Sounds All Too Familiar 2011-05-16T21:55:57Z The two singing actors – baritone Jorell Williams and mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven – are passionate, powerful performers who draw the audience into this difficult process, with its joys and its crushing setbacks. ‘As One’ tells a transgender story with power, passion 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z One of the stars of Seattle Symphony Orchestra's concert version, mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose, has performed "Faust's" lone female character, Marguerite, at least 30 times around the world in the past two decades. Seattle Symphony to stage Berlioz's hard-to-categorize 'Faust' 2012-06-14T20:48:09Z Ms. Costa’s voice, a lustrous mezzo-soprano, was a marvel of grace and vitality, equally capable of gravity-defying delicacy, tart teasing, jazzy agility and rock intensity. Gal Costa, Singer Who Embodied Tropicália’s Innovative Spirit, Dies at 77 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z His upper range, extending even beyond the high Cs, overlapped the mezzo-soprano register to beautiful effect in their duets. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ offers a rollicking good time 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z As Sarah Osborne, the murderess at the center of the story who is executed and publicly dissected, the courageous mezzo-soprano Peabody Southwell spends most of her time on stage as a naked corpse. Review: ‘Anatomy Theater,’ an Opera, Puts Convicts Under the Knife 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z David Beck recited a Johnson poem, and the mezzo-soprano Lucy Dhegrae sang a quiet version of “Somewhere” from “West Side Story.” Review: In a Cemetery, Music Lives 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Fresh from her arresting portrayal of the title role in Handel’s “Alcina” at Carnegie Hall, the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns there for a solo recital on Tuesday with the pianist David Zobel. A Voyage to Venice, a Nod to Youth 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z On her new album, the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti shows an instrument far too lovely to echo such description. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z But Hamilton, the revival’s music director, was curious to hear the role sung by a mezzo-soprano. A Spy Opera (or Is It?) Returns to the Stage 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z That was back in 2011, when the African-American mezzo-soprano was just 24. Mezzo J’Nai Bridges rising fast in opera world 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z But this did allow the deep mezzo-soprano Meredith Arwady as the most properly vociferous of the relatives to make a big impression. L.A. Opera opens 30th season with Plácido Domingo staying busy 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The event, which is not open to the general public, will include a performance of the song cycle by a group of singers including mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges and soprano Susanna Phillips. Perspective | ‘Notorious RBG’ wanted to be a singer. Now, a CD celebrates her life. 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The program highlighted four thriving young singers and included two special guests: the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the pianist Warren Jones. Music Review: Marilyn Horne Celebrates Young Singers at Zankel Hall 2012-01-21T00:03:22Z In that stillness, her full mezzo-soprano entirely suffused the atmosphere. Gustavo Dudamel's Hollywood Bowl 'West Side Story' is a story for right now 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The ample pleasures provided by the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke are old-fashioned ones. Music in Review: Performances by Sasha Cooke, Escher String Quartet and Ensemble Signal 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The young mezzo-soprano from Pennsylvania attracted attention two years ago when she was a soloist in a Bach cantata that Gustavo Dudamel conducted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Singing best part of L.A. Opera's slapsticky 'Barber of Seville' 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Despair suffuses the poignant singing of the mezzo-soprano Chrystal Williams as Rebecca. Review: ‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’ Uses Opera to Tell a Jazz Story 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z The great American mezzo-soprano was singing the role of Amneris for the first time in the house, and she single-handedly elevated a mediocre performance into a memorable night at the opera. Stephanie Blythe redeems mediocre Met `Aida' 2012-02-10T19:58:10Z As a mezzo-soprano offers an understated account of the Ashbery text, a bass vehemently sings fragments of Greek classical texts. Elliott Carter, Composer of the Avant-Garde, Dies at 103 2012-11-06T03:06:19Z Amber Youell, a mezzo-soprano, played Juno as a snarling, whip-cracking dominatrix; Brittany Palmer, a soprano, was a solicitous vixen as Venus. Music Review: ?The Judgment of Paris? by Morningside Opera - Review 2011-09-01T22:41:50Z In spring 1957, two weeks before the opening of Henry Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas” at the University of Texas at Austin, Barbara Smith, a 19-year-old mezzo-soprano, received some bad news. Barbara Smith Conrad, Singer at Center of Integration Dispute, Dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano was a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world’s great stages for four decades. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Summoning a quartet of great Verdi singers — soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone — isn’t easy, but there’s no reason a major opera house should go 0 for 4. Review: ‘Aida’ Gives a Taste of the Met Opera’s Bad Old Days 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Though the role was written for a mezzo-soprano, it's often taken by a tenor. Met opera's 'Hansel' is a musical food feast 2011-12-17T18:35:13Z In “Boris Godunov,” which is scheduled to open on Sept. 28, a part that is often sung by a boy soprano will be given to an adult mezzo-soprano. The Met Opera Races to Reopen After Months of Pandemic Silence 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Wearing flowing white robes, Ms. Fischer, the mezzo-soprano, walked the aisles and smiled benevolently at the audience as she sang, with a velvety tone, a series of slow-moving, steady pieces. Review: Resonant Bodies Festival Blends Freedom With Radiance 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z With the help of Joyce Castle, the mezzo-soprano for whom he wrote this song cycle, “The Hawthorn Tree,” he eventually selected seven poems of contrasting character by American and English poets. Music Review: Surrendering to Muses, Poetry and Song Unite 2010-10-22T21:18:00Z Perhaps because of its unusual scoring for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, Ottorino Respighi's setting of Shelley's poem The Sunset, translated into Italian as Il Tramonto, doesn't get many outings. Anna Caterina Antonacci – review 2013-05-10T17:01:55Z The mezzo-soprano Michelle De Young sang a penetrating high note that captured Judith’s terrified exhilaration. White-Hot Aria, Engulfing Bass: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Moments 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z In April, the mezzo-soprano contacted Father Alfred Toennis, founder of the Give a Home Foundation in Ogglesbeuren, in southwest Germany, and learned that his monastery was housing more than 70 refugees from Syria. Syrian refugees join Mozart opera to deliver message of peace 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Her flamboyant mezzo-soprano, with its inky depths and flickering hues, rendered the character as guardian of legal integrity. Review: The Met’s ‘Walküre’ Has a Cast Worth Bragging About 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, whose voice is majestically plush yet somehow always articulate, even conversational, made much of Elizabeth’s hurt and dignity. ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z In 1943, Ms. Smith, a mezzo-soprano who also sang contralto roles, won a Metropolitan Opera contract and $1,000 when she tied for first place in the eighth annual Metropolitan Auditions of the Air. Christine Johnson Smith, Broadway Actress, Dies at 98 2010-06-12T03:07:00Z For many, the throaty mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani is onstage, singing Vivaldi, Handel or Richard Strauss. Dance Review: A Galaxy of Orbs and Novas 2014-03-21T21:53:37Z From the way Jessica Walker sidles on to the stage, you would think the mezzo-soprano was up to something furtive. The Girl I Left Behind Me 2010-05-20T21:15:00Z It features the Los Angeles players in works by two Black composers: William Grant Still and Jessie Montgomery, as well as a set of songs by Florence Price, sung by the mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in October 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The tenor Isaiah Robinson, a featured soloist, made soulful wails; his voice was richer, the emotion in it both plainer and more complex, than that of mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran, his female counterpart. Review: Mapplethorpe Inspires a Composer’s Meager Tribute 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “She has never become haughty or entitled or anything like that,” the mezzo-soprano Susan Graham said in a phone interview. Sarah Billinghurst on Her Tenure at the Met 2014-05-09T21:50:45Z The superb mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sang “Dido’s Lament” on Thursday evening with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Nicholas McGegan, and her performance will surely be remembered by all who heard it. Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s, With Susan Graham 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z This dramatic scene for mezzo-soprano and orchestra painted Cleopatra’s suicide by snakebite in such lurid colors that the shocked jurors refused to award any prize at all. Review: Berlioz, Rendered Newly Audacious at Carnegie Hall 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The soprano Erin Morley brought impressive coloratura technique and a sumptuous sound to her vibrant performance as Angelica, while the velvety colorings of Sasha Cooke’s ample mezzo-soprano were ideal for Medoro. Review: The English Concert Performs Handel’s ‘Orlando’ at Carnegie Hall 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Cherubino, originally written for a female soprano, is now a signature trouser role — an often young male character performed by a mezzo-soprano. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “Magic seems to follow Anthony,” said the star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, another frequent collaborator, “but that’s only because he is working nonstop to create it.” Anthony Roth Costanzo Exists to Transform Opera 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The First is infrequently performed, partly, no doubt, because it calls for tenor and mezzo-soprano soloists and a chorus. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Janis Martin, who rose from supporting parts as a mezzo-soprano to international recognition as a soprano in the operas of Wagner and Strauss, died on Dec. 14 at her home in San Antonio. Janis Martin, Opera Star Who Stretched Her Range, Dies at 75 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z At issue: the way several prominent male critics harped on the shape, and not just the sound, of the young mezzo-soprano portraying Octavian: Tara Erraught. New York Times Critics Respond to Glyndebourne ‘Fat’ Reviews 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z She downplays her own powerhouse mezzo-soprano, lending Harriet a staid alto as she sings “Wade in the Water” and “Go Down Moses.” We all know Harriet Tubman was a hero. The stars of ‘Harriet’ want you to see her humanity. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z In the Prologue the British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly was the Composer, an impassioned young man who takes himself and his art so very seriously. 2010-02-06T05:43:00Z On Wednesday, March 15, the velvety-voiced British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly presents an enticing recital of songs by Copland, Berlioz, Schumann and Poulenc, accompanied by the pianist Joseph Middleton, in this inviting setting. Julia Bullock and Sarah Connolly Offer Enchantments New and Old 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z A Smooth, ‘Big Girl’ Recital The mezzo-soprano Susan Graham’s Carnegie Hall recitals arrive like comets: lovely and rare. Music Review: Susan Graham and Malcolm Martineau at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-02T23:20:09Z As Amastre, Mack’s dark, ruddy mezzo-soprano shone best against spare orchestrations. Review: Handel’s ‘Serse,’ With Yuks and Exquisite Playing 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The only performer who seemed entirely at home in this intriguing but scattered miscellany was the young mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Marguerite, who sang with creamy strength and authority. Opera Review: ‘Damnation de Faust,’ Staged by Christian Spuck in Berlin 2014-02-24T16:23:16Z The mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson often had trouble projecting above the orchestra and chorus, which both performed vividly here, the chorus singing with soulful languor in the gospel interludes. Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 2012-02-05T22:40:45Z Penelope is Pamela Helen Stephen, whose mezzo-soprano is not an especially rich or intriguing voice in itself, but who fits perfectly into the role Andrews assigns her. The Return of Ulysses ? review 2011-03-25T21:30:00Z As Irene, the spiritual leader of the Christians and Theodora’s confidante, the mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly sang with power and dignity, supported by the fiery, expressive playing of the English Concert. Music Review: ‘Theodora’ at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-03T07:29:53Z For her and Yulia Matochkina, a Russian mezzo-soprano, it’s a chance to delve into two of Verdi’s most complicated and fully realized female characters. The Women of ‘Don Carlo’ Portray a Moment in History 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Air Force flight suit, the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo took her place onstage one recent morning and began to sing about war. Drone Warfare Comes to Washington’s Opera Stage 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato approached the work with a bright but flexible timbre and projected its emotional power, as well as the suave surfaces of Berlioz’s vocal writing, with an appealing directness. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-25T00:04:16Z The mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop brought her plush though somewhat steely voice to Fricka. Music Review: A ?Ring? Made of California Gold 2011-06-16T22:15:29Z The opening work on this program, Berlioz’s “The Death of Cleopatra,” is a comparative rarity — and a work that demands alacrity, power and lyricism from the mezzo-soprano who portrays the suicidal Cleopatra. Seattle Symphony soars with Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z For nine years, Carnegie Hall officials have traveled up the river to work with inmates at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y., taking the star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato more than once. Opera in Attica: Bringing Arias to a Maximum-Security Prison 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Though she’s one of Europe’s most acclaimed and sought-after artists, the Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg’s appearances on this side of the Atlantic have been surprisingly few: Her New York debut came just three years ago. Is This the Best Opera Singer You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Maria Zifchak, who reigns in New York as Suzuki, Butterfly’s maid, was, as ever, dependably affecting in Anthony Minghella’s vivid production, one of the triumphs of the Met’s past decade. Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Showcases Ana María Martínez 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z As the heroine, the soprano Devon Guthrie was a faint Daisy, and the mezzo-soprano Krista River was not nearly strong enough a voice or presence for Jordan. Music Review: John Harbison’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Opera at Tanglewood 2013-07-14T19:50:12Z Now the mezzo-soprano is marking her 10th year in the music industry with her 10th album. Katherine Jenkins' amazing year 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano role of Goldspur, the Vixen’s romantic interest, is played, true to casting, as a woman. A Hat Designer for Rock Stars Turns to Opera 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, the mezzo-soprano who will deliver the monologue and sing the role, said in an interview that this opening speech was an opportunity for her character to defend herself. A Director Brings Cerebral, Sexy Style to Opera Classics 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z But the focal point was the Italian mezzo-soprano Cristina Zavalloni, whose dramatic delivery and delirious presence turned a compelling composition into a theatrical tour de force. Music Review: A New Scottish Concerto, Dressed Up and Dreamy 2011-03-03T21:49:11Z Hearing mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died in 2006 and whom Bullock praises for a cosmic kind of “honesty,” was a sort of religious experience for her. Finding the music in Beckett, the drama in Schubert: Let the L.A. Phil's experiment begin 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z It was like hearing a wordless mezzo-soprano in a Mozart . Music Review: New York String Orchestra, Conducted by Jaime Laredo, at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-31T21:05:36Z Joyce DiDonato, the renowned American mezzo-soprano, will kick off Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday evening with a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Joyce DiDonato to sing national anthem at Game 7 of World Series 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The donkey is excellent, but there is also human interest in this entertaining revival, which features an assured performance by the 29-year-old mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her first prima donna role at the Met. Music Review: ?Barbiere di Siviglia? at the Met, With Isabel Leonard - Review 2011-10-02T21:26:40Z In 1984 he staged a small walk in the marble staircase of the Paris Opera, accompanied by a mezzo-soprano who improvised a score. Street-Level High-Wire Man 2011-06-15T00:02:03Z The courageous and committed cast is head by the mezzo-soprano Kristin Gornstein in the title role, the tragically faithful wife of a devoted Roman general. Classical Music & Opera Listings for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z His partner for the evening was the Polish American mezzo-soprano Magdalena Wór, with whom he collaborated in 10 of Chopin’s songs. A night of Chopin by a pianist with impressive finesse 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Nedezhda Serdyuk brought tremulous gravity to “The Field of the Dead,” the song of a young woman wandering a battle ground in search of her husband. Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Delivers Electric ‘Elektra’ 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Though she appeared in this production last season, the mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine seemed to struggle with some of the blocking during the Habanera. Review: ‘Tosca’ Is Sondra Radvanovsky’s Show at the Met Opera 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier in September, Mr. Muhly will discuss his music for countertenor, the male vocal part that calls for singing in the range of a female alto or mezzo-soprano. Peek at New John Adams Opera in Guggenheim’s Performance Series 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, fresh from her performance on Friday as Meg Page in Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the Metropolitan Opera, brought rich sound and coolly seductive allure to the songs in which Zefka appears. Review: A Tenor Offers a Subtle Model of Adventurousness 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano A great opera singer is someone who dedicates their lives to master the communication of music, text and emotions through the singing voice. Cardiff Singer of the World: is a beautiful voice enough? 2013-06-19T20:00:02Z The mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges stars in the work, which commemorates the Tulsa Race Massacre. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Magdalena Llamas, a mezzo-soprano, gave a lovely account of the score’s single vocal movement, the “Song of the Cuckoo.” Performances at the 92nd Street Y and the Brooklyn Academy 2010-04-20T22:44:00Z Radiating a charming mixture of naïveté and intelligence, Tivoli Treloar has a light mezzo-soprano flexible enough to convey all the Lover’s changes of perspective. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Resonant bass-baritone Charles Robert Austin made a triumphant return as Bluebeard, and Nancy Maultsby's huge, rich mezzo-soprano made a remarkable impact as Judith. A glistening 'Bluebeard's Castle' at Seattle Symphony 2012-05-16T16:45:06Z The formidable mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe offers a recital on Friday afternoon of a song cycle by Alan Louis Smith based on the Ellis Island Oral History Project that plumbs the American immigrant experience. Classical Music Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Joshua Bell is the violin soloist in Bernstein’s “Serenade,” and the mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor intones words from the Hebrew Book of Lamentations in the Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah.” Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Yet she often bills herself as a mezzo-soprano. Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The second was a discussion of musical rhetoric, concentrating more on words, delivered by the mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek and the actor Paul Hecht, than on the contributions of the viol consort Parthenia. Music Review: At the Met, Dance, Chant and Song Span the Centuries 2010-03-15T21:48:00Z Though written for a mezzo-soprano, here the role is performed by the countertenor Andrew Watts in the spirit of Conchita Wurst or a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” runner-up, a funny and appropriately campy choice. Review: A ‘Rake’s Progress’ for a Fame-Hungry Internet Age 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Whatever it takes to create a sense of event and excitement was in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Tuesday night for the star turn of mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in Handel’s “Ariodante.” Review | A long and luminous evening of opera lives up to expectations 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z It's an eccentric architectural fantasy that Rattle and his wife, Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, have made their own with a cornucopia of Czech carpentry. Simon Rattle: Baton charge 2011-02-15T21:30:00Z But the real star of the evening, and undoubtedly the main draw for those music professionals, was the young mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. Music Review: Ensemble ACJW With Heras-Casado at Zankel Hall - Review 2011-12-18T22:47:07Z But if there were any question about how digital media are changing the worlds of opera and classical music, consider the last few weeks in the life of the great American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. On the Infield or Onstage, a Diva Is but a Click Away 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Emelda Griffith, Emile’s delinquent, foul-mouthed, glamorous mother — brilliantly enacted by the mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves — pulls up in a yellow convertible and confuses her son with another of her seven abandoned children. Music Review: ‘Champion’ at Opera Theater of Saint Louis 2013-06-21T20:58:09Z Meeting over coffee at Christmastime with Samantha Hankey, a young mezzo-soprano, he mentioned his quest. Is Opera Dying? No, But This One Is Staged Among the Dead 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The final “Lamentation” is an anguished setting of a Hebrew text from the Book of Lamentations, here sung plaintively by the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. Review: Can a Busy Yannick Nézet-Séguin Do It All? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The best was the mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk, focused and straightforward; even she, though, made her impact more through strength of presence than vocal opulence. Review: Verdi’s Requiem Recast as Memorial for Dmitri Hvorostovsky 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The piece, which was given its premiere on Thursday evening by the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert at David Geffen Hall, is in effect a 25-minute concerto for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. Review: ‘Canta-Concerto’ by Marc Neikrug by the New York Philharmonic 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Even the serious, penetrating mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey couldn’t save the closing “Rejoicing” set from feeling insubstantial. Music Review: Britten in Juilliard’s Spotlight at Alice Tully Hall 2013-12-04T22:33:18Z So it was Sunday afternoon at the Metropolitan Opera House when mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato graciously presided over the Grand Finals Concert of the Met's 58th annual National Council Auditions. Deanna Breiwick of Burien not among 5 winners at Met competition finals 2011-03-14T23:32:04Z Classical music fans can also see the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato perform on medici.tv. What’s on TV Thursday: Joyce DiDonato and ‘First Wives Club’ 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z The soloists are the tenor Russell Thomas and the mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:31:11Z The mezzo-soprano Rachelle Pike, far younger than the usual Widow Begbick, was a snarling, intimidating presence, fearlessly diving into her formidable chest voice. Music Review: ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ at Manhattan School 2013-04-25T21:26:01Z Szell and the orchestra are as brooding and sensitive as the great mezzo-soprano Janet Baker. Classical Music This Week: Sounds of Cleveland’s Past and P.D.Q. Bach 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z But those who ventured out were rewarded with an excellent performance of Berg’s “Seven Early Songs,” featuring the mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and conducted by Edo de Waart. Music Review: On a Cold Night, Bending the Rules of Harmony 2010-12-14T06:15:15Z Ms. Luna, of course, made an impression in “The Tempest”; the mezzo-soprano Alice Coote has been heard here in both Baroque and new music, starring in Mr. Muhly’s “Two Boys” a few years ago. Your Guide to the Met Opera’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z But its troubling depths — full of pain, longing and death — are fully reached in a newly released live recording from 1995 featuring the great mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died in 2006. Classical Recordings 2011-05-25T21:34:45Z The superb American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato presents a concert to showcase her fascinating recent recording on the Erato label. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The young mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo has a wide grin, haunted eyes and a mellow, confident voice that flashes with lean anxiety. Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot’s War Home 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Cinderella is the superb mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who is singing the entire run and is wonderful in the role. Opera & Classical Music Listings for May 2-8 2014-05-01T22:04:07Z He recorded Schubert’s “Winterreise” with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, which was released by Warner Classics last spring, and he hopes a public role at the keyboard will emerge. Fleming, Nézet-Séguin release recording on climate change 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z A fine mezzo-soprano, Peabody Southwell, is Subdominant, a character who holds more sway in the arrangement of chords than is implied by her name, as we learn during the opera. 'The Classical Style,' an Opera Buffa at Zankel Hall 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Sasha Cooke sang the song of the finale beautifully, but the weight of her mezzo-soprano voice in a part written for soprano pulled the ethereal arcs of melody referring to “heavenly life” earthward. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z Among a crowded and excellent supporting cast, the mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who originated the role of Sister Helen, has returned as a beautifully dignified Mrs. De Rocher. Review: ‘Dead Man Walking’ Opens a Met Season Heavy on the New 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Switching often among the saxophone family — not just alto and tenor but also bass and mezzo-soprano, along with that gargantuan contrabass — Mr. Robinson managed to locate a different voice and sonority for each. Music Review: Scott Robinson at Jazz Standard 2012-10-28T21:31:16Z To have canceled the concert or significantly altered the program on Friday night — a delicious mix of the sublime and the ridiculous, featuring the Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter — would have achieved nothing. Review: The Mezzo-Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter at the Frick Collection 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z His young children are a primary concern, especially now as his wife, the mezzo-soprano Gabriela Scherer, plans to resume her own singing career. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z The desolate piano music from “Tristan and Isolde,” by Saint Laurent’s favorite composer Wagner, was played by François-Frédéric Guy, while the mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch later joined him in another musical tribute. A Memorial to Yves Saint Laurent, 5 Years After His Death 2013-06-11T16:21:24Z The play was brought to his attention by Herta Glaz, a retired mezzo-soprano who was director of the New Haven Opera Theater in Connecticut. Lewis Spratlan, Who Took Winding Route to Music Pulitzer, Dies at 82 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z On opening night, the stage was appropriately stolen by the title character, portrayed by Ginger Costa-Jackson, whose warm and agile mezzo-soprano is an ideal fit for this role. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ offers a rollicking good time 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Sometime later, hearing her sing Tosca in Dallas, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne helped bring her to the Met. Magda Olivero, Frenzy-Inspiring Soprano, Dies at 104 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The one taken up by the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in her latest project, an album and concert program called “Eden,” is climate change. Joyce DiDonato Wants Music to ‘Build a Paradise for Today’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z This 30-minute piece comprises 10 instrumental excerpts from the 90-minute “Surrogate Cities,” completed in 1994, a work for large orchestra, mezzo-soprano and digital sounds that grappled with the phenomenon of the city. Music Review: A Musical Discourse On War and Cities 2011-03-20T22:08:36Z Some opera fans find the Charlotte of de los Angeles the drawback of this recording, since Massenet wrote the role for a mezzo-soprano. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Stephanie Blythe, Eva-Maria Houben, Nicholas Phillips and More 2014-03-05T17:18:59Z The mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips, if a little mushy in her diction, sang with dusky tone and earnestness. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z A cake, a baby, a scarlet door and a mezzo-soprano add further panache. Entertaining kids' tales speak volumes about books 2010-11-19T23:49:00Z City Opera will showcase the career of the mezzo-soprano Betty Allen with film and sound clips and live musical selections in A Tribute to Betty Allen on Feb. 28. Second Season Is Set for New York City Opera and Schomburg Center 2010-09-29T14:56:00Z The symphony ends with a sternly anguished setting for mezzo-soprano of a Hebrew text from the Book of Lamentations. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z And on April 23, this star mezzo-soprano comes to New York with “Eden,” a staged recital with an eclectic program, including works by Handel, Ives, Gluck and Mahler, among others. Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z So it was on Sunday afternoon at the House when the mezzo-soprano graciously presided over the Grand Finals Concert of the Met’s 58th annual National Council Auditions. Music Review: Answering the Call for New Talent 2011-03-14T22:46:23Z Now that the star mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli runs the springtime Whitsun Festival here, every summer includes a production vehicle for her. At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The Canadian mezzo-soprano Layla Claire, in the role of Venus, spent so much time walking around her house while practicing rapid Italian phrases that her two young daughters started repeating fragments of the libretto. An Opera Composer of Intimate Spareness Returns to Myth 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “Such a misguided, closed, short-sighted decision, which you met with dignity, love, comprehension, grace, and class,” the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato wrote on Twitter. Florida College Cancels Concert Over Gay Singer, Drawing Backlash 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Her own Kennedy Center series, Voices, will present the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in her program “In War and Peace,” relating to her 2016 recording project, in November. Kennedy Center announces its 2019-20 classical music season 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Women delicately mime picking flowers, or are turned upside down when the text, sung onstage by a tenor and mezzo-soprano, alludes to a pavilion reflected in water. Kenneth MacMillan’s School of Ballet Sex, Neurosis and Grit 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Grace Bumbry, a barrier-shattering mezzo-soprano whose vast vocal range and transcendent stage presence made her a towering figure in opera, and one its first, and biggest, Black stars, died on Sunday in Vienna. Grace Bumbry, Barrier-Shattering Opera Diva, Is Dead at 86 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Rebecca Carvin, a mezzo-soprano in the chorus, spoke of the need to preserve jobs “for people who come after us.” Met Opera Contract Talks Stumble to a Start 2014-05-05T21:14:40Z It’s quite deep, and when I was younger, everybody said, “She’s so tall, she speaks so low, she must be a mezzo-soprano.” Snapshot: The Soprano Olga Peretyatko’s Met Debut 2014-04-11T21:18:32Z Also remarkable on Monday was the mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey, singing the role of Octavian at the Met for the first time. Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in a ‘Rosenkavalier’ Debut 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z She was offset by the deep lower voice of Chiara Amarù, the mezzo-soprano, who sounded altogether more assured Sunday than in Washington. Review | Noseda and the NSO rise to ‘Unexpected’ challenge at Carnegie Hall 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z There was an encompassing sense of safety in the pop standards this eminent mezzo-soprano posted on Facebook from her couch, accompanying herself on the ukulele. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Originally a mezzo-soprano, she made a striking departure by taking on soprano parts, too, which gave her access to marquee roles in operas such as Richard Strauss’s “Salome” and Puccini’s “Tosca.” Grace Bumbry, Barrier-Shattering Opera Diva, Is Dead at 86 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano, Kelley O’Connor, was adequate to her smaller task, but the baritone, Richard Paul Fink, was a little slow to grasp his pitches firmly. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke?s at Carnegie Hall 2012-04-15T21:04:44Z The youngest and most idealistic terrorist, Omar, is a mezzo-soprano role. Met Opera's 'Death of Klinghoffer' is a compassionate feat 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z “She’s the hostess every American woman wants to be,” my friend said admiringly as the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato charmed the audience at Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon with a stream of engaging commentary. Music Review: A Trill Ride, From Rossini to Harold Arlen 2011-03-08T21:51:18Z “Anna was prepared to get any kind of reaction from the audience,” said Elena Maximova, a mezzo-soprano who sang on the program, but was “greeted by the audience like a queen.” The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Sung and acted to perfection by mezzo-soprano Patricia Bardon, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as seductive and self-destructive, to the point of being suicidal because she wants to "sleep like a happy woman sleeps". Adams, Sellars bring 'Passion' into present in opera's first full staging 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z It will be something of a homecoming for this mezzo-soprano: Carmen was one of her signature roles. Glimmerglass Festival Unveils Its Leader’s Final Season 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z At the end, Isabel Leonard, the mezzo-soprano who sang the role of Marnie, made her exit as roars of applause filtered backstage. Tippi Hedren, Hitchcock’s ‘Marnie,’ Loves the Met’s Opera 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The young Georgian mezzo-soprano, noted for her Carmen, has a huge, piercing voice, and she isn’t afraid to sacrifice purity of technique for the sake of intensity of expression. A Hell-Raising Mezzo-Soprano Cuts Through a Dreary First Week at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Alisa Kolosova, a young mezzo-soprano, sang the haunting “Field of the Dead” beautifully, missing just the final touch of harrowing depth. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Daryl Freedman, a mezzo-soprano, performed with profuse charisma and admirable precision, earning a loud, long ovation. Critic’s Notebook: Tertulia Concert Series at Harding’s and Other Restaurants 2013-05-20T20:57:08Z Her death was confirmed by her close friend the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, a spokesman for the said. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z In her final year there, her singing teacher died, and a new tutor recategorized her voice from a low contralto to high mezzo-soprano. Madness, Royalty and the Music of Screams 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Just two singers, a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, share all the roles and mix lines of narration into their dialogue. Review: George Benjamin, at Mostly Mozart, Shows Depth as a Conductor 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z As vividly portrayed by the veteran mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer, the agonies and blasphemies of the prioress were painful and even shocking to witness. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z The mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine brought a dusky voice and cool intensity to her solos. Review: A Must-Hear Maestro Leads ‘Requiem’ at the Shed 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z He described her as “a big-boned, apple-cheeked, radiantly healthy girl” with a “clear, rich mezzo-soprano” voice. Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z She began as a mezzo-soprano, refashioned herself as a soprano eight years ago and was best suited to Baroque and Classical works, especially Monteverdi, Gluck and Mozart. Music Review: Anna Caterina Antonacci Sings at Lincoln Center 2012-04-09T21:27:56Z However, I would disagree that composers are uninterested in writing for mezzo-soprano. Letters: Music for mezzos 2010-12-29T00:05:03Z Scampering about in expensive-looking dresses and lingerie, mezzo-soprano Allison Cook had a bit of a Wallis Simpson look and created an uninhibited portrait of the Duchess, her voice soaring, choking and snickering. Ades' `Powder Her Face' opens NY City Opera season 2013-02-17T18:35:09Z Although Ms. Sutherland’s mother soon recognized her daughter’s gifts, she pegged her as a mezzo-soprano. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z More than most operas, the success of "Carmen" depends on the quality of its leading lady, and on Saturday, Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, in her Seattle debut, fashioned a portrayal of stunning power. 'Carmen' a stunner at Seattle Opera 2011-10-17T18:14:04Z Last year the Kansas-born mezzo-soprano headlined a starry lineup in the baroque pastiche "The Enchanted Island." DiDonato a luminous Mary Stuart at Met 2013-01-01T09:46:04Z Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, she has a full-bodied lower range that is just as thrilling to witness as her candescent high notes, and a commanding softness in more conversational moments. Review: Two Sopranos Make an ‘Elektra’ Both Mythic and Human 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The distinguished British mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer played the role when “Dialogues” was at the Met a decade ago. Music Review: ‘Dialogues des Carmélites,’ at Metropolitan Opera 2013-05-06T22:35:02Z So when Bridges begins to sing in the small space, the sound of her mezzo-soprano voice seems to shake the walls. How a Fast-Rising Opera Singer Prepared for Her Met Debut 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Born Nov. 7, 1926, to Scottish parents in Sydney, Australia, Dame Sutherland was inspired early on by her mother, a mezzo-soprano. Obituary: Soprano Joan Sutherland was opera legend 2010-10-12T03:18:00Z The mezzo-soprano Brenda Patterson brings vocal warmth and, in welcome moments, a calming presence, playing a solo pig full of helpful commentary on the proceedings. ‘Gloria — A Pig Tale’ Brings Opera to the Met Museum 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z His vocal range matches that of a traditional mezzo-soprano. The falsetto pharoah: The story behind the powerfully high voice in L.A. Opera's 'Akhnaten' 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z In the most explicit departure from the opera’s initial run and recording, the Agent, a role written for the baritone Thomas Buckner, is in this revival recast as a mezzo-soprano. Review: An Espionage Opera Remains Enigmatic and Urgent 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z So the four female singers from “Odysseus’ Women” interacted with the compelling mezzo-soprano Augusta Caso, who sang Nin, as if they were four sisterly figures from ancient times offering counsel, however incongruous their actual words. Review: When Anaïs Met Circe, and Other Operatic Adventures 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Inala, 37, a product manager at Google, and Ms. Mandzy, 35, a mezzo-soprano, broadcast a Ukrainian Catholic ceremony and a Hindu ceremony later in the day. Field Notes: Drawing Wedding Guests Through the Web - Field Notes 2012-06-01T19:21:34Z Paul Groves, the tenor, and Jennifer Johnson Cano, the mezzo-soprano, made the most of the circumstances, which included not only the reduced scoring, but also the Robbins Theater’s lovely acoustics. Music Review: St. Luke?s Chamber Ensemble in Mahler Program - Review 2011-09-09T22:54:44Z And something simply didn’t work in the performance of Beethoven’s “Opferlied,” for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra. McGegan, BSO offer slender, uneven, but compelling Beethoven Ninth 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The horrific past events are recalled through strained, cagey conversation between the two characters called The Woman, sung here by the veteran mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, and The Man, the solid baritone Russell Braun. Review: A Peter Eotvos Premiere and Schubert at the New York Philharmonic 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The show went on - a live transmission heard in movie theaters and on radio, also starring soprano Renee Fleming and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Famed tenor delivers high Cs _ and baby _ in NYC 2011-04-10T00:12:14Z Wearing a long frock coat, the mezzo-soprano Lacey Jo Benter brings a rich, full voice and youthful restlessness to the Prince, vividly conveying the young man’s boredom and isolation until the moment he meets Cinderella. Opera Review: ‘Cendrillon,’ From Massenet, Is Playing at Juilliard 2014-04-24T22:40:30Z At her recital at the Park Avenue Armory on Monday night, the mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey told the stories of two women, each in her own way an originator. Review: A Mezzo-Soprano Brings Women’s Tales to the Armory 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z “Realizing that men like that are losing their power because of this, this women’s movement really is just so, so great,” says mezzo-soprano Shepard. Assaults in dressing rooms. Groping during lessons. Classical musicians reveal a profession rife with harassment. 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z That the music is sung by a mezzo-soprano intriguingly ameliorates the gender-specificity of the narrator. NY Phil Biennial Opens With ‘The Raven’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Also onstage with them then, and next season: the sumptuous mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Morley was among three American rising stars, alongside the mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and the tenor Stephen Costello, who used the occasion to show off their dramatic versatility and playfulness. Music Review: Opera Singers Bring Theatricality to SummerStage 2013-07-17T20:22:28Z The children loved everything about the show, especially the mezzo-soprano Alexandra Petersamer, who played the goddess Venus as a sassy party girl on a skateboard, her hair a riot of colorful braids. Katharina Wagner Envisions a New Bayreuth Festival 2010-08-13T17:37:00Z This disarmingly direct passage becomes a duet with Mrs. Goodman, the mezzo-soprano Kristine Jepson, who brought a mellow voice and aching vulnerability to her singing. Music Review: Strife of ?64, in Somber Tones 2011-05-12T22:00:06Z Ms. Leonard’s lustrous, full-bodied mezzo-soprano and her exquisite comic timing seized attention at every turn. Review: In the Met’s ‘Figaro,’ a Scene Stealer in Her Element 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The soprano Joan Sutherland, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, the tenor Luciano Pavarotti and the bass Martti Talvela contribute powerful, radiant singing, and the orchestra sounds lustrous. Critics Pick Recordings to Celebrate Verdi’s Bicentennial 2013-12-26T22:00:58Z Performers including mezzo-soprano Lore Lixenberg will mingle with the audience as they lead the interactive opera. 'Mindfulness opera' launches in UK 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Christine Rice, a mezzo-soprano, was the appealing soloist, though she was not always successful in projecting over the orchestra. Music Review: Fabio Luisi With the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-17T15:15:08Z Holly Sorensen, a mezzo-soprano, was more than adequate in the small alto numbers. Music Review: Tritle Leads Oratorio Society in ?Paulus? 2010-05-11T22:12:00Z Her mezzo-soprano, a pearl-smooth column of silvery sound that soars into the theater like a laser, remains one of the most coolly luxurious voices in opera. Dear Met Opera: Please, More Concerts Like This Berlioz 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly was singing “By a Bierside,” a stark reflection on death written in the World War I trenches by Ivor Gurney, when a tendril of hair fell into her face. Music Review: A Mezzo Keeps It Simple, and Makes It Profound 2011-04-15T21:19:40Z But not yet: Nine years ago, the American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham told me she hoped she had 10 more years of singing in her. Review: From a Veteran Singer to a Newcomer, a Note of Welcome 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z On Saturday night at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, affectionate cheers greeted the mezzo-soprano as soon as she stepped onto the stage. Joyce DiDonato dazzles at the Broad Stage 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z In late May, shortly after the killing of George Floyd, the mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges was invited by Los Angeles Opera to give a virtual recital. Opera Can No Longer Ignore Its Race Problem 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z In the slow movement she revealed her inner mezzo-soprano, bending phrases with the beguiling beauty of a fine opera singer. Review: Australian Chamber Orchestra Plays Haydn and Mozart 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke kicks off her album about the pandemic with the emotional wreckage of the title track by Caroline Shaw. Best Classical Music Tracks of 2022 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z And the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke was charming in “The Day Is Done.” Music Review: Marilyn Horne Celebrates Young Singers at Zankel Hall 2012-01-21T00:03:22Z It's a question theatre director Neil Bartlett and mezzo-soprano Jessica Walker, herself no stranger to breeches roles, are trying to answer in The Girl I Left Behind Me, a touring show for Opera North. Ladies as gents 2010-05-13T21:15:00Z They were all outstanding, but one voice was truly exceptional: the mezzo-soprano Esther Brazil. Nabucco; Bach Marathon; Tine Thing Helseth, Kathryn Stott – review 2013-04-06T23:06:25Z The first is a baritone; the latter, a mezzo-soprano. 'As One,' the every(wo)man transgender opera 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, a member of the Jupiter Ensemble, does not distinguish between the Baroque era and the age of rock ’n’ roll. Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z My only reservation is that the mezzo-soprano Irene Snyder — awkwardly placed for the audience — seldom showed good diction in the Beethoven songs. Dance Review: Journeying From Head to Toe, With a Layover at the Heart 2011-03-18T22:21:21Z The mezzo-soprano known as "Flicka" to her many, many fans is a guest of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, celebrating its 15th year as "classical music with a view." 13 top entertainment picks for the week of Aug. 19-25, 2012 2012-08-15T21:04:08Z Perhaps oddest is the score’s use — or underuse — of a mezzo-soprano for a total of two brief songs. Review: ‘Spanish Nights’ of Falla and Massenet 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Like most such ensembles, this is a flexible bunch: the full roster includes mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, with the musicians playing in whatever combinations their programs demand. Music Review: The neoLIT Ensemble?s Women?s Works at Bargemusic 2010-05-30T22:02:00Z Observe a veteran opera star like mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán up close, and the rest of the world simply vanishes from your consciousness. 'Hopscotch' moves around L.A. and sometimes transports 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Granted, the two singers around whom the program was built — Sasha Cooke, the mezzo-soprano, and Paul Appleby, the tenor — are not quite beginners. Music Review: They?re Young, Even if They Aren?t Beginners 2010-10-20T21:28:00Z On Sunday afternoon at the Morgan Library & Museum, the George London Foundation presented a recital by the mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and the tenor Dimitri Pittas that brought this issue to the fore. Review: Jennifer Johnson Cano and Dimitri Pittas at the Morgan 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z She is a trained mezzo-soprano who never tries to sound like anything else, despite the diverse artistic company she keeps. ‘Breaking Ice’ Makes Music From a Classic Skating Rivalry 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z At Versailles, with Cybèle performed by Anna Reinhold, the commanding young mezzo-soprano, the opera was revealed as her tragedy. ?Atys,? French Baroque Opera by Lully, at BAM 2011-09-09T14:40:53Z One of his first was with Marilyn Horne, the legendary American mezzo-soprano famous for her mastery of demanding Rossini arias. Portrait of a young singer on the cusp of stardom 2011-05-28T22:31:06Z When she spoke her voice was as clear as a mezzo-soprano bell. Short story: Message in a (Klein) Bottle by Russell Hoban 2012-07-19T16:04:37Z The Massachusetts attorney general and the Bureau of Investigation had discovered that Muck was having an affair with a young mezzo-soprano named Rosamond Young. The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Among the characters added to the biblical tale, Charlotte Daw Paulsen, a mezzo-soprano, as Jephtha’s wife, was especially fine in her harrowing “Scenes of horror, scenes of woe.” Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Mr. Scott, with Jessica Gould, the soprano, and Jennifer Lane, the mezzo-soprano, performed these sections with a dramatic intensity that honored the texts. Music Review: Sacred Works by Pergolesi at Church of the Epiphany 2010-03-29T21:11:00Z In her first Met performance as the Composer, the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato won the biggest ovation of the afternoon. Music Review: Plush and Lyrical Strauss (and That?s Just the Conducting) 2011-05-08T21:53:47Z There were touching spoken tributes from two great singers, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne and the soprano Martina Arroyo, who both have many decades of association with Carnegie Hall. Review: Carnegie Hall Turns 125, With Brass and Other Fanfare 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “In the Lux Eterna, the voice goes to the F sharp, and it’s a passaggio note for the mezzo-soprano” — a note between vocal registers. A Young Singer Takes the Opera World by Storm 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In Bartók's psychoanalytic variation on the old story, Judith — whose role will be sung by mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby — insists that Bluebeard open seven sealed doors and let some light in. Symphony brings back 'Bluebeard's Castle,' and the Chihuly sets 2012-05-10T20:29:12Z When I heard her there, I was moved by her fine mezzo-soprano voice, but troubled by the political content of some of her songs. Marzieh obituary 2010-10-19T17:18:00Z “Passion” was conceived as a vehicle for the mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, who was glamorous, gritty and poignant in the title role. Glimmerglass Creates Magic in Its Own Backyard 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Three other rising stars — the soprano Amber Wagner, the mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and the tenor Russell Thomas, all in their early 30s — barnstormed their way through a daunting set of arias and duets. At SummerStage, Metropolitan Opera’s Recital Series Begins 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z It is usually sung by a soprano or mezzo-soprano, occasionally by a tenor or baritone. Review: At the Philharmonic, Enveloping and Harrowing Sincerity 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Ackie doesn’t much resemble the superstar, although her carriage is correct: eyes closed, head flung back, arms pushing away the air as if to make room for that mezzo-soprano. ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano, he said, 'as a rule is the most talented woman singer in the theatre.' Michael Kennedy on Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos 2013-05-30T09:56:31Z The mezzo-soprano Marie Lenormand is wonderful as the ardent Fox who weds the Vixen in one of the most disarming love scenes in all of opera. Music Review: An Impish Creature That Won?t Be Fenced In 2011-06-23T22:21:40Z The British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, in superb vocal form, delivered a memorable performance in the role. Aix-en-Provence Festival Presents Mozart and Handel 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Susan Graham recorded a wondrous disc of Hahn songs. Classical Music This Week: The Festival Circuit, Blackness at the Met and Reynaldo Hahn 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The tenor William Goforth, as the Male Chorus, and the mezzo-soprano Marguerite Jones, as the Female Chorus, look like casually dressed college students. Review: In Britten’s ‘The Rape of Lucretia,’ a Savage Act With Resonance Today 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z As the queen, the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke brings gleaming sound and a touch of self-destructive volatility to her singing. Review: To a Rare King Arthur Opera, Bard Says ‘Welcome Back’ 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Much of the buzz concerned the scene in which the mezzo-soprano Allison Cook, playing the Duchess, reflected on her sexcapades while some two dozen fully naked men casually strolled by. Critic’s Notebook: City Opera Might Do Best at City Center 2013-04-26T23:56:25Z The earthy mezzo-soprano Michaela Martens was overwhelming in this scene when the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Klinghoffer,” a company premiere, opened on Monday night. John Adams’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z At the intermission, after everyone had sung the first of their two arias, Joyce DiDonato, the lauded mezzo-soprano who was the concert’s M.C., beckoned Ryan away from the others in the dressing area. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z “I sincerely appreciate his apology. I really do,” said Wulf, a mezzo-soprano. Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Vocally, this choice is slightly challenging because it’s in the higher range of the mezzo-soprano chest voice, Glass said, adding that you need a strong belt and a mastery of quick words. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The walls were decorated with photographs of presidents he had met at ceremonies honoring him or his wife, a mezzo-soprano singer with the Metropolitan Opera. No One Should Die Waiting for an Organ Transplant. These Doctors Want to Ensure That Doesn’t Happen 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z It was a change that required her to ditch her previous mezzo-soprano repertoire and learn an entirely new vocal technique; but the rewards were almost immediate. Lise Davidsen on singing at the Last Night Of The Proms, one year late 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The notes fall in the lower part of the mezzo-soprano range. The ultimate Beyoncé karaoke power rankings 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z 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 The 62-year-old mezzo-soprano shared the health update on live TV when she returned for the Season 16 finale of the talent show that launched her career in 2009. In triumphant 'Britain's Got Talent' homecoming, Susan Boyle reveals she had a stroke 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z This Music of Remembrance concert — part of a program that remembers the Holocaust and honors through music the resilience of those persecuted — features Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. What to do around Seattle this week: Festival of Colors, St. Patrick’s Day and more 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z This Music of Remembrance concert — part of a program that remembers the Holocaust and honors through music the resilience of persecuted peoples — features Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. What to do around Seattle this week: Irish Week, Holi and more 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Wanting audience participation, he plucks a supposedly unsuspecting person from the auditorium: the Lover, whom Soper makes a woman and a mezzo-soprano who discovers that she has a great voice. Review: Long Beach Opera's endearingly messy, profound 'Romance of the Rose' is an operatic triumph 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood also has similar emotional mezzo-soprano wailing in the chorus. Love is a battlefield: Your guide to having a Valentine’s karaoke party 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The company debut of this Tacoma mezzo-soprano has been eagerly awaited, particularly since the recent news of her second Grammy nomination, and she exceeded all expectations. Not seen at Seattle Opera for nearly 60 years, ‘Samson and Delilah’ excites 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Soprano Kearstin Piper Brown and mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford were splendid surprises to me — the former’s tone bright but burnished, the latter’s rich and luxurious. Perspective | Move over, Mariah: For my Christmas spirit, I went all in on Handel 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Costa’s voice, a lustrous mezzo-soprano, was a marvel of grace and vitality, equally capable of gravity-defying delicacy, tart teasing, jazzy agility and rock intensity. This week’s passages 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z R&B icon Anita Baker is bringing her rapturous mezzo-soprano voice to Los Angeles next year. Anita Baker fans rapturous over the songstress' new tour (and it has a stop in L.A.) 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z So the excitement of singing, or often belting, those mezzo-soprano songs comes from the strain of challenging the high end of one’s vocal range. We built a karaoke song generator. Here’s how you and Pandora helped 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z He capped off the shows with what he called the “jewel of the concert,” a duet with his mezzo-soprano wife. Opera singer flees Belarusian oppression to revive career 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Her viola — starkly expressive in the recitative, rich and resonant in the song and dazzlingly virtuosic in the variations — might have been a superhuman mezzo-soprano. Review: Composer Lina González-Granados makes a big splash in the big outdoors in her Bowl debut 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It was written for the composer’s terminally ill wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died a year later. Review: The L.A. Philharmonic protests. Who's listening? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano whose performance at Yale moved Goroshchuk to tears was Karolina Wojteczko, a native of Poland who recently graduated from the university and now serves as music director at St. Thomas More. Campus ministries soothe, rally students shaken over Ukraine 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Maria Ewing, a daring and original American mezzo-soprano, known for risk-taking roles and an unwavering dedication to her art, died at home outside Detroit. The "uncompromising" and versatile opera singer Maria Ewing dies at 71 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The “Meditations” are settings of a half dozen autumnal German-language Rilke poems for mezzo-soprano, baritone and small orchestra, in which one idea leads unexpectedly, weirdly and with the seeming incomparable consequence of chance. Review: Back from brain surgery, Michael Tilson Thomas seeks transcendence with Rilke and the L.A. Phil 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z She relied on her resonant mezzo-soprano voice to reveal complex depths of character. Review: L.A. Opera ends its pandemic hiatus with a triumphant, season-opening 'Il Trovatore' 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z As a participant in the program over the past year, New Orleans mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle got to live out a family legacy. Music returns to Wolf Trap, for a 50th anniversary season 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize - voted for by the television audiences at home - was presented to mezzo-soprano Claire Barnett-Jones from England. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World won by Gihoon Kim 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z She also ranged from the mezzo-soprano to the higher soprano register. Christa Ludwig, reigning mezzo-soprano of the opera stage, dies at 93 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano, who was born in Berlin, died at her home near the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Saturday, her family confirmed. German opera star Christa Ludwig dies at the age of 93 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z An American mezzo-soprano who created roles in a pair of Samuel Barber world premieres and made her Broadway debut at 81. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z They initially thought he was a woman because of his mezzo-soprano abilities. 'The Voice' fans aren't over the moon about John Holiday's 'Fly Me to the Moon' 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z In opera and classical music, the term countertenor refers to a male singer with a powerful falsetto who sings in the same range as a mezzo-soprano. John Holiday on 'The Voice': An opera singer turns pandemic job loss into TV gold 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Schoenberg notates pitches and rhythms in the vocal part, written for the range of mezzo-soprano, but draws a line through the stem of each note. Schoenberg knew. When the world goes mad, send in the clowns 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z With a stylized broom in hand, each person sweeps a pile of rice along a meandering path for 90 minutes to vocals provided by the mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran. Fill Up on Tea or a New Film by Steve McQueen 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z A singer — Bach made versions for soprano, mezzo-soprano and bass-baritone — has three arias, connected by two short narrative recitatives. Commentary: Bach wrote BWV 82 to transcend tragedy. It's a lullaby for our times too 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, having lost all her operatic work in Europe, is working on a musicians’ cookbook in aid of Help Musicians UK. The future of the arts: ‘The classical music world has been transfigured’ 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano singer, 39, performed wartime favourites in the concert, which was streamed on YouTube and has now been watched by more than 13,000 people. VE Day 2020: Britain toasts second world war heroes as Red Arrows flypast marks 75th anniversary – live 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Ashcraft, a high soprano, handled the highest parts, Stephens, a mezzo-soprano, tackled the medium sections, and Watts, a lower alto, took the lowest elements. ‘Siren Sisters forever’ Students triumph as musical trio 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Miller, herself is a mezzo-soprano who sang professionally with Lyric Opera of Chicago, said she strives to err on the side of charity and diplomacy when offering her critiques. Chamber composition honors longtime St. Louis music critic 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The 39-year-old Welsh mezzo-soprano was attacked after intervening in a street robbery as she went to perform at a carol concert on 4 December. Girl, 15, admits mugging opera singer Jenkins 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The Neath-born mezzo-soprano was then mugged herself after trying to help. Katherine Jenkins mugged in London street 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z A mezzo-soprano who recently graduated from UCLA, she offered a calmly possessed poet of subdued sublimity, a figure of near saintly grace in the various political, social and church snake pits she is subjected to. Review: First a Netflix series, now an opera, 'Juana.' Why the story of a 17th century nun sings 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine anyone entering the holidays with quite as much to do as the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who is as dazzling as she is hardworking. Winter Classical-Music Preview 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But Public Opinion, which Offenbach makes a mezzo-soprano role, tells him he has to take action and talk the gods — a gaggle of goofballs — into freeing her. Commentary: Where Barrie Kosky, Europe's hot opera director, wants to make his American splash 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z The US mezzo-soprano, who took to the stage waving a Pride flag, said her mission was to "unify the audience". 'Queer girl with a nose ring' rocks the Proms 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z His behavior, the report said, was “an open secret. One mezzo-soprano told the AP, “There is an oral tradition of warning women against Plácido Domingo.” Newsletter: Essential Arts: Plácido Domingo accused of harassment. What did the opera world see? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Only one of the nine women would allow her name to be used — Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who sang with Domingo at the Washington Opera. AP: Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Rather than offend Domingo and risk losing future assignments, the mezzo-soprano said she strenuously tried to avoid being alone with him, while also striving not to insult him. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z At the Washington Opera, where Domingo served as artistic and then general director for 15 years, mezzo-soprano Patricia Wulf said the star would confront her night after night with the same whispered question. AP: Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano, who was made a dame in 2017, said "imminent surgery" left her unable to attend the concerts. Singer Dame Sarah Connolly pulls out of the Proms 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Her meltingly rich mezzo-soprano and flair removed the ridiculousness. Review: Stravinsky's exceedingly slow ‘Rake's Progress’ from West Hollywood to Ojai 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z “Vocally, it’s the Olympics,” a young mezzo-soprano named Ariana Stultz told me at the New Music on the Point festival. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z “There is an oral tradition of warning women against Placido Domingo,” said a mezzo-soprano who worked at the LA Opera but is not among the accusers. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Only one of the nine women would allow her name to be used - Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who sang with Domingo at the Washington Opera. AP: Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z A graceful mezzo-soprano stylist, Ms. Franklin had remarkable range, power and command, along with the innate ability to burrow into a lyric until she’d found the exact coordinates of its emotional core. Aretha Franklin, music’s ‘Queen of Soul,’ dies at 76 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The leaders happen to make for an ideal musical quartet, wherein Ms Merkel is sung by a soprano, Mrs May by a mezzo-soprano, Mr Macron by a tenor and Mr Stoltenberg by a bass. Imagining the “Trump in Europe” opera 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z A mezzo-soprano, she was the first performer to be heard lustily singing Wunderbar, So in Love and, above all, I Hate Men, in Porter’s greatest stage hit. Patricia Morison obituary 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano said she would mentally prepare herself for the star’s returns to Los Angeles. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano said she strenuously tried to avoid being alone with him, while also striving not to insult him. AP: Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z But the qualities Hollywood had overlooked — Ms. Morison’s skill as a mezzo-soprano, her droll presence, her feisty charisma — was on full display in the Porter show. Patricia Morison, Broadway star of ‘Kiss Me, Kate,’ dies at 103 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The classical canon developed her technique but her soul and voice — she was labeled a soprano and mezzo-soprano— felt constricted by what she called music “that’s mostly male, mostly European.” Voices of the City: Experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar uses her voice to explore herself and others 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a matchmakers’ heaven,” said Ms. Taylor, an event planner by day and a mezzo-soprano currently playing Dame Carruthers in “Yeoman.” Oh, Joy! Oh, Rapture! A Leaner Gilbert & Sullivan Troupe Turns 94. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Only one of the nine women would allow her name to be used – Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who sang with Domingo at the Washington Opera. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Though the director David McVicar’s muddled new production of Bellini’s “Norma,” which opened the Metropolitan Opera’s season this week, was a disappointment, the performances overall were excellent, including the splendid mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Adalgisa. null 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, “Passage” uses words from Walt Whitman’s poem “Passage to India” as well as sound bites of Kennedy’s 1961 “moon shot” speech to Congress. All artsy things going on in D.C. for the JFK centennial celebration 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Also bidding farewell to her role - though hardly to her career - is mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca, who is portraying the title character, Octavian, for the last time. Austrian bass savors role as operatic oaf in ‘Rosenkavalier’ 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The song climaxes with a burst of awe-inspiring vocal power from mezzo-soprano Kristina Wahlin before receding into a series of gnawing electronic drones. These are the songs that never end: 10 of music's most rewarding long cuts 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Another mezzo-soprano who is one of the accusers was 23 and singing in the LA Opera chorus when she first met Domingo in 1988. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z And to mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, who portrays that “trousers” role in the Metropolitan Opera’s production, “he’s the most interesting character in the piece.” Met stages female composer’s opera ‘L’Amour de Loin’ 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z WASHINGTON—Long before she became an opera star, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop believed that Brünnhilde, the heroine in Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung,” was actually named Bwünnhilde. How Bugs Bunny and ‘Kill the Wabbit’ Inspired a Generation of Opera Stars 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z He and mezzo-soprano Corrie Stallings, who just completed her second year in the program, will perform Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” at the French opera companies of Toulouse in December and Bordeaux in January. Pittsburgh programs help build better opera singers 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Her quick success and the similarities to Franklin, another mezzo-soprano, did not please the “Queen of Soul,” who at the time called Cole “just a beginner.” Natalie Cole, master of past and present styles 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z One backstage staff member said many felt Domingo was pursuing the mezzo-soprano “in some way that she was not wanting. We were all aware of that.” Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano and pianist was involved in the building, design and finish selections for the custom house, which sits on 4.3 acres in the Stonebridge area of the British Columbia resort town. Singer Sarah McLachlan lists her custom retreat in Canada 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z “I had never been exposed to opera music before Bugs Bunny,” says mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, 34, who first saw the cartoon as a middle-schooler at her grandparents’ house in Athens, Ga. How Bugs Bunny and ‘Kill the Wabbit’ Inspired a Generation of Opera Stars 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Forty hopeful candidates, including the 31-year-old British mezzo-soprano Catherine Young, will take part in the contest, which has been running since 1993. ‘Show some respect’, Plácido Domingo urges directors after opera rape row 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z A mesmerizing performer with a supple and lustrous voice, Antonacci seems equally at home in roles written for soprano or for the lower-voiced mezzo-soprano. Soprano Antonacci goes her own operatic way 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Patricia Wulf, another mezzo-soprano who worked with Domingo, said he would confront her night after night with the same whispered question. Opera singers say superstar Placido Domingo dangled roles for sex 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Elena Obraztsova, 75, Russia’s famed mezzo-soprano who performed at the world’s top opera houses, died Monday of cardiac arrest at a clinic in Germany. The week’s passages 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Irene Dalis, 89, a mezzo-soprano who starred at the Metropolitan Opera for two decades before building a second career as founder and director of Opera San José, died last Sunday in nearby Saratoga, Calif. The week’s passages 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The basic blend of baritone and mezzo-soprano is oddly lacking in punch for the latter song, which is hugely popular and ripe for the picking. Holiday albums from Idina Menzel, ‘Downton Abbey’ 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Throughout the work, it is Estonian mezzo-soprano Iris Oja who takes on the role of both protagonists. Singing up an economic storm 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z The formidable American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne turned 80 on Thursday and to honor her, Carnegie Hall presented a song celebration at Zankel Hall. Music Review: The American Mezzo-Soprano Is Honored at Carnegie Hall 2014-01-17T06:39:48Z The Neath-born mezzo-soprano has released 10 albums since making her recording debut in 2004, and has twice won the best album prize at the Classic Brits. Acting dames among showbiz honours 2013-12-30T22:31:09Z During a career of more than 50 years, Ms. Benjamin upheld a style of elegant composure and deliberative understatement, singing in a honeyed, faintly smoky mezzo-soprano. Sathima Bea Benjamin, Jazz Singer and Activist, Dies at 76 2013-08-30T03:02:53Z An accomplished pianist and mezzo-soprano as a young woman, she performed country music under the name Virginia Gibson on a Springfield radio station, KWTO. Virginia Johnson, Masters’s Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 2013-07-25T16:21:17Z Moir said: "At the weekend, the fame-hungry Welsh mezzo-soprano managed to top even her own high standards of dumbfounding public appearances." Singer Jenkins defends marathon look 2013-04-23T17:36:10Z This past week, there were recitals featuring young vocalists as well as master classes presented by Ms. Horne, the great mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig and the pianist Martin Katz, a veteran accompanist. Music Review: The American Mezzo-Soprano Is Honored at Carnegie Hall 2014-01-17T06:39:48Z Alsop will be joined by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Kennedy, who is performing at the closing night for the first time. Female conductor makes Proms history 2013-04-18T13:01:55Z Cheryl was often pushed to reach high notes when recording with the girl band - but her solo material more often utilizes the middle of her mezzo-soprano range. Cheryl unfazed by miming claims 2012-06-07T02:42:10Z She had a clear, bright mezzo-soprano voice and she wanted to be an actress. Maile Meloy: “The Proxy Marriage.” 2012-05-14T04:00:00Z Another thought that Auguste Comte was a writer of songs and asked if any one knew one of them which would suit a mezzo-soprano voice. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Ms. Dudley was born in Maine, studied theater at New York University, fell for opera and is now a freelance mezzo-soprano soloist. Rescuing the Birds Many Love to Hate 2012-02-04T15:49:42Z Under his care Julia's voice developed into a pure, clear mezzo-soprano, of uncommon range and exquisite quality. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The part of Rosina, which in the present day is usually given to the soprano, was composed for the mezzo-soprano voice. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z The mezzo-soprano Wendy White fell from a platform eight feet above the stage during a performance of Gounod’s “Faust” at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital. Opera Singer Wendy White in Stable Condition After a Fall at the Met 2011-12-18T06:02:16Z This first song of the queen, who must have a mezzo-soprano voice of dramatic quality, combines dignity and pathos. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z I am promised before long the r�le of mezzo-soprano. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Graumann had commenced her studies with the maestro, she followed him to London, and soon obtained high standing as a mezzo-soprano concert singer. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Bass would have been more sublime, mezzo-soprano more piquant. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z The composer has adapted this glee for mezzo-soprano solo with harpsichord accompaniment, and a very pretty song it makes. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z This r�le may be sung by a contralto, but is better adapted to a mezzo-soprano. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Marzieh, whose rich, throaty mezzo-soprano was often likened to Édith Piaf’s, was famed for her vast repertory, said to span a thousand songs. Marzieh, Iranian Singer and Voice of Dissent, Dies at 86 2010-10-16T15:11:00Z She was a mezzo-soprano, with fine clear upper notes, and a wonderful execution in bravura passages. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z After a series of warm-up acts that made the opening stages resemble a pub singing contest, the mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins made the first of two appearances, singing the hymn Calon Lân without accompaniment. Ryder Cup 2010: Tiger Woods has nowhere to hide at Celtic Manor 2010-09-30T19:34:00Z Ms. Allen, a former mezzo-soprano for New York City Opera who died last year, sat on the board at Carnegie Hall and enlisted the support of the opera’s benefactors for the school. Harlem Art School?s Records Foretold Its Demise 2010-04-09T00:54:00Z To get the best flute sounds, a full, smooth, mezzo-soprano gives the best effect. The Speech of Monkeys Her voice is a rich, flexible mezzo-soprano, with a range that has enabled her to assume some contralto r�les with more success than the average so-called contralto. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists One will work a mezzo-soprano downwards to a contralto, the other upwards to a high soprano. Fragments of an Autobiography She had a gay, handsome face, a winning mezzo-soprano voice, and neat execution. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Two flights below her a mezzo-soprano struggled for high C; adjoining, an early-morning-throated barytone leaned out of a doorway and called for a fresh towel. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Miss Douglas is very intelligent; and she has a fine mezzo-soprano voice. Anne Occasionally I meet with a boy who has a true mezzo-soprano voice, and he is a treasure, but in the main my selections are boys with treble voices. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Hers was only mezzo-soprano and not brilliant, but Mr. March and a very short college girl, conversing for a moment aside, agreed that it was "singularly winsome." John March, Southerner It had none of the soprano shrillness, but was more of a mezzo-soprano quality throughout, and softer than velvet. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday It was a low-pitched voice for so little a woman, low and thrilling; a mezzo-soprano. The Deaves Affair A basso would have been grander—a mezzo-soprano more piquant. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Contralto is a subdivision of alto, mezzo-soprano of soprano; and soprano itself may be dramatic or florid. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Liszt's psalm "O Salutaris" for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, given by the Symphony Society in New York City, with Marianne Brandt as soloist. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events As we entered the harbour we heard the sound of music pouring from the saloon, which had never yet been used by the party, and on that the rich notes of a fine mezzo-soprano. Hurricane Island His thoughts were in the room overhead where the heart-disquieting mezzo-soprano was now singing a wistfuller song and no less sweet: "Phyllis has such charming graces I must love her or I die." The Deaves Affair I believe this young lady's compass of voice is from E flat above the lines to A below; having at her command the soprano register, the mezzo-soprano, and a portion of the alto. Music and Some Highly Musical People It is a valuable accomplishment, insuring ease in singing of rôles that lie in the balance between high alto and mezzo-soprano, but it does not make the singer a soprano. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation "Charmant, charmante id�e,"—said she, with the calm confidence of an expert.—"Tell me, have you written anything for the female voice, for a mezzo-soprano?" A Nobleman's Nest She had, as I remembered, a wonderful mezzo-soprano, and, being pent up in this comfortable prison, and denied access to the promenade, she used it to effect. Hurricane Island "In Mead where Roses Bloom," adapted for mezzo-soprano. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations She sings very sweetly with a mezzo-soprano voice that is clear and tender. Floyd Grandon's Honor It was a deep rich mezzo-soprano, and under Mrs. White's training she had acquired good enunciation, poise and taste. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's After Janetta, Margaret sang; she had a sweet mezzo-soprano voice, of no great strength or compass, but perfectly trained and very pleasing to the ear. A True Friend A Novel She had a lovely voice, mezzo-soprano in range, and though she now kept it sweetly subdued, the hearer realised that it had also considerable power. The Love Affairs of Pixie Several of these selections are to be had for a low voice or a high voice, but most of them are for mezzo-soprano or baritone. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Her voice, a clear mezzo-soprano, had been excellently trained, and in its purity and flexibility gave promise of something exceptional when it should have attained its full maturity. Afterwards Her voice, a sympathetic mezzo-soprano, goes straight to the heart, and its sweet tones linger there long after the words have ceased. Two Decades A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York She sang an Italian scena afterwards, in a rich mezzo-soprano, and with a kind of suppressed passion that impressed me deeply. Milly Darrell and Other Tales A moment later the strains of her beautiful mezzo-soprano floated out into the darkness. Berry And Co. Her voice, a mezzo-soprano, with a high soprano range superadded by incessant work and training, was in its middle register very defective, a fault which she concealed by her profound musical knowledge and technical skill. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Faustina had a mezzo-soprano voice, that was less clear than penetrating. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag A divinely sweet mezzo-soprano voice was singing to the accompaniment of a harp. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe They are written out in open score of four staves, with mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, and bass clefs. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development She was beautiful and talented and had an admirable mezzo-soprano voice. Musical Memories Esmé lifted up a very clear and sweet mezzo-soprano in a mocking lilt of song:— "How should my heart know What love may be?" The Clarion Though the transposition of the music from a tenor to a mezzo-soprano voice injured the effect of the concerted pieces, the passionate acting redeemed the innovation. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag Quincy had a fine well-trained tenor voice, while Miss Putnam's mezzo-soprano was full and melodious and her rendition fully as artistic as that of her companion. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life He found her at the piano, singing in her pathetic mezzo-soprano a song that used to he a favorite of Tyson's. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) Iris had a sweet and sympathetic mezzo-soprano voice, Jenks an excellent baritone, and, to the secret amazement of the girl, he rendered one or two well-known Anglo-Indian barrack-room ditties with much humor. The Wings of the Morning The mezzo-soprano requires a radically different adjustment from the barytone.' Somewhere in Red Gap Madame Malibran's voice was a mezzo-soprano of great volume and purity, and had been brought to absolute perfection by the severe training of her father. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs "She was the mezzo-soprano soloist in your choir four years, and you haven't tried to help her since she came back to the Sawdust Pile." Kindred of the Dust She possesses a magnificent mezzo-soprano voice, and twenty thousand dollars income. The Cross of Berny The fine mezzo-soprano of the mother, the splendid tenor of Morris, and the rich baritone of Bart, in their united effect, had never been equalled in the hearing of that assembly. Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio "Tell me, have you written anything for a woman's voice—a mezzo-soprano?" Liza "A nest of nobles" Her voice was so rich, so well-trained and supple—he could have imagined her on the opera stage, singing mezzo-soprano. Violists He had paid her fees it seemed for several years, and the effect on him of her charming mezzo-soprano voice, at a recent concert given by the College, had settled the matter. The Coryston Family A Novel The impresario of the 'Fenice' had often heard from travellers of that wonderful mezzo-soprano voice which was captivating all Rome, where the beauty and grace of the singer were extolled not less loudly. Lord Kilgobbin Helen's voice was a rich, fibrous mezzo-soprano; and the music she sang, half chant, half melody, was evidently an improvisation. The Pagans The girl was not thinking of herself and so was unconscious that the others, even while singing, were also listening with surprise and pleasure to the clear, rounded tones of her beautiful mezzo-soprano voice. The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill She has a mezzo-soprano voice and sings with great taste and sweetness. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Her voice was a mezzo-soprano, low and sweet, but just now sharpened by an accent of apprehension. Miss Ludington's Sister It was Maria, though, that surprised them with a remarkable good mezzo-soprano. Hidden Treasure "Tell me, have you composed anything for a woman's voice, for a mezzo-soprano?" A House of Gentlefolk Then mademoiselle astonished them with a Provencal or Cevennes air, Huguenot, though she was Catholic; but it suited her mezzo-soprano tones; and it rang massively of the martial-religious. One of Our Conquerors — Complete Then mademoiselle astonished them with a Provencal or Cevennes air, Huguenot, though she was Catholic; but it suited her mezzo-soprano tones; and it rang massively of the martial- religious. One of Our Conquerors — Volume 2 However, there she was at the piano, and in another moment her fresh, sweet mezzo-soprano rang softly through the room in Tosti's plaintive song, "Good-bye!" A Romance of Two Worlds The mezzo-soprano, the confidante of the prima donna, entered, and a trio developed that had but a mediocre success. The Pit If I am not mistaken, she would stand proof well in mezzo-soprano parts. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso Ashmead said he was mad: she was the German Alboni; her low notes like a trumpet, and the compass of a mezzo-soprano besides. A Woman-Hater |
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