| 单词 | soprano |
| 例句 | Lady Constance’s voice rose steadily in pitch as she spoke, like an operatic soprano la-la-la-ing her way up the scale. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Especially a boy who has been singing soprano for Miss Violet of the Very Spiky Heels. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A clear soprano wafting over vinegar fumes and pickle vats. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is written in four parts with the melody in the soprano part, in a range slightly too high for untrained singers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Thus the instrumentarium was born—the complete set of which includes bass bars, bass, alto/tenor, and soprano metallophones, xylophones and alto and soprano glockenspiels. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She sorts each of us, sopranos to the right, altos to the left. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The choir had been rehearsing for weeks, but on the day of the feast the soprano fell ill with bronchitis. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Excellent job, Vanessa. Tanisha was right the other day. You can sing. What a lovely soprano voice you have! Make your way to the front row.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The sirens droned on, a soprano counterpoint to the bombs’ relentless bass, their pitch so eerily human it sounded like every soul in London had taken to their rooftops to cry out collective despair. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I fought down laughter at the thought of Wilem as a soprano and shook my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Our choir will only have two parts, soprano and alto.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z We sit through an overly sentimental video about "huddled masses" and listen to a bulky soprano belt out the words to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I was not, just as I was not meant to be a soprano instead of a contralto.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Figure 6.20: Tune in C minor too low for some sopranos voices. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Octavian screamed in a shrill voice—maybe ordering the First Cohort to stand their ground, maybe trying to sing soprano —but Percy put a stop to it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Later on they would sing together, Violet taking the alto line, the girl a honeyed soprano. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The soprano screak of carriage wheels punished my ear. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z From behind a door in the corridor leading to the Beta- Minus geography room, a ringing soprano voice called, “One, two, three, four,” and then, with a weary impatience, “As you were.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t come to Chorus, so I sang the soprano part for Miss Violet of the Very Spiky Heels alone at our stand. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His voice, sadly, is still a soprano, but he's clutching Sunny's old copy of Pride and Prejudice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They sing second soprano in the choir, and although their voices are clear and steady, they are never picked to solo. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z While each instrument is limited in range to fewer than two octaves, all together, from bass bars to soprano glockenspiel, the ensemble covers six octaves, creating an entire orchestra! Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Dorian,” the cowboy pleaded in a lyric soprano. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There rose a soprano clamor from all three boys as they rocked the boat in arching their tender necks to see. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to an alto she sang alto, by a soprano, soprano. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You're accompanying a soprano who feels that this folk tune in C minor is too low for her voice. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Coloratura Soprano — This is not really a different range from the soprano, but a coloratura soprano has a voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a soprano. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And make you sing soprano for a week. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z One dry throat in the soprano section could ruin everything! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Edward,” she answered, her high soprano voice almost as attractive as his. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The music for “Goin Up Yonder” starts, and I see TJ stand up from the tenor row and stop at the soprano row. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z While her voice had the rich, dark timbre of contralto, the lowest female voice, she had no trouble with the ringing tones of soprano, the highest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Figure 6.31: Moving tune up to E minor puts it in a better key for sopranos. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Other artists taking part in the concert include tenor Matthew Polenzani, bass James Morris and soprano Anna Christy, three of the stars of Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann," which will open the season Oct. Hear Renee Fleming sing for free, and no jacket needed (unless it's chilly) 2011-05-04T21:43:00Z Even soprano Renee Fleming, Lyric's recently named creative consultant, will not take part in any staged opera. Lyric Opera plays it safe upcoming season 2011-02-01T19:28:52Z The other premiere was Ray's own "Four Elemental Songs," sumptuously sung by soprano Elissa Johnston and with texts from a variety of sources including a poem by Margaret Atwood and Sanskrit scripture. The natural elements prove a breeze for Vicki Ray's Piano Spheres recital at REDCAT 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z As his faithful betrothed, Maria Clara, soprano Brittany Palmer performed with vocal subtlety and fragile stage presence befitting a tragic heroine. Filipino opera gets its Washington premiere at the Kennedy Center She has sung Anna Bolena and the other main soprano roles in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy at the Met, and in 2017 she opened the company’s season in a new production of “Norma,” directed by McVicar. Review: In the Met Opera’s ‘Medea,’ a Soprano Stands Alone 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z During one section, the soprano voices soared in a long line over the clipped notes that swelled and ebbed in the lower voices. Review: Roomful of Teeth, Making Nerdiness Cool 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Opera Orchestra seated in front of and below the screen, beautifully sung by soprano Liv Redpath in spots, and projected clearly in the room. At Ace Hotel, new live score makes 1922 'Nosferatu' a not-so-silent movie 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Never has such a thing happened before in the opera world: for a soprano and tenor to be married, for them both to have big careers. Portrait of the artist: Angela Gheorghiu, soprano 2011-07-18T21:31:00Z Under the title “Day and Night,” the superstar soprano gives a recital that covers an immense amount of ground. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Elizabeth Watts mayhave seemed incongruous – a tiny soprano in velvet coat and breeches playing an oddly chirpy general – but the audience loved her for her gleaming singing as much as for her levity. Radamisto – review 2013-02-11T17:31:00Z The Kalevala text is whispered, not sung; the rest of the soprano part is almost entirely vocalise: wordless singing. The Unsingable Music That Stumped a Diva 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The American soprano Amanda Majeski had the challenge of making her Met debut on opening night in the prominent role of the Countess, which starts off with a solo aria. With Eyre’s “Nozze,” Gelb and Metropolitan Opera get good season starter they need But as the soprano Christine Goerke basked in a standing ovation in February with the Canadian Opera Company here, the moment took on extra resonance. After a Soprano’s Crisis, a Brünnhilde Is Born 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The New York performing arts venue the Shed announced last week that it will be reopening for indoor performances next month, with a lineup that includes a concert from the soprano Renée Fleming. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ and ‘Genius: Aretha’ 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Pérez ingeniously deployed her warm, vivacious soprano as a Blanche who could hide in a convent from the world but not from herself. Review: Poulenc’s Nuns, United by Faith, Return to the Met 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The soprano revisited the role in a new, semi-staged production that was seen at Carnegie Hall last year and then traveled to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The soprano Anna Dugan sang the wicked Madame de Merteuil with haughty relish, and was powerful in her final scene of defiance. Review: ‘The Dangerous Liaisons,’ Lush Music of Malice 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z In a physically energetic and vocally rich performance, the soprano Anna Netrebko renders the transition of Norina from sweet young wife to belligerent big spender a comic tour de force. The Week Ahead: Nov. 14-20 2010-11-14T06:30:00Z 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 Still, hearing soprano Lucy Crowe's luminous performance of "Rejoice greatly" on French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm's exquisitely phrased new live performance of Handel's oratorio is more than enough reason to rejoice greatly. Holiday music gifts: Leave the best for last-minute 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Stemme, probably the most exciting exponent of the Wagner/Strauss wing of the dramatic soprano repertory right now, was a vocally blazing yet eerily alluring Salome. Music Review: The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-25T23:35:51Z And the Washington National Opera is in the midst of producing its own VR offering, featuring soprano Tamara Wilson and tenor Russell Thomas performing a pair of arias from Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” How a mannequin head could revolutionize how orchestras and audiences come together 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z A: The first singing that I ever did, believe it or not, was as a boys soprano. The Oak Ridge Boys and their famous baritone are still going strong 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Julia Bullock, a Black soprano, shared a Washington Post story on her Facebook page that quoted protesters in Portland, Ore., who said they had been detained by federal officers in unmarked vans. Opera Foundation Removes Trustee Over Offensive Comments 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z For this potentially arresting work — the props malfunctioned on Thursday — the soprano Charlotte Mundy donned special gloves outfitted with sensors at the fingertips and tethered with cables to a laptop. Review: Conjuring the Splintered Self With Electronics and Voice 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z I sang second soprano and I wasn't fearless, so I chose only a few solo auditions per year. Sarah Manguso: the disease that stole my youth 2011-01-23T00:05:41Z He is the second winner of the prize from the Birgit Nilsson Foundation, established after the 2005 death of Nilsson, one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos. Italian maestro wins $1M Birgit Nilsson Prize 2011-03-16T10:43:08Z But Julia Bullock, a young soprano who performed her Naumburg Foundation recital last Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum, definitely has it, and she is off to a fine career. The Artistry of the Soprano Julia Bullock 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Lacy embellishments on the long-spun soprano lines for the Countess recall the Bellini phrases Maria Callas exulted in at the peak of her powers. Another Tale, or Two, Of That Operatic Figaro 2011-06-03T18:19:59Z Koning's elegant novel traces Caroline's journey; summoned from Hannover to Bath to grind mirrors, do the housework and sing the principal soprano parts in the oratorios her brother put on. Variable Stars by Christina Koning - review 2011-08-26T21:55:03Z In the 16-minute performance, an Estonian soprano presents both sides of the online spat, accompanied by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Estonia operetta lyricizes economic austerity 2013-04-06T09:01:05Z As in London, his soprano is Anna Caterina Antonacci, powerfully declamatory as always, though hampered by a rather close recording that captures the distinctive timbre of her voice but not its power. Berlioz: La Mort de Cl?op?tre; Symphonie Fantastique ? review 2011-04-07T20:45:00Z Here the soprano didn’t need consonants for that single word of text. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra serves up a sandwich of sad and sweet 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Marina, a lyric soprano, and Miriam, a coloratura soprano, were born in Las Vegas. Sister acts: Musical siblings share the spotlight at Seattle Opera, Meany Theater 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He simply moved the acclaimed Spanish soprano off stage and used dancers as Salomes. Glyndebourne's 'Rosenkavalier,' hit by catty reviews, set for webcast 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z I suppose also that, while “Lulu” is certainly a vehicle for a great soprano, “The Nose” and “Wozzeck” are real ensemble pieces. William Kentridge Brings ‘Wozzeck’ Into the Trenches 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z In another, for American Express, she flagged a cab, calling out “Taxi!” in her inimitable soprano. Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z This opera ends with the soprano, now a ghost, forcing the unfaithful tenor to dance himself to death. For Many, Opera and Puccini Are One (Trump’s Campaign Knows the Appeal) 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Tharanga Goonetilleke, a soprano from Sri Lanka, brought an appealingly rich tone — and, more important, a sense of innocence, conflict and, in her final scene, radiance — to her characterization of Blanche. Music Review: Juilliard Presents ?Dialogues des Carm?lites? 2010-04-22T21:17:00Z Singing the title role for the first time, Ana Maria Martinez displayed a sturdy lyric soprano full of warm colors and delicate shadings. Soprano Martinez tries out "Butterfly" wings 2010-10-23T18:16:00Z I think she was the best bel canto soprano I'll ever hear: the vocal phenomenon of the postwar era indeed. Joan Sutherland: a tribute 2010-10-11T17:15:00Z Joan Sutherland's husband says the late soprano never recognized her own greatness despite receiving wide public acclaim and being compared to the legendary Maria Callas. Husband: Joan Sutherland never knew own greatness 2010-10-18T18:46:00Z Featuring soaring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Phantom” is a Gothic melodrama about a masked music lover who haunts the Paris Opera House and becomes fixated on a young soprano. ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to Delay Broadway Closing After Sales Spike 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z His great luck was to fall in with Joan Sutherland, the Australian soprano who took him under her wing with her husband and conductor, Richard Bonynge. Pavarotti Captured the Sublime and Vulgar Sides of Opera 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z When soprano Lauren Michelle, in the guise of the hapless, pregnant Irina, begins the opening verse of “Trouble Man,” the otherwise stentorian rhythms of “Lost in the Stars” suddenly take on a becoming urgency. ‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Paige’s once pristine, Sarah Brightman-like soprano may have coarsened and frayed, but in “Memory,” “Cry Me a River” and “As if We Never Said Goodbye,” she still belted like a trouper. Music Review: Elaine Paige at the Allen Room, Friendly and Confessional 2012-02-13T23:21:13Z The soprano Tony Arnold will join the International Contemporary Ensemble in pieces including “Mother Tongue,” inspired by a native aboriginal language facing extinction. Opera & Classical Music Listings for April 4-10 2014-04-03T22:38:38Z To make a case for this great, overlooked opera a company must have a stellar soprano in the title role. The Metropolitan Opera Performs Donizetti?s ?Anna Bolena? 2011-09-27T12:51:23Z And “Sopranista,” named after the Italian term for a male soprano, offers a glimpse at that more fluid future. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Brünnhilde, the summit for a dramatic soprano, seemed the inevitable next step. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Part 1 of the work, dealing with prophecies and the arrival of the Messiah, centered on a domestic scene with an expectant mother, played by the soprano soloist, Laura Heimes. Music Review: ?Messiah? by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Review 2011-12-05T23:25:14Z Polished and sly, Ms. Majeski, a young American soprano, closed the program with the four songs that Britten wrote in the late 1930s for the singer and actress Hedli Anderson, to wry poems by Auden. Music Review: Amanda Majeski Sings Britten and Schumann in Concert 2014-02-11T21:54:15Z Ms. Collins turned 71 on Saturday, but you would never know it from the unalloyed purity of her soprano. Music Review: Judy Collins at Caf? Carlyle: Folk Days to 9/11 2010-05-05T22:44:00Z On Thursday night, the group put another winner in the spotlight — soprano Pretty Yende. Buzzed-about South African soprano Pretty Yende at the Kennedy Center But with forces including an orchestra, choir, children’s chorus, solo soprano and baritone, with additional voice-overs, electronic sound installations, still photo projections and a brief virtual-reality film, it fell victim to its own overreaching ambitions. Review: A Musical Tale of the Cosmos, Birth and Death 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z She held a passion for the arts, most notably theatre and opera, and produced several opera series, including two with the Swedish soprano Elisabeth Söderström. Gillian Hush 2012-07-13T15:07:44Z Westbroek, a Dutch soprano much admired in the standard repertory of Wagner, Verdi and Puccini, throws herself into the title role with all of her considerable assets. Anna Nicole, the opera: She aims to sleaze 2011-02-18T01:35:12Z It’s full of dire scenarios, deep bass abysses and floating soprano refrains. Beauty Confronts Doom on Grimes’s ‘Miss Anthropocene’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Mahler ends with an angelic song, conventionally sung by a soprano. Mirga meets an old master at Disney Hall 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Jinxed by soprano comings and goings, this production has not had an easy birth. Robert le diable; Basca awards; Queen's Medal for Music – review 2012-12-09T00:07:19Z This sublime recording features Ms. Hannigan, the radiant soprano, and includes other elegant Satie vocal works. The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Here as on the original, there was a soprano saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis, followed by a cavernous drum break and a return to form. Music Review: Sting?s Songbook at the Met, With Strings Attached 2010-07-14T20:35:00Z In his improvisations, on tenor and soprano saxophone, Mr. Shorter didn’t play grand old man, delivering bravura statements with predictable arcs followed by obvious spaces for applause. Review: Wayne Shorter Goes Solo With the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z And back then less distinction was made between soprano and mezzo voices. Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as ‘Norma’ at Salzburg Festival 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z In October, the soprano Renée Fleming released “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene,” an album with a geologically minded title but a beautifully focused program. Review: Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Eden’ Takes Root at Carnegie Hall 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Her speaking voice is a light soprano, giving no hint of the power and color it is capable of in singing mode. AP Interview: Mezzo says opera tough business 2012-03-28T11:26:08Z Stephanie Friede’s earthy dramatic soprano reveled in the music of the Dyer’s Wife, whose shadow the Empress initially hopes to acquire. Opera Review: In Austria, Stellar Cast Makes Strauss's 'Frau' Shimmer 2010-12-22T13:28:52Z Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury as the upstart Tatyana was funny and spectacular hamming up “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl. 'Great Scott,' an opera about opera, shows what makes Jake Heggie so popular 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Moreover, the lead soprano dominates a cast that requires six Rossini tenors, a casting nightmare for any company. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z Opera announced that famed soprano Susan Graham had signed on as an artistic advisor. With some big opera names behind it, Young Artist Program aims even higher 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The production team struggled to find an actress with the requisite mischief, beauty and a voice that can “be the classical soprano and also do the nasty, biting, belty thing,” Mr. Malloy said. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z When Spalding is at her best, the music surges uninterrupted from the low notes of her bass to the stratospheric pitches of her soprano. Spalding wins a big one for jazz 2011-02-14T14:56:00Z Now, at an age when many sopranos think about retiring, Mattila is thinking instead about all the new roles she’s eager to take on. Painful death scene doesn’t deter soprano Karita Mattila 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Tia Fuller appeared on soprano saxophone to relieve the MC with her fierce rhythm section churning behind her. A lot of chitchat — and some music — at Playboy Jazz Festival 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z His soloists were two of the school’s distinguished faculty members: the pianist Melvin Chen, the conservatory’s associate director, and the soprano Dawn Upshaw, the artistic director of the school’s vocal arts program. | Bard College Conservatory Orchestra: Leon Botstein Brings Bard and Dawn Upshaw to Lincoln Center 2010-04-11T21:22:00Z They combine the tensely fluttering, flickering quality of his instrumental music with a remarkably varied approach to the human voice, sometimes speaking, sometimes keening, sometimes as pure-toned as a boy soprano. Review: Skittering, Creeping Music That Had Me Seeing Things 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z She has a flexible voice, too, which can range from a trilling soprano to an alto growl. Jackie Hoffman Kvetches Her Way to Royalty in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The work, for soprano, baritone, vocal ensemble and orchestra, will feature the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, of which Mr. Fagin, 63, is the music director and conductor. Schimmel Center Season to Feature Musical Work About Gay Rights Battle 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Although it’s no longer her transparent soprano of the 1960s, that voice retains its earnest determination to tell deserving stories and to rally a social conscience. For Paul Simon and Joan Baez, Farewells Reckon With Past and Present 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Courtney Orlando played the solo violin line as a focused counterpart to the soprano. Critic’s Notebook: Robert Beaser’s Guitar Concerto at June in Buffalo Festival 2012-06-13T21:58:39Z Her thrilling soprano cut through the orchestral maelstrom with magisterial ease. 'Turandot': an impressive and moving triumph 2012-08-06T17:38:04Z If her passagework lacked the spitfire intensity that some sopranos could bring to the music, she treated the runs and embellishments as decorative extensions of the vocal line. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z In particular I understood how, a century ago, the famous soprano Selma Kurz was known in Vienna as “the singer without an ear.” Dance Review: Savion Glover Taps at Hummingbird Speed at the Joyce 2010-06-22T22:32:00Z For the most part the soprano Alyson Cambridge, as Julie, gives a dignified performance, including an aching account of the poignant song “Bill.” Music Review: Can?t Help Seeking That Middle Ground in ?Show Boat? 2012-02-29T23:43:57Z As Margaret, Ms. Osnes also provided much pleasure, with her pure soprano soaring gently through the heartfelt song “Gainesville,” in which she expresses doubts about Faust’s affection. ‘Randy Newman’s Faust,’ With the Composer On Hand 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z On the saggy beige sofas, the sopranos glow like two exotic flowers, framed by a dirty window, behind which the sky is leaden. Prima Donnas 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z Her searing soprano with its trademark vibrato exhausted superlatives. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z With her triumph, she cemented her arrival as the reigning American dramatic soprano of the day — the big payoff on a risky bet she made after a crisis nearly 14 years ago. After a Soprano’s Crisis, a Brünnhilde Is Born 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Renata Scotto, the firebrand Italian soprano and Metropolitan Opera favorite who was acclaimed for her acting and her insights into opera characters as much as for her voice, died on Wednesday in Savona, Italy. Renata Scotto, Opera Diva Who Inhabited Roles, Dies at 89 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z After the poem’s last line, the piano falls silent, and the soprano continues wordlessly in a trancelike sequence of arabesque lines, some sung through closed lips. Review: A Rising French Singer Makes a Delicately Brilliant Debut 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The soprano Janis Kelly, in her Met debut, was wonderful as Pat Nixon. Music Review: President and Opera, on Unexpected Stages 2011-02-03T17:34:09Z This suits the soprano Elena Stikhina — a sympathetic more than a commanding presence, her voice creamy and evenly produced in a daunting role. Nearly 100, the Salzburg Festival Doesn’t Wait to Celebrate 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Los Angeles Children’s Chorus The ensemble is joined by soprano Susan Graham and members of the LA Phil for seasonal favorites by Bach, Vivaldi, et al.; for ages 6 and up. The week ahead in L.A. classical music, Nov. 26-Dec. 3: Hilary Hahn, Handel's 'Messiah' and more 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z A larger-than-life personality with an irreverent streak — imagine a cross between the great Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson and Tina Fey — she works hard and plays hard. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Though Pauline de Ahna, a noted soprano and her husband’s lifelong muse, was a demanding, temperamental woman, she and Strauss always reconciled after their fights. American Symphony Orchestra Presents ‘Marriage Actually’ 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z “It’s the most difficult aria, I think, ever written for a soprano,” she once said in an interview on CBS. Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Nancy Gustafson, the soprano, was the festival’s general director; Dietlinde, though a co-founder and a member of its leadership team who took on teaching and acting roles, had no clear title. The Widow: Dietlinde Turban Maazel takes over Castleton 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Famed Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z The soprano Erin Morley said she lost 30 pounds in the first week after each of her three deliveries. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z They just hired a soprano, alto and tenor or whatever. She’s a rebel: Darlene Love returns to D.C. for the holidays — for her Howard Theatre show 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z All three sopranos were creating separate, self-taped auditions, for a show within the show. Kate Soper Returns to Opera With a Story Medieval and Modern 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z At that time, the Russian soprano was a vixen in Massenet's "Manon." Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov raise roof in power operatic performance at the Broad Stage 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Deck is a trained soprano as well as an actress, and her duets with Garrett are strong. 'The Devil's Violinist' a seductive take on Paganini as rock star 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Lilliet Berne, legendary soprano, is approached by the emissary of an unknown composer, a protégé of Verdi, with an offer to originate the leading role in his opera. Alexander Chee's 'The Queen of the Night' is an operatic novel of opera 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Gepopo, the chief of the secret police, wields her icy coloratura soprano like a stiletto. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z The only names on the ad, clearly and rightly this year’s draw, are soprano Ana María Martínez in the title role and music director James Conlon. L.A. Opera opens its new season with 'Carmen,' again 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Length, in inches, of the standard soprano ukulele. Ukulele fans, unite! 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Rogers brought a demo of “Alaska,” on which her supple soprano bobs and weaves over a sparse shuffle beat that brings to mind Williams’s own work with producing partner Chad Hugo as the Neptunes. Maggie Rogers Went Viral. Then She Had to Become Herself Again. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Two sopranos sang texts in an invented language, which meshed colorfully over a creatively wrought electronic tapestry. Music Review: Extinct Species and Vibrant Poetry 2011-03-18T22:30:08Z And on that one word, “garden,” her hitherto clipped soprano expands into a voice that stretches and shimmers. Theater Review: ‘Far From Heaven,’ at Playwrights Horizons 2013-06-03T02:00:01Z At one point, he and the dancers stop while a soprano, Joélle Harvey, in an upper balcony, sings a series of long cantilena lines very beautifully, though only some words can be distinguished. Dance Review: Cage and Cunningham at the Baryshnikov Arts Center 2012-03-23T22:31:25Z This gig demands not only a saxophonist equally strong on tenor and soprano, but also one who can resist mannerisms. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z A soprano in a chicken costume sang a Lehár aria as aerialists twirled on silks. A Mystery Ball Where the Illuminati Have Cloven Hooves 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z This soprano is among few singers who bring the dramatic skill of an Ibsen or O’Neill veteran to any work they touch. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z She now performs soprano arias from operas like “La Bohème” for seniors several times a month. One roommate is 85, the other is 27. Such arrangements are growing. 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The soprano Julia Bullock, who gave birth to her first child last year, has taken to Instagram to post about performing as a lactating mother. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z He likes a deep, rich pitch, and when he plays the saxophone, he prefers his alto and tenor to his soprano. Can snakes really be charmed by music? 2013-09-11T21:35:00Z Shamlo smiled broadly throughout, especially when the sopranos’ voices leapt high above the others. At In-Person Choir Rehearsals, a Balance Between Joyful and Careful 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z My voice is a light lyric soprano, with a bit of coloratura. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Poised and poignant, singing with easy agility and brightly floating tone, the soprano Jennifer Moore provided the evening’s greatest pleasures as Ninetta, a servant girl unjustly accused of stealing silver. Music in Review: Bronx Opera Offers Rossini’s ‘Gazza Ladra’ 2013-01-21T22:59:30Z A poignant funeral scene enhances the new widow Serena's virtuoso mourning aria, for which superb soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams won a thunderous opening night ovation. Seattle Opera's new "Porgy and Bess" something to savor | Opera review 2011-08-01T04:46:04Z As Malcolm’s mother and his wife, the soprano Whitney Morrison sings with mellow strength. Review: After 36 Years, a Malcolm X Opera Sings to the Future 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Her clear soprano is ideally suited to baroque repertoire, though in the acoustics of the Hoddinott Hall, her tone seemed to lack the body needed to balance with Finzi's vivid string-writing. BBCNOW/Walker 2012-12-09T14:42:50Z The foundation of Ms. Benanti’s talent is a limber soprano whose power and innate expressiveness she unleashed with a casual authority that was almost startling. Music Review: Laura Benanti?s American Songbook Night at the Allen Room 2012-02-14T22:44:53Z He is particularly comfortable portraying bittersweet sexual ambiguity and androgyny, and his vocal agility — this tenor can pull off soprano parts — is the show’s greatest asset. The Drag Queen Overshares, but the Guru Has Something to Hide 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The South African soprano Pretty Yende expected her visit this week to France, where she is starring in a production of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula,” to be relatively uneventful. South African Opera Star Says She Was Mistreated by French Police 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Parker followed with unaccompanied soprano saxophone improvisations, using circular breathing techniques to whirl tiny melodic and rhythmic cells at inhuman length. Music Review: Louis Andriessen, Composing Under the Radar 2010-04-19T22:18:00Z On the track “Rhapsody,” you can hear Hemphill’s alertness on soprano saxophone, as Wadud switches between thick, strummed playing and lyrical bowing. ‘Mastery and Transgression’ in Music That Bridges Genres 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z A concert on Aug. 10 will feature his complete piano works, and Mr. Adès will conduct Knussen’s “Whitman Settings,” for soprano and orchestra, on Aug. 12. A Tanglewood Summer of Bach, Wagner and Renée Fleming 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Harvey’s luminous soprano was well cast in the pastoral passages as well as in the gently lilting melody of “How beautiful are the feet.” Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s ‘Messiah’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-12-19T23:38:51Z Then the soprano Angel Blue brought radiant sound and aching sensitivity to the “Ave Maria” from Verdi’s “Otello.” Mixing Healing and Strife, the Met Opera Sings Again 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The American soprano had a winning stage presence, a diverse and eclectic program, and a crackerjack musical partner in pianist Renate Rohlfing. Julia Bullock shows almost any song can soar in her capable vocal cords 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Sutherland won her first singing competition when she was 19, and had two years' free study with two leading Australian teachers who promptly persuaded her she was a dramatic soprano. Dame Joan Sutherland obituary 2010-10-11T17:56:00Z The exceptional French soprano Sophie Koch is wonderful as the tormented Charlotte. Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:20:26Z They were a study in contrasts — her unadorned soprano and demure stage presence and his outlaw persona — and when they recorded an album of duets, they called it “The Bramble and the Rose.” Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “He was very open about having a real low point,” the soprano Lauren Flanigan, a friend and collaborator since the late 1990s, said in an interview. Marvin David Levy, Opera Composer Who Became a Felon, Is Dead at 82 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The Met is also having sopranos augment the voices of its children’s chorus in some productions, such as Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov,” since under-12 chorus members are not currently permitted inside the opera house. ‘The Nutcracker’ Returns, With New Rules for Children 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Frances Ginsberg, an American soprano heard regularly with the New York City Opera in the 1980s, died on Friday in the Bronx. Frances Ginsberg, American Soprano, Dies at 55 2010-12-29T04:21:11Z He wrote the part of the medium with City Opera’s longtime house diva, the soprano Lauren Flanigan, in mind, and she can still deliver the dramatic goods. Spring Performance: Music : Donizetti and Schwartz Fill Out Opera Program 2011-02-20T02:00:56Z This episode is the one I enjoy the most in the play, as, I hope, does our soprano, Nicki Kennedy, who is blessed with an extraordinary voice, beauty, and a big personality. Handel and me 2012-11-30T22:55:12Z Much of the choral writing is ecstatic — not merely energetic — with soaring, fortissimo soprano lines and rich, vigorous bass passages slicing through the often dense, percussion-heavy orchestration. A Carnegie Hall commemoration for Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Her voice may not be the glorious soprano of old. Music Review: Looking Back on Love and Loss, With an Eye on More to Come 2011-06-10T23:00:10Z Romantic in character and wistful in tone, the song featured inspirational lyrics by Ms. Luque and Elisa Brown, a soprano, who sang sweetly with a string trio. Music Review: New York Women?s Ensemble at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-01T23:46:05Z But Campoamor, who sang soprano and alto in her first three years at Yale in a co-ed group, made it into the group as a tenor in 2018. It took 109 years, but Yale’s storied a cappella group just got its first female singer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Hilarity ensues, however, when one catches his soprano in the arms of a rival tenor. A late night of pizza leads pair to team up on ‘Ironbound,’ an immigrant’s tale 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Singing with a bright, pure soprano, she recalls the mechanical Olympia from Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffmann.” Review: ‘Ride the Cyclone,’ About Teenagers, and Angst, in Purgatory 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Another soprano, Roberta Invernizzi, supplied a more human quality as Mary Magdalene and impressed both in her grief and in her rejoicing at Jesus’ resurrection. Music Review: A Generous Opening to the Lucerne Easter Festival 2011-04-11T17:51:16Z With her clear, uninflected soprano voice, Ms. Ritchie helped spark renewed interest in traditional folk music. Jean Ritchie, singer who helped lead folk revival of ’50s and ’60s, dies at 92 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The soprano Angel Blue — who will perform from her basement in New Jersey, in front of a framed photo of the Met’s old theater — had marking tape and good lighting. How the Met Opera Is Throwing a Gala Concert With Smartphones 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The soprano, who is preparing for her Broadway debut in the play "Living on Love," will be accompanied on the piano by Jordan. New Festival of the Desert to open with Renee Fleming, Quincy Jones 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In Boccanegra he even leads an ensemble that calls for peace in the world and brings it about in a magical trill, voiced by the soprano, that hovers in the air like an angel. Pl?cido Domingo: 'I am a very happy man, but I love to suffer on stage' 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z With her pure soprano, her unabashedly vulnerable songs and constant touring, she had steadily built an audience among Spanish-speaking listeners across the Americas and Europe. Carla Morrison Wasn’t Afraid to Go Pop. It Helped Conquer Her Anxiety. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Organizers said the festival will celebrate classical music, dance and other fine arts and will feature the luminary likes of soprano Renee Fleming, dancer David Hallberg and record producer and musician Quincy Jones. New Festival of the Desert to open with Renee Fleming, Quincy Jones 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Penman wrote two of the album’s most groove-minded pieces, “Coax” and “1981,” but also its most hauntingly ethereal, “Low Fives,” the one track on which Mr. Redman plays soprano, beautifully. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-25T21:59:41Z It seemed to take a moment for Christiane Karg, the main soprano soloist, to adjust to Mr. Nézet-Séguin’s haste, but once she did, she reveled in the coloratura and sang beautifully throughout. Music Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Mostly Mozart Festival 2012-08-05T21:43:45Z The remarkable young soprano Angela Meade, making her debut with the orchestra, wowed the audience in the title role in Act I, Scene 1, of Bellini’s “Norma.” Music Review: Tanglewood?s Season Opens With Good Friends Like Verdi and Bellini 2011-07-10T21:36:09Z There are other echoes: The slithery intertwining of soprano saxophone and muted trumpet on “A Spring Fantasy” recaptures a sound that Mr. Marsalis favored back when Mr. Riley was in his band. Review: Herlin Riley Commands Attention on ‘New Direction’ 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Does she mind that people invariably think "saucepot" before they think "soprano"? Christina Aguilera: 'I'm a very sexual person by nature' 2010-06-12T23:12:00Z The soprano Lauren Snouffer sounded overpowered in the dramatic beginning of Haydn’s mass, her fine-grained, chiseled singing more at home in gentler moments. Review: A New Conductor Inspires the Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The experience led the soprano Karita Mattila to complain in a later interview of feeling like “a beaten dog” after every performance. At Salzburg Festival, Two Bold Directors Claim Their Stages 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Gay culture, after all, is prone to diva worship, and the Act I aria “Casta Diva” is a rite of passage for any star soprano. A 36-Hour Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The famed soprano, known for her exquisite renditions of Mozart's complicated music, died of heart failure Friday, British press reports said. Opera star Dame Margaret Price dies in Wales at 69 2011-01-29T16:24:07Z Another newcomer, the soprano Catherine Foster, an alert actress and proud presence, sang with clean tone and slicing high notes as Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre” and “Götterdämmerung.” At Bayreuth, the Work on Wagner’s Operas Is Never Done 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Viewers who wouldn’t know Boris Godunov from Aida and might think of a soprano as a mob boss in New Jersey stayed glued to their television sets. 2010-02-06T03:26:00Z Next time you see Susan Bullock she will be adorned in union flag garb singing "Rule, Britannia!" as the soprano star at the last night of the Proms. Die Walk?re; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:26Z When you started studying voice in Paris, were you training as a male soprano? ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Yet there are long stretches of pliant, lyrical Italianate melodic lines, sung with melting beauty by the impressive soprano Tony Arnold, who also easily navigated every vocal leap with uncanny precision. Music Review: Elliott Carter Memorial at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-01-15T22:48:02Z The night before, the honors fell to Julia Bullock, one of the world’s great sopranos, who had happily volunteered. Opera’s ‘Island of Misfit Toys’ Takes Its Biggest Stage Yet 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Their faithful rendition of "Thinkin Bout You" tackles the issue of how to sing Ocean's high-pitched chorus, with Krgovich crooning the verses and the Nite Jewel handling the chorus in her light soprano voice. Commentary: Frank Ocean cover songs 2012-08-09T17:40:16Z Devieilhe is that rarity, a genuine coloratura soprano, with a voice that skyrockets up into the stratosphere and, once there, moves around with the agility and ease of a Flying Wallenda. ‘The Weber Sisters’ throw fresh light on Mozart vocalism 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Now in his late 40s, he’s lately been making records for solo soprano saxophone, and releasing them himself. Pop: New Releases from Saxophone Players and Drummers 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z But it was Mr. Stewart’s second Blue Note release — “Telepathy,” with Mr. Wilson on alto and soprano and Mr. Blake on tenor — that provided the template for this group. 2010-02-15T01:06:00Z While Ellie Dehn bravely presses her slender soprano to its limits, gaining in power as the performance goes on, she is an oddly recessive Euryanthe, without a certain crucial measure of haunted grandeur. ‘Euryanthe,’ Rarely Heard, Is Mounted at Bard 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z A jazz band waited in the pulpit, but for now the air rang with the mournful notes of “Sposa son disprezzata” from a lone soprano in the loft. In Quebec, a Winter Celebration on Skis 2013-01-25T18:23:12Z But also, as the soprano Kathryn Lewek told me before her last performance in the Met’s recent run of Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” the goal was not to shame or remove certain administrators or directors. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon told me over dinner that her work on Brett Dean’s String Quartet No. 2 had even carried over from one year to the next. Finding a Musical Ideal in the Vermont Woods 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z In the chorus “And the glory of the Lord,” as the sopranos sing an ascending line, a downward slinking inner voice is playfully highlighted by a trombone. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z Or that the virtuosic soprano of the castrato was due to his artificially small and flexible larynx, combined with supersized lungs? Voice-overs 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z "One said I should instead pursue the career of a comedian, and another questioned whether it was right for a man to sing soprano," he said. Taiwan singer conjures up Susan Boyle comparisons 2010-04-09T08:51:00Z Ten years ago Ms. Voigt seemed destined to claim this touchstone dramatic soprano role. Spring Performance: Music: ?Ring? Resumes, With All Eyes on Br?nnhilde 2011-02-20T02:02:17Z Floating above their music was a voice with the kind of luminosity one longs for in Bach, that of the marvelous young soprano Elijah McCormack. Review | One aria sums up a joyful Washington Bach Consort ‘Christmas Oratorio’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z "What Are Years," for soprano, uses Marianne Moore's poems. Southwest Chamber Music celebrates Elliott Carter's late career surge 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Returning Home,” a ballad with Mr. Terry on soprano saxophone, genuflected in the direction of Wayne Shorter. Music Review: Yosvany Terry Quintet at the Jazz Standard 2012-04-13T20:05:53Z In the days leading up to the premiere of “Eurydice,” Matthew Aucoin’s operatic adaptation of Sarah Ruhl’s play, the lead soprano couldn’t sing. A Young Composer Takes On Opera’s Oldest Myth 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of opera’s biggest stars, faced backlash on Friday in her home country after she tried to distance herself from President Vladimir V. Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine. Netrebko Loses Work in Russia After Seeking Distance From Putin 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z And consider the sopranos who created the roles Ms. Netrebko sang at the gala. Anna Netrebko, Consider New Opera. Please. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z This is an aria that needs more than a big-haired Texan soprano spinning some tone for an expanse of quite a bit of an hour. Meet the People Who Can’t Bring You ‘Messiah’ This Year 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z His Senta, Australian soprano Rebecca Nash, is making her Seattle debut — and what an interesting debut it is. Seattle Opera’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ unleashes gloriously perfect storm 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “Here is no final grieving but an abiding hope,” the soprano adds. Into The Music: Michael Tippett?s ?Child of Our Time? Fits With Winter 2012-01-29T04:39:18Z Perhaps it was this performance of the climactic Immolation Scene from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung,” sung with a frightening blend of ferocity and euphoria by the soprano Christine Goerke. Think Outside the Opera House, and Inside the Parking Garage 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The soprano is making her U.S. debut on this tour, but, while performing for international arts lovers in Vienna, she has learned that American audiences are particularly demonstrative. ‘Interpretation of Trees’ on exhibit at the Embassy of Argentina 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The soprano sings in plaintive phrases of disarming poignancy in parts. Review: The Hazy Mysteries of Love at Lincoln Center 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Yet I was reminded of what the opera critic Michael Scott wrote of the great soprano Lotte Lehmann: “And her faults, what of them?” Review: At 53, an Effortless Return to Dance ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Reed insidiously morphs from nasal dweeb to resonant behemoth, hysterically mismatched with diminutive Dalton, whose plangent soprano and comic élan wouldn’t shame Kristin Chenoweth. The laughter is contagious at Hollywood Fringe Festival's 'Toxic Avenger' 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Ginger, a mezzo soprano, was born in Palermo. Sister acts: Musical siblings share the spotlight at Seattle Opera, Meany Theater 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Was that a high pianissimo soprano tone or a soft harmonic played by a distant trumpet perched on the lawn? A New Work by John Luther Adams Debuts at Lincoln Center 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Handel’s vocal writing can be fiercely demanding, nowhere more so than in the Angel’s opening aria, “Be unbarred, ye gates of Avernus,” in which Liv Redpath, a soprano, displayed lovely tone and fine agility. It’s Handel; It’s Not What You Think 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Mackey’s pure, radiant soprano delights the ear, and she infuses Mary with a touching sincerity that helps make convincing the rather unnatural moral perfection of her character. Review: ‘Amazing Grace,’ the Story of a Slave Trader’s Moral Awakening 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The core of this 42-minute work, scored for orchestra, chorus, children’s chorus and soprano soloist, is a setting of passages from the Jewish hymn of praise that is recited while mourning the dead. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The soprano Kate Royal, with a light, lovely voice, was compelling in the smaller role of Euridice and melting in her big number. Music Review: An Underworld Rescue With Dancers and Chorus 2011-05-01T21:23:02Z The soprano Susanna Phillips doubles as Antonia, the frail, ill young woman who loves to sing, and, in the epilogue, Stella, the diva Hoffmann adores. Review: ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “I find that with a career, nothing happens by accident,” says the soprano Joyce El-Khoury. An opera star is born — with years of hard work 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The soprano Heather Buck, who sang the role of Alma, Ennis’s wife, in Madrid, performed it here with bright sound and sensitivity. Review: ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ the Opera, Falls Short of Its Potential 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z A week of events ends on Saturday with a song celebration, featuring four rising singers and the soprano Nina Stemme, performing varied works, including songs by Mussorgsky, Schubert and Liszt. Classical Music Listings for Jan. 22-28 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The important vocal event has helped propel the careers of many young singers, including the soprano Angela Meade, who presented the Grand Finals Concert at the Met. Review: National Council Auditions Winners Named at Grand Finals Concert 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Her lyric soprano had a wonderfully warm, buttery sound, and her performance radiated charm without slipping into pertness. Modern 'Figaro,' timeless 'Turandot' in Sydney 2012-03-11T05:02:10Z And the third recording was the clearest yet: the waltz from “Romeo and Juliet,” also from the Met, sung by the Australian soprano Nellie Melba. Wax Cylinders Hold Audio From a Century Ago. The Library Is Listening. 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z In the title role of “Suor Angelica,” the second of the three operas, Kristine Opolais was haunted and focused, her soprano less brittle than it’s been over the past few years. Review: Plácido Domingo Reaches 50 Years at the Met Opera 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z PRETORIA, South Africa — The Soweto-born soprano who plays Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new opera says the story of the "mother of the nation" accused of brutality in her fight against apartheid is deeply familiar. New opera tells Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's story 2011-04-27T17:31:07Z Another plus point is that Nina Stemme, arguably the world's greatest Wagner soprano, sings all the Brünnhildes. Wu-Tang Clan, Atoms For Peace, Akron/Family: this week's new live music 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z Bloom, who waves her soprano around to accent the spatial dimension of sound, collaborated with a witty and animated Clement to celebrate the work of poet Emily Dickinson, per their new album, “Wild Lines.” From Norah Jones to Dawn Clement, women shone at Monterey Jazz Festival 2018 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Wilson, a soprano, said that after weeks of pursuing her, Domingo forcefully grabbed her bare breast under her robe in a backstage room at Washington Opera in 1999. Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z So often, the arrival of the angel is heralded with a kind of sawing exuberance: here, the strings were buoyant beneath the radiant voice of the soprano Joelle Harvey. NSO ‘Messiah’ shows strengths of a tradition of change 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Her soprano, although a little thinner than it used to be, remains essentially unchanged. Music Review: Judy Collins at Café Carlyle 2012-09-13T22:28:23Z Ms. Goerke’s performances as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s “Ring” last season at the Metropolitan Opera reaffirmed her status as one of the world’s outstanding dramatic sopranos. Review: A Conductor and Soprano Test Wagnerian Waters 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The work’s two vocal roles are for a soprano, singing in the highly ornamental Sichuan opera style, and a countertenor, whose lines are couched in the more graceful, constrained Beijing opera tradition. Guo Wenjing’s ‘Feng Yi Te’ Mixes East and West 2012-07-20T17:11:45Z Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies Joan Sutherland, one of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century, died on Sunday at her home in Switzerland, near Montreux. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z Dramatically, the German soprano worked hard to fulfill Decker's vision of an exhausted, consumptive courtesan compelled to put on her red dress and high-heel shoes to entertain her savage admirers. Damrau dazzles in debut as Violetta at Met 2013-03-15T14:42:09Z Her voice, in real time, is a reedy soprano that hints at a higher register Stevie Nicks, seizing attention a with fluttering vibrato that sharpens the emotional peaks. CMJ 2014: Make That R-Y-N Weaver 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z She is a classic Russian soprano with a cool, penetrating intensity, fearless high notes, and a glint of steel in her sound. Music Review: A New Vision for ‘Prince Igor’ at the Met 2014-02-07T11:38:03Z Nor does her singing ever feel mannered, although her bright lyric soprano is a superbly trained instrument. Review: Kristin Chenoweth, That Perky Performer With the Powerhouse Pipes 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z And while her singing chores are relatively light — a shame, given her gorgeous soprano — Ms. Ebersole does have a lengthy solo in the first act. Review: ‘Ever After,’ a Slipperless Cinderella Tale, at the Paper Mill Playhouse 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z European concert sopranos, such as Jenny Lind and Catherine Hayes, drew huge crowds and rave reviews during their U.S. tours. The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America’s first black pop star 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Catherine’s haunting death scene is still waiting to be discovered by some enterprising soprano. ‘Saint-Saëns and His World’ at Bard 2012-07-20T17:08:16Z “I’ll put my hand in the fire for her,” Ms. Cebotari told a Vienna opera manager who was skeptical of this relatively unknown soprano’s talent. Lisa Della Casa, Opera Singer, Dies at 93 2012-12-13T00:28:21Z He was a gifted mimic who wrote that the way to imitate the soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was to pretend to try to kiss the behind of a hummingbird in flight. Clive James, a Tireless Polymath Who Led With His Wit 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The soprano Cree Carrico conveys the unhinged, inappropriate impulses of this troubled woman. Review: ‘JFK’ Puts a Very Dark Day in an Operatic Light 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z At one moment, the soprano voices were layered in a heavenly harmony. Review: A Pulitzer Sequel for Orchestra, Packed With Drama in Microcosm 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The company announced this week that Mr. Stewart would host the evening with the soprano Renée Fleming, who serves as creative consultant to the Lyric. ArtsBeat: Patrick Stewart to Co-Host an Evening of Very Light Opera 2012-11-20T17:17:35Z Mr. Brownlee and Ms. Slack were among the artists who took part in her panel, which also included the soprano Julia Bullock, the bass Morris Robinson and the tenor Russell Thomas. Opera Can No Longer Ignore Its Race Problem 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, Trinity Wall Street’s annual presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” posed similar provocations, as soprano soloists exchanged roles with tenors, altos with basses. Review: A Singer Scales Back Her Grand-Opera Voice 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Last year, the Metropolitan Opera in New York cut ties with the superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, who had previously expressed support for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Author Pulls New Book Set in Russia 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z His own principal instrument was soprano saxophone, which he played with focused intensity. Willem Breuker, Dutch Composer and Bandleader, Dies at 65 2010-07-29T06:19:00Z It has assembled a strong cast, led by the bass-baritone Eric Owens and the soprano Angel Blue, and designed a staging that aims to rescue Catfish Row and its inhabitants from the realm of stereotype. The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Her supple soprano projected with more ease than her colleagues’ voices, though none were inferior. Opera Lafayette’s production of ‘Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal’ should have filled more seats 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z 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 She went to LaGuardia High School, the “Fame” school, and from there to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she hoped to become a coloratura soprano. In ‘Blindspotting’ Series, Jasmine Cephas Jones Steps Into Full View 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z They moved on to the show’s penultimate scene, a tender, halting exchange between Pierre and the heartbroken Natasha who, on Broadway, is played by the pellucid soprano Denée Benton. The Musical Eccentric Who Turned Tolstoy’s Pierre Into Every Seeker 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z While the superstar soprano Diana Damrau is in New York preparing for the new production of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” which opens on New Year’s Eve, she is taking time for a most unusual recital. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Children with knives appear, hilarious and terrifying, to the sound of creepy soprano singing. “Game of Thrones” Season Finale: Women and Wildfire 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The soprano Susanna Phillips, as Eisenstein’s feisty wife Rosalinde, brought plush sound and alluring presence to the role, though her performances was marred by strained top notes. Review: ‘Die Fledermaus’ in Full, a First Under the Baton of James Levine 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The sense was reinforced by a set of soloists including the opalescently toned soprano Elizabeth Watts and lyrical bass Stephan Loges, whose strengths lie in the early music field. Northern Sinfonia/Zehetmair ? review 2012-05-21T17:00:01Z Emalie Savoy, a splendid young soprano, was typically excellent in Isabella’s aria in the Falla. Music Review: Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ by Philharmonic at Avery Fisher 2012-06-03T22:14:06Z The air for soprano “Gentle Morpheus, son of night,” with its lulling string accompaniment underneath a melody that dips and rises peacefully, is among the most beautiful Handel wrote. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Performs Handel Rarities 2014-03-22T02:05:28Z Aletta Collins' production opens with the soprano sitting at a mirror in a theatrical dressing room, paralysed with fear. La Voix Humaine/Dido and Aeneas – review 2013-02-15T15:28:34Z The excellent Finnish soprano Anu Komsi threw herself into the music. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z Gough, who trained as a soprano singer, said she has freed herself from the perfectionism that used to eat her up when she would miss a note. Denise Gough: From feral brilliance in 'People, Places & Things' to a Broadway debut in 'Angels in America' 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Marina Poplavskaya, who took over the role, is a more unsteady and imperfect soprano. Critic’s Notebook: Musical Chairs at the Met 2013-12-06T22:52:05Z Even so, each vocal technique implies a certain distance, from the mere arm’s reach of a quietly spoken word to the torpedo aim of an operatic soprano. Review: ‘Mata Hari,’ a Different Kind of Queen of the Night 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The soprano must deliver the words in syllabic utterances, often on high sustained notes that hover above the staff, making it almost impossible for the text to be clear. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z In his Oscar speech he called her "the beautiful English broad with the incomparable soprano and promiscuous vocabulary." 10 Pink Panthers at Tiffany's: Farewell to Blake Edwards 2010-12-19T14:10:00Z These pieces are treasures buried under the reputation of Sibelius’s greatest hits, though “Luonnotar” for soprano and orchestra, which opens the album, is also rare because of its difficulty. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z At one point the idea of Ms. Meier singing Isolde, a dramatic soprano part, would have been a joke. Keep Going, Keep Going, Even at the Met 2011-04-03T02:14:50Z He hired accomplished musicians — including, over the years, the flutist Julius Baker, the oboist Robert Bloom, the cellist David Soyer and the soprano Eileen Farrell — and gave them long-term contracts. William H. Scheide, 100, Philanthropist, Is Dead 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The concert reached its first peak with “Despite and Still,” a psychologically probing, harmonically ambiguous late work dedicated to the soprano Leontyne Price. Music Review: Melissa Fogarty and Marc Peloquin at Bargemusic 2010-08-02T21:55:00Z Callas, one of the great sopranos of the 20th century, was fired by the Met in 1958 after a contract dispute over which roles she would agree to sing. You’re Unfired: Kathleen Battle Is Returning to the Met After 22 Years 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The distinctive color of Mr. Malaby’s voice, on soprano as well as tenor, was often lost on a crowded canvas. Music Review: Tony Malaby?s Novela at Jazz Gallery - Review 2011-12-19T22:05:11Z This fantastical melodrama is a showcase for a brilliant coloratura soprano portraying a wily sorceress. Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z And several Russian stars with ties to Mr. Putin lost work in the West, including the soprano Anna Netrebko, Mr. Matsuev and Mr. Gergiev, who was fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic. Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z On the day of her first rehearsal for “Akhnaten,” in September, Bridges tells me, she got a notification on her phone that Jessye Norman, the legendary African-American soprano, had died. How a Fast-Rising Opera Singer Prepared for Her Met Debut 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Those collaborations continue this fall with a new song cycle for guitar and the soprano Estelí Gomez, one of Ms. Shaw’s Roomful of Teeth colleagues. Caroline Shaw, Award-Winning Composer 2013-04-18T00:31:19Z Making the evening worthwhile, thankfully, was a programme of two works for soprano and ensemble given by Chroma under the astute baton of Christopher Austin. T?te ? T?te festival ? review 2011-08-19T13:31:37Z But there is a purity in the sound of trained boy sopranos and altos that a mixed adult choir cannot match. Music Review: John Scott Leads ?Messiah? at St. Thomas Church - Review 2011-12-07T22:50:23Z The superstar soprano Renée Fleming is bidding adieu to staged operas. Essential Arts & Culture: LACMA's new look, protests at MOCA, celebrating a California composer 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Nilsson is considered one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos. Maestro Muti in Sweden to accept $1M music prize 2011-10-13T13:47:10Z At other times he built programs around themes: 10 basses singing “Boris Godunov,” say, or eight sopranos’ takes on “Carmen.” 2010-01-20T06:55:00Z Becoming a top soprano was a function, he said, of “being in the right place at the right time, and getting the chance to shine and grab the headlines and grab people’s attention.” Ekaterina Bakanova, an Opera Sensation Also Touched by Luck 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Her crystalline soprano voice unfurled across the room. A Norwegian Valley Where the Old Ways Beckon 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Liszt’s piece allows you to hear Wagner’s music in a more elemental context, without the orchestral trappings or even a soprano. Music Review | Thomas Ad?s: At Carnegie Hall, Composer Is Keyboard Virtuoso Too 2010-03-29T04:58:00Z They embodied the focused effort of the tenor and soprano saxophonist Azar Lawrence, leading an assembled quintet. Music Review: Azar Lawrence Quintet at Jazz Standard - Review 2011-12-15T23:04:44Z One of the year's less prominent centenaries is that of Sibelius's miniature masterpiece, the tone poem for soprano and orchestra based on the Kalevala first performed at the 1913 Three Choirs festival in Gloucester. The best classical concerts and operas for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:30:01Z I say “they,” because what gender is a eunuch singing somewhere between the alto and soprano range? Gender Outlaws, Floating Freely Outside Binary Boxes 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The Metropolitan Opera placed a big bet on the young Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, casting her in five productions far into the future before she had even sung her first note in New York. The Met Opera’s Newest Star Returns, on the Small Screen 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z And the soprano Judith Bettina, a seasoned, persuasive interpreter of Mr. Babbitt’s music, was dazzling in her lucidity and commitment. 2010-01-12T07:08:00Z The redoubtable Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski deploys a shimmering high range, veritably purring on the high, soft B-flats in the opening description of silvery birds singing — and it gets even better from there. CD reviews: Neglected Finn merits a closer listen 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Its gently pulsating final section is a medieval lullaby for soprano soloist, sung here with compelling tenderness by Sarah Tynan. Prom 37: BBC Philharmonic/Noseda 2010-08-15T11:58:00Z The slim, glamorous soprano Nadja Michael certainly didn’t look ugly, dressed first in a slinky white nightgown and then a striking red dress for the banquet scene. Music Review: Verdi?s ?Macbeth? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-16T22:47:17Z Long celebrated as an eminence of improvisational music, he plays his soprano saxophone using circular breathing techniques, inhaling and exhaling simultaneously, making the notes go nonstop for minutes on end. Perspective | Two saxophone masters delivered resonance in pandemic times — but one of them sounded a bad note on vaccines 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Georgia Jarman’s lovely soprano suited Josephine’s lovelorn and dramatic arias perfectly, and if she played her comic moments broadly, the libretto sanctions that approach. Music Review: Sailing a Saucy Ship Into Bel Canto Seas 2011-06-26T22:09:05Z Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the greatest operatic sopranos of our time, died peacefully last night at her home in Switzerland after a long illness, according to a statement issued by her family. Obituary: Soprano Joan Sutherland was opera legend 2010-10-12T03:18:00Z To make explicit that this story of conquest can be seen as an age-old saga of male and female relations, Mr. Rihm wrote the role of Montezuma for a soprano. Review: At Salzburg Festival, a Story of Sex and Conquest 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z 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 McVicar, for his part, referred to the opera as a soprano version of “Hamlet” because once Medea enters, she more or less never leaves the stage, in various states of distress and fury. The Met Opera Takes on ‘Medea’ in the Shadow of Maria Callas 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The soprano Erin Morley is no stranger to the Metropolitan Opera, where she has been a fixture for over a decade. ‘I Savor Everything’: A Soprano’s Star Turn at the Met Opera 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Lullaby for a Lonely Child was written by Karl Jenkins, who played piano, oboe and also soprano and baritone sax in the Sextet. Old music: The Graham Collier Sextet – Lullaby for a Lonely Child 2012-06-18T08:37:56Z The family consists of his second wife, Marta, an owlishly bespectacled and beaky Mexican soprano who now directs operas for the companies Domingo runs, and their two sons. Pl?cido Domingo: 'I am a very happy man, but I love to suffer on stage' 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z "If I were a mezzo or I were a dramatic soprano then there are those parts, those character parts, but for the soprano voice there's almost nothing" after a certain age, Fleming said. Soprano Renee Fleming at 55: 'I may leave well enough alone' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The soprano Nina Stemme’s Isolde is a known quantity; she sounded wonderful, as ever — the voice healthy and mellow, the high notes rich and penetrating. An Orchestra’s Ecstatic, Once-in-a-Lifetime Birthday Party 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Fleming’s sound hasn’t darkened with age, as often happens to sopranos. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The young Dame Sutherland initially thought she was a mezzo, too, and after extending herself into the soprano range she first thought herself destined for dramatic roles, Wagner included. Obituary: Soprano Joan Sutherland was opera legend 2010-10-12T03:18:00Z In bel canto works like “Norma,” the protagonist’s grandeur, the heights from which she falls, are established by the soprano’s vocal technique, by the long, confident musical lines she spins. Two Operas, Two Sopranos, Two Very Different Impacts 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z “Remembrance,” a tribute to a late colleague, offered four sonnets by Shakespeare set in tart, gangly lines, well sung by Charlotte Mundy, a soprano. Music Review: Robert Sirota’s Chamber Works at Manhattan School of Music 2012-09-16T22:15:11Z But that did not stop the composer, writer and soprano Kate Soper from exploring the matter in “Here Be Sirens,” her inspired, entertaining and strangely powerful fantasia. ‘Here Be Sirens,’ a Little Philosophy Included 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z It's a deceptively difficult part because it puts strenuous demands on the soprano's voice and requires her to enact the arc of Manon's career in four short acts. New roles for Racette and Meade at DC Opera 2013-03-18T16:33:09Z 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 Most of the lines are delivered in sputtering low chants or fitful, screeching high sopranos. Music Review: Lera Auerbach’s Opera ‘The Blind’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2013-07-10T18:30:40Z Her voice stayed airborne, a sweet soprano with a steadfast core, as the songs moved through laments, recriminations and resolve. Mirah Sings Her New Album at Music Hall of Williamsburg 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z She used her super high-tessitura soprano to sometimes striking effect, but more often her articulation got swallowed up in Disney's lively acoustic, shortchanging the text's whimsical charm. A Polish accent to L.A. Phil New Music Group's Green Umbrella program 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z With little chance to warm up, soprano Deborah Voigt was not at her best, singing with a quavering tone and emitting some high C's that sounded more like shrieks. Lars Cleveman debuts at Met as Siegfried 2013-05-09T12:54:12Z Ms. Osnes, with her wholesome beauty and sunshine-spreading soprano, provides much pleasure in what is essentially the central role, singing and acting with lovely sincerity and humor. Review: ‘Blueprint Specials’: What the Soldiers and Sailors May Have Seen in World War II Shows 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Her bright, clean soprano makes the already-haunting music seem even more anachronistic, though whether it belongs to the future or the past is unclear. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z A devoted couple, they were “one of the great love stories of our time,” in the words of the soprano Teresa Stratas. Jon Vickers, Opera Star Known for His Raw Power and Intensity, Dies at 88 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Brass and reeds augment some tracks, as does the incisive phrasing of long-time oud and guitar partner Amos Hoffman, and soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene. Avishai Cohen: Seven Seas ? review 2011-03-17T21:16:01Z Yet there is more at stake in the work than a soprano getting undressed. It’s ‘Salome.’ But With Puppets. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z As Maddalena, the soprano Kristin Lewis took a while to lose the cool edge in her voice and start to glow, but she rose to a restrained, moving “La mamma morta.” Music Review: ‘Andrea Chénier’ From Opera Orchestra of New York 2013-01-07T23:23:15Z Birgit Nilsson, the Swedish soprano who owned Isolde during the second half of the 20th century, and who once helped the young Ms. Stemme, said that her secret was comfortable shoes. Nina Stemme Takes On Her Biggest Met Opera Assignment Yet 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Rosemary Joshua's fresh-faced soprano, Sarah Connolly's plush mezzo, Robert Murray's lithe tenor and Simon Keenlyside's formidable baritone made up an exemplary quartet of soloists, with Jonty Ward's treble interventions perfectly voiced. Prom 58: Mendelssohn's Elijah ? review 2011-08-29T10:24:31Z And sometimes it wasn’t: The soprano Julia Bullock did nothing clearly faith-based, but nonetheless touched everything she sang with radiant, even holy, sobriety. Review: Resonant Bodies Festival Blends Freedom With Radiance 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z On Sunday afternoon at Alice Tully Hall, the soprano Christine Brewer addressed the awkwardness head-on when she turned to the audience members at “Prayer” and, in a genial tone, encouraged them to relax. Review: Christine Brewer in ‘Prayer,’ at Alice Tully Hall 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Five full performances and a gala concert featuring famed U.S. soprano Jessye Norman were a sellout weeks in advance, proving that Masada's isolation and distance from main population centres was not an obstacle. Israel breaks ground with opera on Dead Sea shores 2010-06-07T13:48:00Z Jennifer Check was a stirring soprano soloist, bringing the work’s inherent drama to the fore. Music Review: ‘Defiant Requiem,’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-05-01T21:08:27Z The gist is that lower-voiced belters get all the laugh lines, possibly because it’s so “hard to land a joke up here” — in the soprano stratosphere. With Her Final Album, Rebecca Luker Bids a Fond Farewell 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z For Ms. Netrebko, who turned 43 last week, it represents a shift from the lyric soprano and bel canto roles with which she made her reputation to vocally weightier repertory. In the Met’s ‘Macbeth,’ Anna Netrebko as the Scheming Wife 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “No, no, sopranos. Go over that again. There’s a first and second soprano part there that I need to hear,” he says. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z If you’re a certain kind of soprano, you end up learning a lot about going insane. Snapshot: The Soprano Olga Peretyatko’s Met Debut 2014-04-11T21:18:32Z Amy Burton, a soprano who has sung with the Met Opera and teaches voice classes at Juilliard and the New School, noted that opera has shifted in the last two decades. Drama! Divas! Dates! A New Generation of Fans Discovers the Opera 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Rhiannon Llewellyn delivered the soprano vocal lines to bewitching effect, even if the decidedly European quality of her sound sometimes felt at odds with the rest of the textures. Afrodisiac ? review 2010-10-18T21:45:00Z As presented here, in a surreal and visually beautiful production by Michael Counts, these strange and strikingly diverse monodramas, each a monologue for soprano and orchestra, made for an engrossing evening of musical drama. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z The premise of the 17-minute music drama, minimally staged, performed by chamber quintet and sung by soprano Caitlyn Lynch, is that the memories may be there but the words to describe them are elusive. 'Another Sunrise' a powerful telling of Holocaust survivor's story 2012-05-15T16:51:06Z Never mind the future when it comes to the soprano Tamara Wilson. Review: A ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Plays Out in Shadows and Light 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z With the appearance of the Fox, sung with succulent clarity by the soprano Angela Denoke, the Vixen finds a mate that is her equal. Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Stages a Musically Glorious ‘Vixen’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The soprano Jessye Norman, who died on Monday at 74, was a towering figure on stages in New York and abroad. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘High Life’ and the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Balliett defined the next piece, his own “Clytie and the Sun,” as “a rap cantata for rapper, soprano, harp, saxophone, piano and electric guitar.” Music Review: Resonant Bodies Festival at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn 2013-09-06T22:26:20Z The soprano Sally Matthews soared with a clarion sound and touching emotion in her movement; the baritone Christian Gerhaher seemed a bit lightweight and remote by comparison in his two. ArtsBeat: Lucerne, a Wagner City, Engages in Yearlong Affair With Brahms 2011-04-13T15:18:04Z Originally a mezzo soprano, she drew acclaim for her roles in the works of such opera giants as Verdi and Wagner. Opera star Connell dies aged 65 2012-02-21T08:47:13Z It was about irrational outbursts of sound from two sopranos, players sitting at tables hitting all kinds of everyday objects, engineers operating electronic equipment and more outbursts from saxophone, horn, proper percussion and cello. Chicago-based Dal Niente pops up in new L.A. music series called Poolhouse 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z On a recent summer morning in New York, three sopranos, a director and a small crew gathered for a rehearsal of “The Hunt,” a new opera by Kate Soper. Kate Soper Returns to Opera With a Story Medieval and Modern 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Although not a lyric production, the play for one actor, two sopranos and a baroque orchestra, “Infernal Comedy/Confessions of a Serial Killer,” is worth noting. Music: Europe's Operatic Summer 2011-07-01T12:30:07Z So why not upend expectations, explore exotic repertory and present an unusual selection of songs that suit her distinctive soprano voice and engage her keen musical curiosity? Music Review: Expectations Are Made to Be Upended 2011-01-12T22:00:01Z The lovely soprano Katherine Watson brought a rosy voice and alluring phrasing to the role of Diana. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Les Arts Florissants at BAM Opera Festival 2010-03-19T23:00:00Z Charlotte Dobbs, a soprano, illuminated those shifts with precision and sensitivity. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s Contact! Series at the Met 2012-06-10T22:10:56Z As in years past, the soloists in the Trinity “Messiah” were drawn from the chorus, and the recitatives and airs were distributed among several sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, instead of the usual solo quartet. Music Review: ?Messiah? Season, in All of Its Hues 2010-12-16T16:27:17Z At a time of bitter partisanship and disturbing xenophobia, it was chilling to hear the commanding soprano Felicia Moore, as Anthony, in a powerful soliloquy pondering why men oppose efforts on behalf of voting rights. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Up until that point, Ms. Petersen and her puppet perform the role pretty much as a unit, with the soprano often carrying and manipulating the puppet while she sings. It’s ‘Salome.’ But With Puppets. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The young soloists, all – with the exception of soprano Hannah Morrison – drawn from the choir, were uniformly excellent. 5 stars for 9-hour Bach Marathon 2013-04-02T10:24:08Z Melodies arrive from the stratosphere in Ms. Newsom’s guileless, quizzical soprano. With ‘Divers,’ Joanna Newsom Is Clinging to Her Every Word 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z He composed the epigrammatic “Last Words From Texas,” based on the statements of death-row prisoners, for Mellissa Hughes, a busy, versatile soprano. A Voice Where Romance and Dysfunction Meet 2011-04-29T18:00:32Z Mattiwilda Dobbs, a coloratura soprano who was the third African-American to appear as a principal singer with the Metropolitan Opera, died on Tuesday at her home in Atlanta. Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He is the second winner of the $1 million prize that was founded on the wishes of Nilsson, the Swedish soprano who died in 2005. Italian maestro wins $1M Birgit Nilsson Prize 2011-03-16T11:31:04Z The Met is giving over some of the most storied and challenging roles in opera to a soprano who was all but unknown just five years ago. Review: A Young Soprano Meets the Hype at the Met Opera 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z 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 Teacher’s notes The voice instructor and chorus leader Steve Kirby has been struck by the “extraordinary color” of her tangy, rangy soprano. Meet the Next Generation of Cabaret Showstoppers 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z It is revealing to compare her singing with that of Milanov, one of the great sopranos of her era. Critic?s Notebook: Sony Classical Releases 4 New Historic Met Opera CDs 2012-01-21T01:25:23Z The soprano Corinne Winters portrayed the wholesome heroine with a radiant voice and winsome allure here on Thursday in the Opera Theater of St. Louis’s charming staging, a co-production with Ireland’s Wexford Festival Opera. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Kiss’ at the Opera Theater of St. Louis 2013-06-23T20:56:36Z Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, who has been cryogenically frozen, is thawed out from time to time to sing a warming Christmas song. TV review: Whistle and I'll Come to You 2010-12-27T07:59:00Z When a video of Jessye Norman began playing, and her gorgeous, otherworldly soprano filled the room, the atmosphere was transformed—the kind of beauty you feel in your bones. The Magnificent New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z No soprano could match her stamina, and with her down-to-earth personality she managed the feat of making Wagner seem wholesome. A Tale of Two Sopranos: Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z At the Metropolitan Opera in November, the soprano Nadine Sierra sang that moment with luxuriant ease and confidence, a woman certain that she still had all the time in the world. With Different Singers, One Opera Classic Can Seem Like Two 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The Italian soprano Renata Scotto broke with the Met for several years in the late 1970s over the company’s indifference to her desire to move into heavier roles. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z Four years later the soprano, by then in vocal decline, gave her last stage performances of Tatiana, at the Paris Opera. Galina Vishnevskaya obituary 2012-12-11T18:32:40Z EST, shortly after opera soprano Renee Fleming sings the National Anthem. The gay guide to the Super Bowl 2014-02-01T15:30:00Z Horne had joined the Cotton Club chorus at 16; her keen beauty, soprano lilt and silky poise would have made her a Hollywood star if the industry hadn’t been so profoundly racist. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z The most overtly comic scenes, in the French manner, involve Oscar, the page, a pants role, played here by the bright-voiced coloratura soprano Kathleen Kim, wearing a bit of a goatee. Music Review: ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at Metropolitan Opera 2012-11-09T21:13:05Z Mr. Crawford and his forces gave it a good outing, with an especially fine turn by Nola Richardson, a soprano. Cobbling Together a Christmas Music Marathon 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The term, derived from "color," refers to a soprano with a high range and the vocal agility to sing brilliant trills and rapid passages. Family: Soprano Joan Sutherland has died, age 83 2010-10-11T17:50:00Z The choicest words came from the soprano Susan Graham, who sang “Till There Was You,” from “The Music Man” and praised Ms. Cook for her “unfailing honesty.” Music Review: Barbara Cook’s 85th Birthday Concert at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-20T02:20:08Z I have used some of the phrases deciphered from Agnes's jacket in my new dramatised song cycle called Hearing Voices, for mezzo soprano, recorded voices and orchestra. Jocelyn Pook: inspired by mental illness 2012-11-23T22:55:11Z Anne was a sometimes folksinger who often performed Mr. Cohen’s songs herself, her lovely soprano accompanied with somewhat haphazard guitar playing. My Story: My Night With Leonard Cohen 2013-07-18T05:00:01Z Judith Bettina, the soprano, sang these settings gracefully, but they remained emotionally distant. Music Review: New York New Music Ensemble Plays at Merkin Hall 2010-04-20T22:27:00Z Chamberlin has a field day with the coloratura lampooning of "Glitter and Be Gay," the song that allowed a still-young Barbara Cook to show off her agile soprano in the original Broadway production. 'Candide' is revisited in a playfully imaginative staging by Long Beach Opera 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The soprano Anna Netrebko sang the title role for the first time at this house. ‘Manon Lescaut’ at the Met Opera: A Courtesan in Need of Context 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z But the generic arena affectations and the lack of audience interaction were minor problems compared with Grande’s biggest one: Her gorgeous four-octave soprano was often obscured by her bass-heavy backing band. Review | Not much ‘dangerous’ about Ariana Grande’s live performance 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The other early memory is of hearing her soprano voice while she cooked dinner, rehearsing the songs that would be sung the upcoming Sunday. It didn’t matter that we were in Denver. In my mother’s house, soul food reigned. 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Carol Neblett: A Celebration of Life The soprano, who died in 2017, is remembered in a program that includes performances by former colleagues and students. The week ahead in L.A. classical music, April 1-8: Haydn's 'The Creation,' Mahler's 'Song of the Earth' and more 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z A dramatically commanding soprano, she is an exceptional stage presence. San Francisco Opera looks backward with the World War II-set 'Two Women' 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Happily no one who heard the restrained rapture that Master Chorale soprano Zanaida Robles brought to "Wade in the Water" will forget it. West Coast premiere of 'Anthracite Fields' by L.A. Master Chorale mines the depths of American music 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Mr Morgan also paid tribute to his wife as "a great author, translator and mezzo soprano of high regard". 2010-02-04T17:22:00Z The captivating soprano Julia Bullock brings a rosy, agile voice and light-footed grace to her performance as the impish Vixen. Music Review: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-04-29T20:13:53Z Elena Xanthoudakis seems to ignore conventional English diction but made this music her own, with a gorgeous, clarion soprano and refreshingly loose, wistful expression. RSNO/McGegan review 2011-01-05T21:46:00Z Ades should score the part for soprano or overheated tea kettle. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z My voice broke when I was 14, but I managed to sing soprano for another year or so. Andreas Scholl, countertenor – portrait of the artist 2013-03-19T19:30:00Z Her soprano has a bright, blooming sheen, and she modulates smoothly between full-throated, operatic singing and passages that are more spoken than sung. Theater Review: In ‘Arlington,’ an Army Wife Fights a Lonely Battle 2014-03-03T03:00:01Z Unlike most of her performances, Morley could use rehearsals to suggest adjusting notes to fit her soprano. Aucoin’s ‘Eurydice,’ modern retelling of myth, opens at Met 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Humorist, recording artist and stage star Will Rogers, blues great Janis Joplin and soprano Leontyne Price were included. "The Twist," "Saturday Night Fever" deemed recording treasures 2013-03-21T19:09:33Z Now the majestic soprano Jessye Norman is joining their select ranks. A Memorial for Jessye Norman at the Met Opera, Where She Reigned 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The combination of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone instruments produces an amazingly broad range of effects, from “sublimely beautiful timbres,” as Mr. Levy puts it, to “really grotesque, amazing sounds.” Week Ahead: May 30 ? June 5 2010-05-28T15:11:00Z The soprano Asmik Grigorian — a fearless and fierce presence who shot to international fame as Salome at the Salzburg Festival several years ago — is coming to the Met. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The title track remains the most absorbing Portico melody, and Jack Wyllie's soprano sax takes on an eloquent, voice-like tremor against a more insistent percussive sound on the live version. Portico Quartet: Knee-Deep in the North Sea ? review 2011-02-03T21:46:00Z At times the lower voices created a pedal tone, above which the sopranos soared. Music Review: John Zorn Performing at Alice Tully Hall 2013-07-19T19:42:03Z The soprano has a young son and daughter with her husband, pianist Serouj Kradjian, who will accompany her on Thursday and who arranged some of the music on the program. Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian hopes to give voice to her Armenian ancestors 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z And Wolfe handles the trilling soprano tunes nicely. ‘Illyria’: Taproot Theatre gives ‘Twelfth Night’ a musical spin | Theater review 2013-07-18T21:01:26Z But her lovely, milk-fresh soprano is one of the sweetest sounds on Broadway, and he matches her note for note with a warm and passionate tenor. The Bridges of Madison County Soars on Broadway 2014-02-21T16:46:20Z His sound was brighter on soprano, an instrument on which he left an incalculable influence; he could be inquisitive, teasing or elusive, but always with a pinpoint intonation and clarity of attack. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z For this year’s service, he rewrote bass and tenor parts for altos and sopranos so it would work with the choristers who agreed to sing. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Although Mr. Johannson did not seem to hold back in his role as the count, the countess’s singing duties rotated among three sopranos. ArtsBeat Blog: A Magical Musical Moment, Extended to 12 Hours 2011-11-20T01:16:06Z Can a soprano change that at its revival? Review | A black tenor shows two sides of his identity on recital stage 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z A Yeats cycle of six songs suits the soprano Dawn Upshaw’s declamatory style, too. Classical Playlist: Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Bach and More 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The lead actresses bring the "songs to life with colorful and crystalline sopranos and urgency and feeling to match." 'Side Show' revision on Broadway earns praise from critics 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Along with piano music, there are many songs in the collection, and judging by the music we have, she seems to have been a soprano. Dangerous attractions and revolutionary sympathies: 5 Jane Austen facts revealed by music 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The British soprano Catherine Foster is a sympathetic and vocally solid Brünnhilde. Music Review: Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Opens at Bayreuth With Reality-Cam Touch 2013-07-28T21:38:06Z Yet the soprano Nina Stemme — who sang the role on Monday, the fourth Turandot in the Met’s lineup this season — managed to render the grisly ice maiden surprisingly vulnerable. Review: In ‘Turandot’ and ‘La Bohème,’ a New Depth of Emotion 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Shafer, her soprano bright and slender, manages to convey youthfulness without cutesiness, and Mr. Pittas seems strained only occasionally by the never-ending ardor expected of him. Review: San Francisco Opera’s ‘Two Women’ Depicts War’s Horror at High Pitch 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z I of course was anything but a soprano! Ronnie Gilbert, Folk Singer for the Weavers, Dies at 88 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z In the early chorus “And He shall purify,” the sopranos’ rippling lines had the precision of pinpricks. Kent Tritle and Musica Sacra Bring ‘Messiah’ to Carnegie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The company, formed 15 years ago by soprano and actress Pauline Malefane and director Mark Dornford-May, established itself in Cape Town with Bizet's opera. Isango Ensemble's 'uCarmen' exerts overwhelming feminine power and vibrant musicality 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z That rings true from a soprano whose career was marked by daring, most famously as a Salome who danced the Dance of the Seven Veils and ended up naked. Prima Donnas 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z Much of the shift seems attributable to a change in the title role, which is now being sung, in a notable Met debut, by the American soprano Tamara Wilson. Stephen Costello and Tamara Wilson Show Opposing Approaches 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Camilla Tilling, the soprano, was clear of pitch and enunciation but a bit colorless of tone. Review: New York Philharmonic Dives Into Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The singers separated themselves into sections, according to range — soprano, alto, tenor and bass — and dug into “River Flowin’ in My Soul,” written by Faya Touré, the first African-American female judge in Alabama. The tale of the 2,018-person choir: a kickoff to Special Olympics in Seattle 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z If we could just hear more of Hannigan, one of the great sopranos of our time, now making waves as a conductor, too. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z At each concert, Stepanyuk brings the spirit of Ukraine, loud and clear and several octaves high as a lyric coloratura soprano, a kind of voice characterized by extreme agility and flexibility. Ukrainian opera singer in Japan prays for peace in melody 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z An operatic soprano warbles within “Rubber Ball,” a waltz of self-doubt. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2011-01-10T22:51:16Z And on Wednesday night, with the soprano Dawn Upshaw, in lovely voice, he concluded with a fascinating program of songs by Chopin and Schumann, with some Chopin piano pieces mixed in. Music Review | Emanuel Ax and Dawn Upshaw: Saluting Chopin and Schumann at Carnegie Hall 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z I will happily hear a 60-year-old soprano sing the role of Susanna if she can deliver the goods. WNO’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’: A nice, ordinary wedding when we’d like some drama 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The soprano said curating “Voices” was a natural outgrowth of the three-day “American Voices” concert and workshop series she hosted at the Kennedy Center three years ago. Backstage: Renée Fleming to present a new concert series at the Kennedy Center 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z “Let’s talk about the elephant in the room,” the soprano Sondra Radvanovsky said after a recent rehearsal of Luigi Cherubini’s “Medea” at the Metropolitan Opera. The Met Opera Takes on ‘Medea’ in the Shadow of Maria Callas 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The soprano Christine Brewer sang splendidly, floating the soaring solo lines yet bringing some Wagnerian intensity even to hushed pianissimos. Music Review: ?Missa Solemnis? Ends New York Philharmonic Season 2010-06-24T21:09:00Z To succeed, any performance of this work needs two excellent tenors and two excellent sopranos. ?Madama Butterfly,? Monteverdi?s 1610 Vespers and Gerald Finley 2010-03-21T23:42:00Z Again, the sopranos shriek out the monster in me, and in front of all these people. Tanya Gold ? the opera 2010-04-12T21:00:00Z Intonation issues crept up, especially with the tenors and sopranos, meaning that in some unaccompanied works, organist Scott Dettra’s shadowing was needed to keep the choir on pitch. Review | Guest conductor leads Cathedral Choral Society with sure hand 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z His spring lecture series is “How Maria Callas Changed Opera Forever,” focusing on the Greek-American soprano whose dramatic skills and stratospheric range made her one of the 20th century’s greatest voices. Former Seattle Opera director to lead Callas class 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z In late May, he joined soprano Terri Richter, baritone Morgan Smith plus choir and orchestra in a performance of Joseph Haydn's "The Creation," a sacred-music vision of the formation of all living things. Preview: Sacred Music Foundation celebrates religious music's classical roots 2010-07-26T22:58:00Z They were more than met, however, in this concert performance by Canadian soprano Erin Wall. Tha?s ? review 2011-08-19T11:38:44Z Many opera buffs and singers would choose Norma as the hardest soprano role in the repertory, requiring agile coloratura technique, elegant bel canto lyricism, Wagnerian power for the soaring dramatic outbursts, stamina and more. Music Review: Angela Meade Takes on ?Norma? at Caramoor 2010-07-12T22:10:00Z Ms. Hannigan, a contemporary music specialist, has since made a calling card of a sequence of soprano arias from the opera under the title “Mysteries of the Macabre.” Review: The Philharmonic Revisits an Early Triumph of Its Director 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Soaring above the more pedestrian sounds of the townspeople with their lowdown dances, thickly harmonized barbershop quartets and crisp civic anthems, Marian’s soprano literalizes the idealism at the heart of her character and conflict. Review: Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “Every soprano dreams to sing that,” she said. After Anna Netrebko’s ‘Macbeth’ Triumph, ‘Norma’ is Next 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z And he provided glowing, sensitive accompaniment for the soprano Renée Fleming, who sang Strauss’s “Four Last Songs” in the first half and five other selections after intermission. Review: Renée Fleming Teams With the Met Opera Orchestra in Tender Strauss Songs 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Scholars recreated a version of the last movement, with a soprano singing the text of Baudelaire’s “De profundis clamavi,” which Berg had omitted in the published score but shown to his lover. Review: Mivos Quartet Performs Gesualdo, Berg and Kate Soper 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” which showcased Ms. Andrews’s soprano, was welcomed even more warmly. At First Performance of ‘My Fair Lady,’ the Drama Was Offstage 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “In addition to the conviction of her acting,” he said, “being a soprano makes the high notes of the role even more effective.” Painful death scene doesn’t deter soprano Karita Mattila 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The soprano Laura Claycomb sang luminously and gracefully in the fifth and final movement, the setting of the “Resurrection” hymn by the poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, with additional verses by Mahler. Music Review | San Francisco Symphony Orchestra: Carnegie Hall Concerts Mix Mahler and Kissine 2010-03-29T04:39:00Z Mezzo soprano Sishel Claverie peeked through the purple-black shroud of a faraway galaxy and swung around the frame of her square in a fitful dance. Perspective | Covid-era opera is getting more intimate, accessible and experimental 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z To her surprise, the veteran soprano said she would be happy to work on it with her. Nina Stemme Takes On Her Biggest Met Opera Assignment Yet 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z He has recorded with Renée Fleming, the superstar soprano, with whom he became fast friends in the 1990s. For This Classical Piano Star, a Detour Is Business as Usual 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The soprano Ashley Emerson has probably grown tired of the adjective perky, yet it perfectly suited the vibrancy with which this diminutive singer commanded the stage. Critic?s Notebook: An Orphan, a Libertine and the Walking Dead 2011-06-19T22:11:24Z Her master’s program at Bard College — overseen by Dawn Upshaw, herself a soprano who charted a maverick course in contemporary music — was more grounded, guiding Ms. Bullock toward the in-depth study of poetic song texts. ‘This Is Who We’ve Been Waiting For’: A Diva on the Precipice 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z WARSAW, Poland — Family members and hundreds of fans bid farewell Monday to Violetta Villas, a Polish coloratura soprano who spurned opera for popular music and once reigned in a Las Vegas cabaret. Poland's Villas, once Las Vegas star, laid to rest 2011-12-19T16:44:15Z The soprano singer told BBC Breakfast she still manages to do her schoolwork online. VIDEO: How Jackie Evancho found her voice 2011-06-06T11:40:17Z He also gets to suffer one of those extended operatic death scenes usually reserved for sopranos, and he even reappears briefly from heaven in Act 4 to help lead the Christians to victory. Rising tenor Fabiano tackles early Verdi 2013-04-05T14:03:11Z Among the vocal chamber pieces, the Friday afternoon program included eloquent performances by two sopranos. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z And Schweitzer has little sympathy for those who can’t suspend disbelief long enough to accept a stout soprano for the teenager Salome, or a middle-aged man for an ardent young lover. How ‘A Mad Love’ of Opera Has Played Out From 17th-Century Mantua to 21st-Century New York 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z At this point the soprano portraying Magda, who has not yet had much to sing, must break into one of the most lyrically soaring arias in the repertory, known as Doretta’s Song. Music Review: Kristine Opolais Makes Met Debut in Puccini’s ‘Rondine’ 2013-01-13T21:20:46Z Sarah Connolly, mezzo soprano Two moments come to mind. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z Her voice was still a high, elfin soprano but no longer cartoonishly shrill; it had grown up to flirt, mourn and profess yearning. The Week Ahead: NOV. 21 ? 27 2010-11-20T19:34:00Z The work is a tour de force for soprano — in this case, Heather Buck — positively awash in lyricism: for at least half of its 45-minute length, limpid, flowing Straussian melody. Music: Emmanuel Villaume to Leave Spoleto Festival USA 2010-06-01T23:00:00Z They have an ideal mentor in the soprano Dawn Upshaw, artistic director of the program, who has worked closely with many prominent composers. Music Review: Extinct Species and Vibrant Poetry 2011-03-18T22:30:08Z Playing soprano saxophone, Mr. Redman joins in the fun, scampering around the beat, bending notes, blowing some of them up like balloons. Redman, Mehldau, McBride and Blade Take Another Spin, 26 Years Later 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The artists roster was pretty classy in itself, including such longtime friends of Harris' as soprano Renee Fleming, the Emerson String Quartet, violist Pinchas Zukerman, cellist David Finckel and the latter's wife, pianist Wu Han. Stars come out to honor Joan Harris in namesake theater 2011-03-11T17:55:16Z The soprano said she was “gobsmacked” when she received an award letter in August from the Kennedy Center. ArtsBeat Blog: Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and Yo-Yo Ma Among Kennedy Center Honorees 2011-09-07T15:02:01Z Now another soprano is following in her footsteps. ArtsBeat: Audra McDonald to Host 'Live From Lincoln Center' 2012-11-26T22:28:43Z Quibbles aside, Ms. Netrebko is a major soprano with an alluring voice. Music Review | 'La Boh?me: The Gang?s All Here: Mimi, Rodolfo and Zeffirelli 2010-02-22T06:01:00Z The piece winds all too quickly toward the final “In paradisum,” a short radiant section with the sound of awakening in sunshine, all high sopranos and quiet organ and shining orchestra. Runnicles and NSO go French 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The soprano Agathe Peyrat sings many of these numbers, and acts almost as a shadow for the actors, expressing their grief-stricken feelings. Review: In ‘With No Fanfare,’ Things Fall Apart 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z At the time Ms. Rose had only one Broadway credit under her belt, hadn’t developed her voice enough to realize she was a soprano, and looked, she said, “like a 10-year-old.” Anika Noni Rose Was Waiting for This Moment 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “For unto us a child is born” was a marvel of color: The tenors offered a sense of wonder; the altos, excitement; the basses, appreciation; the sopranos, confidence. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z 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 Well-upholstered sopranos and tenors might continue to stalk the operatic stage, but with the filming of performances becoming increasingly popular, it was the likes of Hofmann and Altmeyer that were now in demand. Peter Hofmann obituary 2010-12-02T18:44:00Z And in a short scene a messenger, the bright-voiced soprano Jennifer Zetlan, comes with news that the war has ended, bringing a moment of cherubic grace, and a lone female voice to the opera. Review: Matthew Aucoin’s ‘Crossing’ Is a Taut, Inspired Opera 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z At one point the soprano becomes fixated on a rhythmically steady nine-note melodic line, a phrase the orchestra picks up and churns out, over and over. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z Even in those notes unattainable by most other sopranos, and even when those notes are held far longer than the pecks requested by most other composers, Ms. Luna’s tone is full. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “I’m a fan of classics because they tell the story,” said Lise Lindstrom, the American soprano who stars in the production and has made “Salome” one of her calling cards. It’s ‘Salome.’ But With Puppets. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The bygone romance on “So Alive” unfolds between downtown landmarks like the Bitter End and Jackson Square, summoned up in Collins’s signature crystalline soprano. Judy Collins Is Picky About Audiobook Readers and Folk Singers 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The soprano soloist, Ying Fang, a radiant Mozartian, was a symbol of the company’s present and future. Review: The Met Opera Reunites, With Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z So says soprano Sera Gösch, who was raised in Istanbul, but lives in the Austrian town that was home to Mozart, Beethoven and other musical luminaries. ‘Interpretation of Trees’ on exhibit at the Embassy of Argentina 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Her sweet, insanely acrobatic soprano would inspire some vastly more famous divas, but she cut her teeth singing with the rough-and-ready stable of roots musicians at Chicago’s Chess Records. Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The second movement was gracefully phrased, with first violinist Alexander Pavlovsky ornamenting the melody like an operatic soprano. Despite some weather delays, the Jerusalem Quartet lights up Shriver 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Zoë Bonner, 41, a soprano and co-organizer of a caroling pub crawl to raise money for a homeless charity, explained that a scarcity of male voices “was always” an issue for choirs and carol singers. ‘Caroling on the Edge’: A Christmas Tradition Returns 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The boy sopranos, in particular, seemed intent on projecting to the back of the large church, and at times they nearly overpowered their elders. Music Review: Choir of New College, Oxford, at St. Thomas Church 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z Playing soprano saxophone, Mallinger floated phrases as if there were no backbeat to speak of, the gauzy quality of his tone aptly suited to Shorter's nocturne. Saxophonist Pat Mallinger gets a moment of glory 2011-03-06T15:54:00Z Like many Handel operas, “Radamisto” involves lots of women playing men — roles often written for castrati, men who were castrated before their voices changed at puberty, giving them a distinctive, powerful high soprano. Review | The small Opera Lafayette proves its mettle, pulling off its first Handel 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The opera honored a soprano and a fashion designer as its 2010-11 Artists of the Year at Tuesday's board meeting. Seattle Opera announces balanced budget for 2010-11 2011-08-10T03:00:09Z Mr. Newsome plays the soprano saxophone, most of the time alone. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Though Ms. Curtin’s singing was esteemed by critics and opera aficionados, she remained less well known than contemporary sopranos like Beverly Sills and Joan Sutherland. Phyllis Curtin, American Soprano Who Championed New Music, Dies at 94 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z It takes six tenors and one phenomenal soprano to perform Gioachino Rossini's "Armida," which helps explain why the Metropolitan Opera didn't get around to mounting this glorious work for 193 years. Review: Fleming, 6 tenors lead rare Rossini at Met 2010-04-13T14:31:00Z Zaza includes a scene between the soprano, who sings, and a child, who speaks. Raiders of the lost arias 2011-07-21T20:31:00Z He’s married to an opera singer, soprano Marjorie Owens, who is currently under contract in Dresden, Germany. Hawaiian Baritone Making His Mark in Verdi 2013-11-25T16:28:51Z Ms. Sullivan sang songs from “The Merry Widow” and “The Student Prince” in a sweet airy soprano. Music Review: K T Sullivan and Larry Woodard at Laurie Beechman Theater 2012-06-21T21:51:41Z She grew up to be a lyric soprano with a bachelor’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, but the operatic parts she dreamed of did not come her way. Margaret Juntwait, the Voice of the Met on Radio, Dies at 58 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z On this night the soprano Deborah Polaski, 66, who has been a leading Wagnerian soprano, gave an overwhelming performance as the fatally ill prioress, singing with penetrating sound and dark colorings. Review: ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Under Will Crutchfield, Finds Beauty Anew 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The soprano Nina Stemme, the reigning Brünnhilde of the day, sings with lustrous sound and exciting intensity. Classical Music Recordings 2013-05-03T19:32:33Z The cast will also include the soprano Latonia Moore, another “Fire” star, as Griffith’s mother, with the role revised to fit her voice type. More Terence Blanchard Coming to Met Opera After Success of ‘Fire’ 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z And along with songs by Death Cab for Cutie, Muse, Arcade Fire and six other decidedly nonclassical acts, the album is an adventurous, mold-shattering project from arguably the world's greatest living soprano. Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z He began to play the soprano saxophone at 13, then took up the clarinet and the larger tenor saxophone. Buck Hill, saxophonist and D.C. ‘local legend,’ dies at 90 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Over the next two hours, Barnwell painstakingly leads each section — soprano, alto, tenor, bass — through its part. A serendipitous life: Ysaye Barnwell and the healing power of music 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z A coloratura soprano spans an even wider range. Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In a riveting spoken performance by the soprano Joan La Barbara, this Paine, in a white suit, looked a little like Hilary Clinton but sounded like a feisty, profane and profound revolutionary. Exploratory 'First Take' presents six operas in progress 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z As for stage farewells: The soprano Renée Fleming left it open whether she was actually retiring from opera, but her final turn in “Rosenkavalier” at the Met was certainly presented as a kind of valedictory. Perspective | The top 10 noteworthy moments in classical music in 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z And it was conceived as a vehicle for one of them, the soprano Renée Fleming, who is using it as her return to the Metropolitan Opera after five years. Review: In ‘The Hours,’ Prima Donnas and Emotions Soar 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z “Part II” plays on themes in Norwegian culture and politics with each voice in the opera representing a trope: the tenor the artist, the soprano the state, and the choir the populace. Steinar Haga Kristensen Is One of a Wave of New Artists Reviving the Norwegian Capital 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Among his guest stars were FernandoVarela, a Puerto Rican tenor he discovered on YouTube, and BárbaraPadilla, a Mexican-American soprano and a cancer survivor, who was runner-up on the fourth season of “America’s Got Talent.” ArtsBeat: David Foster Leads an Intimate Kennedy Center Gala 2012-05-07T16:25:10Z Two American sopranos - one established, one up-and-coming - showed off their considerable talents in roles new to them at the Washington National Opera over the weekend. New roles for Racette and Meade at DC Opera 2013-03-18T16:33:09Z In place of Horne's ineffably silvery soprano, McCann offered a deeper, darker, throatier sound. 'A Christmas Surprise' from Tammy McCann, thanks to Billy Strayhorn 2010-12-19T13:24:00Z “Le Villi,” though, fascinated nonstop, from the scintillating introduction to the soprano’s opening love song, through the obsessively self-lacerating aria for the sinful tenor. For Many, Opera and Puccini Are One (Trump’s Campaign Knows the Appeal) 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z As Argene the soprano Ruby Hughes, who amusingly tended to a stuffed sheep on rollers, sang with bright sound and feistiness. Music Review: Garsington Opera’s ‘Olympiade’ by Vivaldi, in England 2012-06-24T22:11:06Z 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 What was it like to experience the great soprano Maria Callas? Watch Maria Callas, Now in Living Color 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The soprano Anna Netrebko of Russia was the first classical musician to be chosen as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. A Fall Season of Debuts, Returns and Farewells 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z This summer that artist was the soprano Dawn Upshaw, and not surprisingly she devised diverse and adventurous offerings. Music Review: Afghanistan Veteran, Afghan Sounds 2011-06-19T22:09:51Z Elsewhere there are performances of such favourites as Morgen, Allerseelen and Wiegenlied, where her hovering, silvery soprano is heard to perfection. Strauss: Orchestral Songs - review 2011-02-10T23:00:01Z Harking back to the days of early silent movies, the film proceeds in a dreamlike series of vignettes accompanied by the sound of Mr. Lamar singing in a keening, operatic soprano. M. Lamar: ‘Negrogothic, a Manifesto, the Aesthetics of M. Lamar’ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In her case it's the voice that first grabs you: a glinting, powerful soprano with a steeliness that almost means she's not vulnerable enough. La Bohème – review 2012-12-18T17:11:30Z Her golden soprano carries even better, especially when she sings “I Could Have Danced All Night.” How to Write for the Rockettes 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Along with a 16-piece band and a gospel choir, it will feature the soprano Priscilla Baskerville, the tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith, students from Dance Theater of Harlem and narration by the actor Norm Lewis. Jazz Listings for Dec. 12-18 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The young soprano proved both girlishly touching yet impressively steely. Gustavo Dudamel's Hollywood Bowl 'West Side Story' is a story for right now 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z “Stand Up Straight and Sing!,” the memoir by the soprano Jessye Norman that came out on Tuesday, takes readers from her close-knit girlhood community in Augusta, Ga., to Carnegie Hall and beyond. ArtsBeat: Jessye Norman Talks About ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing!’ 2014-05-06T16:27:37Z Like Winters, the soprano Asmik Grigorian, who stars in all three acts, is an intense actress with a voice of shivery directness. At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Her choice of a new teacher was unconventional: the admired soprano Diana Soviero, best known for singing Italian and French opera — not the German repertory Ms. Goerke wanted to learn. After a Soprano’s Crisis, a Brünnhilde Is Born 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z This wasn’t just a matter of Mr. Brunborg’s nationality — or his pinpoint-earnest tone on tenor and soprano saxophone, though it did resemble that of his elder countryman. Music Review: Manu Katch??s Balletic Drumming at Highline Ballroom 2010-07-02T20:39:00Z In the extended showpiece “Et incarnatus est” in the “Credo,” she interweaves her immaculate soprano with the intricate woodwind lines, sweet and tender. Recording reviews: A limpid soprano’s chance to soar 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Mezzosoprano Magdalena Wór, tenor Robert Baker and baritone Kevin Deas, with much smaller assignments, were as effective in ensemble passages as they were on their own. National Philharmonic Chorale brings two hefty works to the stage 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It was in the title role of Berg's Lulu that she came to international attention, standing in at short notice for the scheduled soprano in a concert performance at the Vienna festival. Evelyn Lear 2012-07-16T12:47:17Z In one of the final “Cobra” pieces, a soprano voice emerged. Review: A Tour Through the Hyperactive World of John Zorn 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In an extended greeting a soprano and a tenor representing the main characters muse on the planets and moons of the solar system, accompanied by melodic fragments that rotate among 29 instruments. An Operatic Conundrum Untangled 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z The last solo number on “All the Girls,” the new duo album from the sopranos Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert, is a piece of specialty material for Luker called “Not Funny.” With Her Final Album, Rebecca Luker Bids a Fond Farewell 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z The latter role was sung by soprano Eva Mei, whose appealing voice showed worrisome signs of shrillness on top and thinning-out at the bottom. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z Making her company debut, the coloratura soprano Aleksandra Olczyk did not conquer the outrageous demands of the Queen of the Night. Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Italian opera was largely high-voice dominated, and of course relied heavily on extreme coloratura, whereas in the French tradition, you're dealing with female sopranos but no castrati, as well as basses and very high tenors. Glyndebourne 2013: Hippolyte et Aricie - Baroque à la française 2013-07-23T14:35:12Z The star of the evening was the young soprano soloist, Emalie Savoy. Music Review: Tritle Leads Oratorio Society in ?Paulus? 2010-05-11T22:12:00Z Singing with lovely bloom and sensitivity, Mr. Nylund scaled down her essentially dramatic soprano voice to emphasize the lyrical eloquence of the music and the subtle emotions of this complex character. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z “In July 1960, just before he recorded the album ‘My Favorite Things,’ the Selmer Company made a handful of sopranos for him to try out, and this was one of them,” Mr. Catalano said. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z Faucher brings a deep, masculine, romantic sound to “My Time of Day” and “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” pairing wonderfully with the sure soprano of Ball’s beaming but skeptical Sarah. A lively ‘Guys and Dolls’ that’s easy on the eyes and the ears 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z She was a music student at the time, according to published accounts of her life, and was in attendance at a performance of “Madama Butterfly” when the soprano fell ill. Licia Albanese, acclaimed opera soprano known for ‘Madama Butterfly,’ dies at 105 As the tragic Leonora, Gweneth-Ann Jeffers offers a soprano of huge potential, her voice's generous richness of timbre occasionally offset by fragmented phrasing, but a great performance lies within her grasp. La Forza del Destino 2010-07-28T20:29:00Z The young soprano has a voice of substance and quality, well placed and expertly controlled. Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The man with the golden ear heard a soprano that could segue from adolescent to womanly in a single phrase and saw pretty, dimpled girl coiffed in the era’s mandatory bouffant helmet. Remembering Lesley Gore, a '60s Queen of Teen Angst 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The perennial logistical problem, how to get the soprano onstage unobtrusively, was not solved here. Review: Valery Gergiev Galumphs Through Schubert 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z "Parry wrote the first verse of Jerusalem for a lone voice, probably a soprano," he said. Anthem meant to be less rousing 2012-07-03T09:02:07Z The radiant soprano Angel Blue was again wonderful as the poignantly troubled Bess. When News Upstages an Opera Performance 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z At 33, Ms. Yende has become one of the most accomplished and charismatic coloratura sopranos of her generation. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z It also gives the heroine an emotional intensity and mettle unmatched by practically any other soprano. Anna Netrebko May Be Extra, but That’s Why We Love Her 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Harteros glows as Arabella, able to float a note as the greatest Strauss sopranos have done, but is far from reliant on beauty of tone. Review: ‘Arabella’ Brings Intrigue to the Munich Opera Festival 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Poised and warm, its sopranos silvery and its sibilants fresh, the group was an engaging and evocative presence, its sound suffused with mystery and mournfulness at the end of “All we like sheep.” Review: ‘Messiah’ at the Philharmonic, Then a Flood 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z But the star vocalist was the Russian soprano Tatiana Serjan, who sang Lady Macbeth with riveting incisiveness while keeping her tone free of harshness. Opera Review: Provocations at the Salzburg Festival 2011-08-16T11:30:19Z He succeeded admirably, drawing a crystalline texture from his 24-voice choir, which is notable for its bright, pure soprano sound, though the other sections are by no means deficient. Music Review: ?Messiah? Season, in All of Its Hues 2010-12-16T16:27:17Z 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 Ms. Meade, a soprano whose triumphs include acclaimed performances in the title role of Bellini’s “Norma” at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013, shares a program with Mr. Pallesen, a gifted, fast-rising baritone. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z It's a typical Villa-Lobos patchwork, including a male chorus chanting in an Amazonian language, extravagant vocalise for the soprano solo and lushly romantic textures straight out of Hollywood. Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z I’ve never played a soprano that had this dark of a sound. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z Who knows whether Heidi Melton, a young American soprano with a robust voice and an ebullient stage presence, will join them in the pantheon? Review: Heidi Melton Debuts With a Daunting Recital Program 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z To the extent that her work is known at all today to a wider public, it’s largely through her arrangements of spirituals, recorded by the great soprano Leontyne Price, among others. Perspective | A forgotten voice for civil rights rises in song at Georgetown 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z And the vocal coach Kevin Murphy, who has been director of music administration since 2008, will leave to join the faculty of Indiana University with his wife, the soprano Heidi Grant Murphy. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z O’Hara, a five time Tony-nominated soprano whose show “The Bridges of Madison County” closed in May, will play the starchy English schoolmistress sent to Siam to educate the children of the king. ‘The King and I’ slated for Broadway in March 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Garland’s little-girl looks contrasted almost freakishly with her prodigiously mature soprano and intuitive reading of a lyric. Oz Revisited – Part 4: Where’s That Rainbow? 2013-09-19T14:51:07Z Ms. Radvanovsky, a house favorite who won the Met’s National Council Auditions in 1995 and was in its Lindemann Young Artist Development program, was mostly thought of as a Verdi and Puccini soprano. Sondra Radvanovsky, Opera Royalty, Takes On Donizetti’s Triple Crown 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z While Mr. Scotto’s triumphant turn in all three lead soprano parts of “Il Trittico,” taped 18 months later, shows signs of vocal strain, she still is to the idiomatic manner born. A Maestro?s Four-Decade Evolution 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z The soprano Hilary Summers, whose singing was hooty but full of character, was a gleeful Sorceress, simply delighted at her own villainy. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Les Arts Florissants at BAM Opera Festival 2010-03-19T23:00:00Z She made her operatic debut in 1959, as Adalgisa in Bellini’s “Norma” with the Arkansas State Opera and later studied with the distinguished soprano Rosa Ponselle. Lili Chookasian, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 2012-04-12T17:31:06Z “She is gifted with a luscious round soprano that maintains its glow even in the softest notes,” da Fonseca-Wollheim wrote. Dropping Anna Netrebko, the Met Turns to a Ukrainian Diva 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He is staying in SoHo with his wife, the lyric soprano Kate Royal, and their son, who turns 2 in October and has yet to show much enthusiasm for his parents’ professions. Death Becomes a Soaring Tenor 2011-07-17T01:00:47Z At its most basic, tonight's gig at London's Southbank Centre is smooth jazz: strong, unchallenging melodies, played mainly on the soprano sax, with not much improvising. London jazz festival 2012: Where has Jan Garbarek gone? I miss him 2012-11-14T17:21:38Z That was also largely the case with the rising soprano Rachel Willis-Sorensen, making her Met debut as the Countess in these performances. ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ Returns to the Met 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Domingo recalls asking Ardis Krainik, then the company’s general director, “Why did you hire a soprano from Europe for this role when you have this young lady right here in your house?” Elizabeth Futral at Lincoln Center Festival and Glimmerglass 2012-07-18T21:49:41Z Though the role was written for soprano, it is often taken by mezzos, and Leonard matched her rich lower register with secure high notes. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z And three stars of choice for galas everywhere took part: the soprano Renée Fleming, the violinist Joshua Bell and the pop vocalist Josh Groban. New York Philharmonic Begins Season at the Movies 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Claire Booth's silvery soprano, meanwhile, soared ravishingly over the spirituals like a beacon of hope in mankind's darkest hour. LPO/Wigglesworth – review 2013-05-02T17:22:24Z The way Adès pitches the violin writing high up, almost daring the soloist to sustain it, recalls the extreme tessitura for the soprano role of Ariel in his opera “The Tempest.” The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Before that, in March, the soprano Angel Blue will star when “La Traviata” returns yet again. With Different Singers, One Opera Classic Can Seem Like Two 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The spatial placement of Geoffrey Burgess’s oboe and an unnamed soprano chorister for the echo effects caught the glow of the church’s acoustics to perfection, and both artists did lovely work. Review | One aria sums up a joyful Washington Bach Consort ‘Christmas Oratorio’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The Met’s opening night gala will bring a milestone: “Medea,” long a showcase for reigning sopranos, including Maria Callas, will finally come to the Met’s stage, 225 years after its Paris premiere. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Her lovely soprano voice is warm and sure; she artfully inhabits the Baker’s Wife on her strange journey. Into the Woods in Central Park: al Fresco Enchantment 2012-08-10T21:45:00Z The fourth movement, alas, was a letdown, with Tamara Wilson’s matronly, almost operatic treatment of the solo soprano part at odds with its childlike character. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit “When the soprano appears for the last time, it is no longer life, but afterlife.” Recognition for a Composer Who Captured a Century’s Horrors 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z This time, there's a soprano Rosina, instead of the lower mezzo the part was written for. The Barber of Seville – review 2013-02-27T17:53:43Z On March 18, Domingo and soprano Renée Fleming will perform a special concert at the Chandler to mark the 30th anniversary of L.A. L.A. Opera to present 'Macbeth,' 'Akhnaten' and Leonard Bernstein tribute in 2016-17 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Only strings, and a soprano singing a prayer. Gustavo Dudamel’s Favorite Part of ‘Otello’ is a Quiet Prayer 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z His most astonishing success was a 1991 recording of a slow, hourlong symphony of “sorrowful songs” for soprano and orchestra written 15 years earlier by an obscure Polish composer. Philip Glass, Pat Metheny, k.d. lang, Audra McDonald all turn out for a tribute to a Nonesuch guy 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z 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 This soprano’s fans — the fiercest of whom the critic Anthony Tommasini affectionately dubbed “Callas crazoids” — will be kept busy this year, which marks the 100th anniversary of her birth. Monica Bellucci Tries on the Dress, and Life, of Maria Callas 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The exceptional French soprano Sophie Koch is wonderful as the tormented Charlotte, and the rest of cast is strong as well. Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 14-20 2014-03-13T22:51:05Z Sarah Gabriel's lucid soprano sketched their vocal lines neatly, with Nicholas Collon an assured conductor throughout. London Sinfonietta/Collon ? review 2010-10-19T21:30:00Z Some places were tight; on a ramp where we had gathered, Latonia Moore, the soprano singing Aida, rushed through saying, “Hi, sorry, this is crazy, sorry.” What It’s Like to Perform at the Met With No Opera Experience 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” with the soprano Camilla Tilling and the mezzo Sarah Connolly. Opera & Classical Music Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The vocal lines are lyrical and mostly moderate: as clean, clear and calm as the voice of the soprano Sarah Shafer, a well-chosen soloist. Review: New York City Opera, a Quiet ‘Sunday Morning’ 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to live in a man’s world anymore,” she proclaims in her sterling soprano on its first single, “Man’s World.” Marina’s Music Was Caught Between Worlds. Now She’s Making Her Own. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z The role of Miles in Britten’s 1954 work calls for a boy soprano. Meet the 13- and 14-year-old boys starring in Seattle Opera’s ‘Turn of the Screw’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Cooke has a big, supple sound; Emerson’s lighter and beautifully produced soprano was an ideal counterpart to Cooke’s boyish portrayal. At Seattle Opera, a fun and feisty trip through the woods with ‘Hansel and Gretel’ 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Each year the organization, founded by the great soprano Martina Arroyo, offers a program called Prelude to Performance. Music Review: ‘Falstaff,’ Part of Prelude to Performance at Kaye Playhouse 2012-07-15T21:49:41Z Renée Fleming, a leading international soprano, is signing on with the Lyric Opera of Chicago as a creative consultant. Fleming Adds New Role, Helping Guide Opera Troupe 2010-12-09T22:13:00Z The soprano Diana Damrau, in a brilliant performance, sings tenderly and often looks downcast as the “silent woman.” Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z The program also includes Ligeti’s “Mysteries of the Macabre,” an excerpt of arias for coloratura soprano from his absurdist opera “Le Grand Macabre.” The Week Ahead: Dec. 19 ? 25 2010-12-16T15:14:51Z “Frailty and weakness, pain, repentance, passion, desperation, but faith, acceptance, hope,” said Rebecca Hickey, a soprano in the ensemble Stile Antico, summing up the work. From a 1550s Pandemic, a Choral Work Still Casts Its Spell 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z I heard many wonderful soloists in these performances, but two sopranos stood out. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z As in previous competitions the decibel levels of some of the sopranos had eardrum-shattering potential. Music Review: Rich Talent and Promising Voices Well Rewarded 2011-02-27T22:55:11Z She studied voice at the Mannes School of Music in Manhattan and embarked on an opera career as a dramatic soprano. Cynthia Macdonald, Poet Known for Humor and Ability to Shock, Dies at 87 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z It received an excellent performance from the silvery-voiced soprano Susanna Phillips, who captured the cycle’s varied moods, from erotic longing to dark comedy. Music Review: A Celebration of the Song Recital, and of the Potential of 4 Young Voices 2011-01-24T23:20:10Z Patty, the youngest, was a soprano and sang lead; Maxene handled the high harmony; and LaVerne, the oldest, took the low notes. Patty Andrews, Singer With the Andrews Sisters, Dies at 94 2013-01-31T01:28:16Z “She took Peruvian traditional music, set it in the popular music vein and sang it with the voice of a coloratura soprano but infused it with jazz and blues,” says Limansky. On the trail of Yma Sumac: The exotica legend came from Peru, but her career was all Hollywood 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Sonya Yoncheva, a Bulgarian soprano on the brink of stardom, received a phone call with a bold request last month at her home in Switzerland. The Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Is Poised for Stardom 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z What is the future for Ms. Meade, who made her Met debut in 2008 on short notice, singing the role of Elvira in Verdi’s “Ernani” for a soprano who was ill? Music Review: Angela Meade Takes on ?Norma? at Caramoor 2010-07-12T22:10:00Z Though Furtwängler and the great Flagstad are captured late in their careers, for authority and sensitivity, as a conductor and a Wagner soprano, they are unmatched. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z Still, he bequeathed his successor, the soprano Beverly Sills, the company’s greatest star, built-in budget problems, which she eventually managed to resolve while maintaining quality and introducing fresh repertory. Identity Shifts for New York City Opera 2012-06-01T14:12:32Z On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Gelb sought to reassure some of the company’s core supporters at a previously scheduled Metropolitan Opera Guild luncheon honoring the soprano Renée Fleming. James Levine Denies ‘Unfounded’ Sexual Abuse Accusations 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z “Of course, it’s crazy. I am not a dramatic soprano.” After Anna Netrebko’s ‘Macbeth’ Triumph, ‘Norma’ is Next 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z "There are not so many male sopranos in the world," Laszczkowski said ahead of the first night, explaining why he was the first male soprano to sing at the Royal Opera House. Male soprano stars in "forgotten" Italian opera 2010-09-24T13:07:00Z She’s a soprano who merges sweetness with fervor, clarity and delicacy with a sense of sorrow and melancholy resolve. Music Review: Eleftheria Arvanitaki’s Adoring Fans Flock to Carnegie Hall 2014-02-02T22:52:03Z Now it is the standard left-to-right lineup: sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood 2010-07-18T21:49:00Z 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 The writing, for baritone and soprano accompanied by cello and flute, often skated surprisingly close to more traditional forms. Two Downtown Luminaries, Still Blazing 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Turns out it's not – it's Dom using a falsetto or a soprano or whatever it is that it takes to make him sound like the quintessential indie female. New band of the day: Dom (No 989) 2011-03-18T19:05:41Z Ms. DiDonato recently sang the title role at the Houston Grand Opera; she has also sung the role of Elizabeth, both originally written for sopranos but now sometimes sung by mezzos. Joyce DiDonato Takes On ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T05:03:03Z As Isolde, Swedish soprano Annalena Persson, making her U.S. debut, unfurled a securely centered tone that could dominate the ensemble with apparent ease. Review: Seattle Opera's 'Tristan und Isolde' presented masterfully as an opera of the mind 2010-08-02T16:30:00Z He also played a slightly-curved mezzo soprano saxophone, with a deeper timbre. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z When I first began to sing, most of the better-known people who were singing folk songs had those sort of Kentucky mountain sopranos. Ronnie Gilbert, Folk Singer for the Weavers, Dies at 88 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Gambatese’s Constance, in cheerful, cleanly cut 1950s dresses, exudes a wholesome pertness that suggests Donna Reed, and her bell-bright soprano hasn’t got a throb of anxiety in it. | 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle': American Gothic Tale With a Ray of Sunshine 2010-09-27T23:00:00Z Singing a tiny role in that all-black production was a young soprano just out of Juilliard named Leontyne Price, who had become good friends with Ms. Allen when they both attended Wilberforce College in Ohio. Critic?s Notebook: Recalling a Revered Singer in Harlem 2011-02-27T22:42:03Z The Polish soprano Wioletta Chodowicz may be the least consistent of the principals, but her commitment to the role enables her to rise above some unsteady tone and dodgy tuning. Rusalka – review 2012-10-09T16:47:46Z Born into a musical family in South Africa, operatic soprano Pretty Yende grew up singing gospel music in church. Opera singer Pretty Yende says new album highlights her young career 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z It is a wonderful soubrette role that gives the glamorous Russian soprano ample opportunity to exert her magnetism and ply her comedic skills. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko?s Bel Canto Moment 2011-04-12T11:05:35Z But taking it over on Friday, the soprano Elza van den Heever was representative of a cast that sounded wan and unassertive. When the Orchestra Is the Star of the Opera 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z He recalled that there was originally “a beautiful pianissimo F natural” in one passage for the soprano Jennifer Check, who sings Almera, one of the wives. Nico Muhly, Composer of ?Dark Sisters? and ?Two Boys? 2011-11-04T15:23:56Z Singers still face limitations on their repertory for logistical reasons: A Wagnerian soprano might struggle with Baroque coloratura, and most Baroque specialists probably can’t project over a Wagnerian orchestra. Review: Philippe Jaroussky Breaks Away From Baroque Boundaries 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The splendid soprano Kate Royal, with the pianist Joseph Middleton, has chosen an enticing program of songs by Robert and Clara Schumann, Mahler and Samuel Barber for the next recital in the Armory’s rich season. Classical Music Listings for Nov. 18-24 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “Has anyone ever heard of any of those things they were selling?” said Carol Vaness, the soprano and a onetime City Opera star. How People?s Opera Orchestrated Its Peril 2011-06-15T13:37:18Z Arroyo, it added, had "dazzled the world with her glorious soprano voice and continues to share her artistry with a new generation of opera singers". MacLaine and Joel to get US honour 2013-09-13T10:02:43Z “To perform with a pickup orchestra is insane,” said Catherine Malfitano, a former City Opera soprano who has been organizing people against the company’s move, enlisting a long list of star singers. City Opera Director Defends New Season 2011-07-12T23:00:30Z Instead of Win Butler's tortured tenor, Régine Chassagne handles lead vocals with her airy soprano, a voice built for disco. Music Monday: Arcade Fire, DoughKain, Lake House Entertainment 2010-08-02T18:51:00Z Catherine Foster, the British soprano, missed making her American debut singing “Hojotoho!” in “The Valkyrie” on Monday night due to a leg injury sustained during the dress rehearsal. After ‘Ring’ rehearsal injury, a soprano finally gets her U.S. debut 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z She began lessons in Sydney with Aida Dickens, who convinced her that she was a soprano, very likely a dramatic soprano. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z But all “Ring” productions should have an element of renewal, and here that is granted to Brünnhilde, sung by Kampe with a heroic but smaller sound than other sopranos in the role. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Having grown up in a country that was behind the Iron Curtain, the soprano struggled in Italy with both culture shock and the distance from her family. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Edith Wiens, a stellar soprano and a renowned teacher, calls the contralto voice — or, informally, alto — a freak of nature, a product of “that inch in the throat.” Avery Amereau Is a Rarity in Music: A Contralto 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms. O’Hara is the possessor of a liquid soprano that was made for the shimmering romantic confessions so essential to classic American musicals. Theater Review: It Was Love At First Sound 2010-11-19T20:42:00Z And he’s a frolicsome performer, given to hip swivels and bowlegged squats, along with a constant rotation of tenor, alto and soprano saxophones. Music Review: Dave Koz and BeBe Winans at Bergen Performing Arts Center 2012-06-24T21:39:13Z The Metropolitan Opera, one of the co-producers of this seething and psychologically piercing staging, presented it in April with a matchless cast headed by the gleaming soprano Nina Stemme in the title role. The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z “It was dark, and the door was closed, and he didn’t see it,” his wife, the soprano Kristine Opolais, told The Boston Globe. Music Review: Tanglewood Welcomes Late Substitutes for Verdi’s Requiem 2013-07-28T19:39:40Z Gheorghiu — the glamorous, veteran Romanian soprano singing the opera’s title role in two performances, on Saturday afternoon and Wednesday evening — was standing in such a way that the melee was driving right toward her. Angela Gheorghiu, Diva of the Old School, Is Back at the Met 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The staging included a tour-de-force performance by Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Anna, wearing prosthetic breasts most of the time, and who is zipped up in a body bag as the lights go out. Anna Nicole Smith: big in life, now big in opera 2011-02-18T03:17:03Z Miss Albanese was what is called a lirico-spinto soprano, with a voice suited both for lyric roles and for somewhat weightier fare. Licia Albanese, Exalted Soprano, Is Dead at 105 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z A couple of weeks earlier, he had heard a recital rather less transporting, with, he recalls, a “really terrible soprano.” 30 Years on, the World’s Greatest Song Partnership Flourishes 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z The lovely lyric soprano Erin Morley is wonderful in the role. Music Review: ‘Dialogues des Carmélites,’ at Metropolitan Opera 2013-05-06T22:35:02Z The first movement asks, “What person would not weep seeing the Mother of Christ in such agony?” at first gently with a mournful, melismatic soprano solo — then aggressively, with collective shouting. A ‘Stabat Mater’ for the 21st Century, Colored by a Composer’s Faith 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The avian moniker of the title was initially attached to Jenny Lind, the celebrated 19th-century Swedish soprano who toured America in grand style, presented by P.T. Is This the Best Opera Singer You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The show’s star was undoubtedly Crowe, who tuned the color of her soprano to the music at hand. Review: Handel’s ‘Serse,’ With Yuks and Exquisite Playing 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Blue’s forthright, full-bodied soprano is supplemented by a presence that radiates wit. Review: A Thrilling ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, Radiating Warmth 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z So the Armenian soprano made her Royal Opera debut early to thundering applause. Don Carlo; Gods and Heroes – review 2013-05-11T23:07:35Z The soprano Ana María Martínez, appearing in her first leading role at the Met on Friday, made you disbelieve your watch. Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Showcases Ana María Martínez 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The cast of excellent singers was led by Ms. Greenleaf, a soprano. Music Review: Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin 2013-01-03T23:10:05Z And it introduces a soprano who will be a pleasure to get to know so well in the coming years. Review: A Young Soprano Meets the Hype at the Met Opera 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Bridge's modernist connections were then underlined with Alban Berg's Der Wein, in which Claire Booth was the exemplary soprano soloist, handling the slippery vocal lines as if there was nothing remotely challenging about them. Prom 19: BBCSO/Knussen ? review 2011-07-31T17:05:00Z “I imagined the soprano being lost in this kind of mass audience.” ‘Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars’ Arriving at Morgan Library 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Mama had a show-off soprano and Little Edie a nasal squawk. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Master Class With Christine Ebersole, a Singer of Many Voices 2011-01-26T21:21:57Z Mead, played by Anne Harley, a strong soprano, is a self-absorbed boor who spends her time promoting her own achievements. Music Review: Moved by Music of the Tropics, A Composer Moves to Them 2010-10-16T01:00:00Z Playing soprano saxophone on “Nardis,” he hit one high trill and held it there, ululating against the band’s swinging undertow. Music Review: Band?s Rapport Runs Deep, and the Undertow Swings 2011-02-23T22:59:31Z For all its excitement the piece remains a rarity, partly because the lone soprano is surrounded by an impractical half-dozen tenors. Mary Zimmerman?s ?Armida,? With Ren?e Fleming, at Met 2010-04-10T04:13:00Z The protesters also called on the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, who was singing the role of Tatiana, to denounce Mr. Putin’s policies. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z Another enchanting idea was to portray the Forest Bird as a lanky, bookish young woman in cardinal-red pants and coat; the soprano Stacey Tappan sang the part with nimbleness and sweet sound. Music Review: A Pair of Siegfrieds Complete the ?Ring? 2011-06-20T21:38:53Z Anthony Tommasini This week two popular but quite different American sopranos have significant performances that may reveal much about where they see themselves now and what artistic directions they are considering. The Week Ahead: Jan. 9 ? 15 2011-01-07T17:43:18Z But the strongest vocal performances of the weekend came on Friday evening from the bass-baritone Eric Owens and the soprano Melody Moore in “Macbeth.” At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Further segments of Mr. Robinson’s piece, sung serenely by the soprano Mellissa Hughes with gradually morphing accompaniment, served to fuse more turbulent works and busy Cagean collages. Music Review: Red Light New Music at Leonard Nimoy Thalia 2012-05-22T21:50:12Z Of all the lovely moments in a recital by the soprano Ying Fang on Monday evening at Alice Tully Hall, her two encores were particularly memorable. Review: Ying Fang Caps a Moving Recital With a Dedication to James Levine 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z There are so many sopranos in her voice category, it is difficult to step out. Elizabeth Futral at Lincoln Center Festival and Glimmerglass 2012-07-18T21:49:41Z Neither is the wistful ballad “Central Park West,” though Mr. Lovano, in the simmering heat of his soprano solo, gave it a glow of enlightenment. Review: In the Sanctuary of ‘The Spiritual Side of Coltrane’ 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Standing in a dressing room in the opera house in Montpellier, France, in May, the soprano Maya Kherani tugged at the waistband of her tiered skirt. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z James Bagwell conducted the excellent Collegiate Chorale and the American Symphony Orchestra in a stirring performance of the work on Friday evening at Carnegie Hall, with the stellar soprano Nicole Cabell as a soloist. Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 2012-02-05T22:40:45Z The soprano Ah Young Hong, a frequent collaborator, delivered the eerie texts of “a breath upward” with expressive intensity, although she sometimes had to sing in such a high range that the text wasn’t audible. Review: A Dark, Haunting Work by Michael Hersch Gets a Premiere 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The angelic yet longing lyrics from Bannister, "I don't wanna break your heart", are complemented with reflective synths that sound like a soprano choir has recorded the track with them. Explorers – New Band Up North #26 2013-05-13T16:00:01Z Behind them loom the stone walls of the Felsenreitschule theater, whose vast stage has rarely seemed bigger or lonelier than when the soprano Corinne Winters races across it, running with nowhere to go. At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z And it was hard to fully discern the qualities of the four admirable soloists: The soprano Zarina Abaeva sang with focused, radiant tone that sometimes seemed thin, or was that impression enhanced by the amplification? Review: A Must-Hear Maestro Leads ‘Requiem’ at the Shed 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The conceit that Echo’s echoes of the soprano were enthusiastic interpolations, rapidly shushed by the two other singers, was particularly funny. Review | Early-career professionals bring flair to a tough Strauss score 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z The American soprano Corinne Winters, in her European debut, looked great, moved well, acted smartly and sang terrifically. Eugene Onegin; La traviata – review 2013-02-10T00:06:16Z His affection for treacle and sentiment still runs rampant, his voice still slips into a buttery soprano, and he still uses rock guitars to indicate "rage" and gospel choirs to announce "inspiration." The New Michael Jackson Album: Not Bad, but Pretty Good 2010-12-10T08:00:00Z The soprano soloist sings passages from the Latin liturgy as part of certain choral episodes. Music Review: ‘War Requiem’ by Britten, With an Angelic Touch 2014-05-02T21:20:34Z Above all, Goerke brings a vocal bloom to the role that few sopranos today could match. Christine Goerke scores as Strauss heroine 2011-10-07T10:50:13Z “A Journey,” the Sony Classical debut album of South African soprano Pretty Yende, kicks off with a throwback to the 1950s. CD reviews: Hitting high notes in the opera canon 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Sumptuously orchestrated, its elegant arrangements blooming with strings and soprano choruses, Twelve Reasons To Die is very much the sort of record a rapper should be making in his 42nd year. Ghostface Killah: 'Everyone said Wu-Tang Clan wasn't gonna work' 2013-05-10T12:00:00Z Every so often, he would lean over and whisper about some enjoyable or dissonant moment — the bravura of the conductor’s baton, the ill-fitting costume on the mezzo soprano. Perspective | With Terrence McNally’s death, the theater has lost a voice of consummate wit and passion 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z He also has more than a dozen soprano saxes — many of them the lovely little curved ones in vogue until the 1950s — and some flutes. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z His childhood friend Jonathas is sung by the radiant Portuguese soprano Ana Quintans, made to look like a bookish, slightly uptight young man with short hair and glasses. Music Review: ‘David et Jonathas,’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-04-18T21:56:57Z So police officers surreptitiously joined the chorus onstage — where they could get as close as possible to the soprano and go unnoticed. London Tours Explore the Worlds of Opera and Classical Music 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, he attended an event at Perez Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood with famed soprano Renee Fleming, who holds a similar position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Yo-Yo Ma to continue work at Chicago Symphony 2012-10-17T22:12:08Z The soprano Christine Goerke will host the series and introduce brief documentary segments that will fill pauses in programs of roughly 75 minutes. Metropolitan Opera Will Livestream Its Biggest Stars 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Still, it was Mr. Nathanson, with his sideways fedora and his soprano and alto squawking, who conveyed the heart of this band. Music Review: Not Exactly Your Top 40 ?Reunited? 2010-10-01T23:00:00Z Ms. Lorson’s gentle voice, and the ghostly soprano harmonies of the Soubrettes, are usually backed by just a handful of instruments: her piano, a banjo, a pedal steel guitar, rarely drums. Music: Listening to Sia Tolno, Wye Oak, Etta James and Givers 2011-12-30T17:00:00Z This aria benefits when sung by a soprano with plush sound and velvety legato, not Ms. Radvanovsky’s selling points. Compelling Singers Lift a Muddled ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Feola, a soprano who made her Met debut in a revival of the old production in 2019, is returning to eager anticipation and the spotlight of a premiere. ‘Rigoletto’ at the Met Unites a Father and Daughter. Again. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z One more performer deserves mention: as the baron’s secretary, an invented character, the soprano Sharin Apostolou stole scene after scene with her whimsical expressions and flamboyant moves. Critic’s Notebook: Glimmerglass Offers an Ambitious Spread of Works 2013-07-22T22:01:46Z Italian soprano Patrizia Ciofi sounds a little faded and not exactly effortless on the many vocal acrobatics, but she brings a dramatic differentiation of vocal colors to the innocent girl Dinorah. CD reviews: Eschenbach and Goerne take on somber Brahms 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Alkema recently switched from mezzo to soprano repertory, and that's evident in the unusual power she commands in her lower register. Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' 2010-07-11T19:01:00Z Although perhaps better known as Butterfly, Miss Albanese played Violetta more often than any other soprano in Met history, according to a death notice placed by the company in the New York Times. Licia Albanese, acclaimed opera soprano known for ‘Madama Butterfly,’ dies at 105 And some people rallied behind Mr. Domingo, including his “Macbeth” co-star, the soprano Anna Netrebko, who wrote on Instagram that she was looking forward to sharing the stage “with fantastic Plácido Domingo!” Plácido Domingo Leaves Met Opera Amid Sexual Harassment Inquiry 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z It was a gamble for this soprano to sing the touchstone title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” for the first time ever this spring at the Metropolitan Opera. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The soprano saxophone often echoed the women’s voices. Review: Hints of Eternity at Trinity Wall Street 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The soprano Karen Slack, her words sometimes muffled by her sound, gave the cycle its emotional release. Review: Songs That Defy the ‘Quotidian Nature of Evil’ 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The cast was huge, and it was sensational, headed by a legendary dramatic soprano, Teresa Stratas. Critic's Pick: 'Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The soprano Elizabeth Futral sang beautifully throughout but reserved her most expressive work for a setting of Apollinaire’s “Salomé.” Music Review: Contact!, New York Philharmonic Series at Met Museum 2012-12-26T22:31:15Z That act leads to the famous “mad scene,” an extended showpiece for sopranos notable for the intricate vocal line and elaborate ornamentation that typified the bel canto style of early 19th century Italian opera. Met moves Donizetti opera to decaying American town 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It's like presenting the flowers to the soprano at the end of the recital: if it's done well, no one notices it happen. How historically accurate is The King's Speech? 2011-01-09T20:30:01Z “We were just saying how much we liked your dress,” said Angela Meade, the rising soprano who will take over for three “Bolena” performances in October. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z Fabiano's co-star on Monday will be soprano Angela Meade, who studied with him at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts and was also a winner of those Met auditions. Rising tenor Fabiano tackles early Verdi 2013-04-05T14:03:11Z That ultimatum had one singer in mind: the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, the company’s leading diva, who criticized the war but remained silent about Putin. At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z While Asian sopranos have appeared in the opera’s title role at the Met and elsewhere, the character is still most often portrayed by white women. A Radical Redo for ‘Madama Butterfly’ — to Save It? 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z McNally’s cookie-cutter characters include a glamorous opera star who passed up love for a career now wondering what it all means in middle age and the ruthlessly ambitious young Eastern European soprano stealing the limelight. 'Great Scott,' an opera about opera, shows what makes Jake Heggie so popular 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Once again, Stemme showed she is the real deal: a true dramatic soprano. Nina Stemme triumphs in `Salome' at Carnegie 2012-05-25T14:04:09Z The soprano Alison Wells and the ensemble Firebird juxtapose two of Schoenberg's greatest expressionist works. Schoenberg: Das Buch der H?ngenden G?rten; Pierrot Lunaire 2010-06-17T21:30:00Z At the center of this “Elektra” were two remarkable Lithuanian sopranos. It’s (Almost) Business as Usual at the Salzburg Festival 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z A single encore, Monteverdi’s “Christe Adoramus Te,” at the end of a long evening, pushed the soprano sound to the breaking point. In D.C. debut, vocal ensemble Vox Luminis offers moments of beauty despite hiccups Also, we loved the musical, Oliver!, with its boy soprano and jaunty exclamation point. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 10: Oliver Twist 2012-01-27T18:23:43Z Mr. Birtwistle’s work has always dealt with mythic themes, and he returns to them in these two “scenas” for soprano, tenor and six instruments. Review: Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘The Cure’ and ‘The Corridor,’ Myths With a Twist 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Some scenes were extended; dance sequences were added; the role of Billie, Charles’s mother, was significantly expanded to create a true leading soprano part, here sung movingly by Latonia Moore. Review: ‘Fire’ Brings a Black Composer to the Met, Finally 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Writing in The New York Times in 1998, Anthony Tommasini described Ms. Curtin as an “estimable American soprano, who has achieved notable success and respect throughout the field but never quite the recognition she deserves.” Phyllis Curtin, American Soprano Who Championed New Music, Dies at 94 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Because women largely were not allowed on stage during the early baroque period, castrati – or male sopranos – took on the female parts. Bath celebrates the life of the bedhopping singing star of the 1700s 2010-04-12T06:00:00Z On “Second Opinion,” Warfield, now on soprano sax, parlayed the audience’s palpable intrigue into a halting, inquisitive line, slightly monotonous but mesmerizingly so. Review | George Burton takes the audience on a wild ride 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Its texts, initially sung by the sopranos, unfolded over a gentle humming that increased in intensity, with the line “What makes us choose” sung with declamatory passion. Review: Musica Sacra Highlights Living Composers 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The character is a woman, who is reinforced by two female singers, a high soprano and a contralto; they at first sing from the orchestra pit, but at times join Montezuma onstage like sisterly allies. Review: At Salzburg Festival, a Story of Sex and Conquest 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The 33-year-old soprano had woken up the morning of her performance here with a scratchy throat. ‘This Is Who We’ve Been Waiting For’: A Diva on the Precipice 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The dramatic soprano Tiffany Townsend, who plays Idleness, is in the young artist program at Los Angeles Opera, where she has specialized in the standard repertoire. An Eagerly Awaited Opera, Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z As a soprano nestled in a tenor’s arms, the room’s temperature seemed to rise a couple of degrees. Romeo and Juliet, Flushed and Feverish at the Met Opera 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The role is a tour de force for a soprano who can combine alluring long-spun lyrical singing with dazzling, sometimes demonic, coloratura flights. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z “Florida” certainly had strong moments, not least Florida herself: Sharin Apostolou was terrific playing a curious, vibrant teenager with a vivid and seemingly tireless soprano voice. Review | A #MeToo opera that misses the ‘me’ and the ‘too’ 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z By the time she returned in the early 1990s, she had begun taking on traditional soprano roles like Isolde and Leonore in “Fidelio.” Keep Going, Keep Going, Even at the Met 2011-04-03T02:14:50Z Then the sopranos make their entrance, and the harmonies shift in surprising directions. Interest Grows in a Master of Choral Mystery and Power 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Not to be outdone, soprano Amber Wagner poured forth streams of opulent sound, registering just enough terror in her voice in the Libera Me section. L.A. Master Chorale delivers a mighty, thrilling Verdi Requiem 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z “As soon as all the trees leaved out, I was like, ‘I’m staying forever,’” she said of spring’s recent start, singing those last few words in a soprano vibrato. Joan Shelley’s New Songs Soothe Old Wounds 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z When a sound system boom jolted the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater midway through Brenda Rae’s Washington debut Sunday afternoon, the soprano and pianist Jonathan Ware kept going. Review | Sound system boom rattles Kennedy Center audience, but not soprano Brenda Rae 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The vivacious soprano Measha Brueggergosman, making her company debut, found more pith in the small part of Sister Rose than had any performer heard previously. Houston Grand Opera Holds to Its Promise of Excellence 2011-02-09T16:15:56Z A soprano of staggering versatility, she cultivated a repertoire that ranged from the classical works of Mozart to the avant-garde compositions of Webern. Marni Nixon, uncredited star of Hollywood musicals, dies at 86 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Sabala, who sings the title role, is a compelling young soprano who graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in May 2016 and is studying vocal performance at Drake University in Des Moines. They filmed the opera 'Vireo' on Alcatraz. Soon you can stream it on your iPad or phone 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Larsson, a valued concert and opera singer, bills herself as a contralto and especially early on the voice sounded a little heavy in a role normally the province of dramatic sopranos and mezzos. Opera Review: Wagner, Sleek but Deep 2011-02-08T12:30:06Z The appealing coloratura soprano Hye Jung Lee was a wonderful Olympia, tossing off roulades and runs, and singing with bright, penetrating, creamy sound. Music Review: San Francisco Offers Stravinsky and Offenbach 2013-06-24T21:37:07Z The soprano Alyson Cambridge was sensational as Vi, her radiant smile and focused voice illuminating the club’s darkest recesses. Music Review: ‘Blue Monday,’ at the Cotton Club 2013-06-19T20:48:52Z The soprano Susanna Phillips brought touching vulnerability to the role of Birdie, Oscar’s flighty wife, who frets and drinks too much. A Soldier’s Racially Charged Suicide Becomes a Powerful Opera 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z On opening night, soprano Elizabeth Caballero played the new governess with a sense of youthful determination. Seattle Opera’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is tense, spooky — and not for everyone 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z On the title track, a group improvisation, Mr. Garrison lays a framework of looped chords and effects, over which Ravi Coltrane ventures a soprano saxophone melody, elucidating a song form in real time. Review: Jack DeJohnette’s ‘In Movement’ and ‘Return’ Show Sweep 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Two of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century were born in Sweden a century ago, within a few weeks of each other. A Tale of Two Sopranos: Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z “Carousel” and “The Sound of Music,” all shows that would suit her liquid, soaring soprano; so, too, would Anna in “The King and I.” Review: Playing Sondheim in the Woods 2010-08-24T16:00:00Z The Philharmonic’s other soloists included the soprano Sherezade Panthaki, who scrupulously shaped her music by approaching top notes with a diminuendo. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z My chief reservation is that the diction of the two sopranos, Sarah-Jane Brandon and Elizabeth Watts, is not lucid enough; even so, their phrasing registers keenly. Mark Morris’s Transcendent ‘Il Allegro,’ Captured on Film for PBS 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z As sung by the radiant soprano Heather Buck, Alma is an impulsive young woman who thinks the sullen Ennis may actually be her means of escaping ranch life and living properly in town. Music Review: Lyrical Cowboys In Love, On Stage 2014-01-29T09:33:49Z In between, a pianist, a violinist and a soprano contribute prayers and Bach preludes. Review: In Two Israeli Plays, the Promise of Peace Keeps Receding 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Shiny percussion, flutes and high soprano voices evoke a desert heat that begins to shimmer in a state of sustained, quiet elation. Musical Travel Companions for a Year of Going Nowhere 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Opera houses are in a spin because leading sopranos are parked, like 747s, in the wrong place right round the globe. Smiling in the face of ash 2010-04-18T16:30:00Z For the Russian soprano Albina Shagimuratova, it was her first turn in the bravura role of Konstanze, the noblewoman whose fidelity is tested when she is abducted and sold into Turkish slavery. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z There’s also a bassist, Drew Gress, and a guitarist, Liberty Ellman, along with Mr. Robinson on tenor and soprano saxophones and alto flute. New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z Ms. Schwartz sounded radiant in “Deep in My Heart I Bear Suffering,” and her bright soprano was a gracious counterpart to Ms. Fink’s dusky mezzo in their duos. Music Review: Of Maidens and Monks, In a Cozy Concert 2011-04-26T20:15:29Z Violetta is also regarded as one of the most fearsome soprano roles in the repertory. New take on old favorite: ‘La traviata’ at Seattle Opera 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The tenors and sopranos shied away from the swiftly moving harmonies, reflecting a general timidity among all the choristers when they didn’t have a clear melody to sing. Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Power wasn’t an issue for the soprano Rachel Willis-Sorensen as Donna Anna, but the glassy hardness of her tone may be an acquired taste. Review: A Lifeless Revival of ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Met 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z On Sunday the lineup features instrumental works by Haydn, Janacek, Schumann and Haydn duets for soprano and tenor. Opera & Classical Music Listings for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z A soprano who can swing as freely as she can soar, McDonald is also one of the most stirring stage actors of her generation. Audra McDonald soars in her stirring tour through the American musical 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Opening her one song as a soul lament, she rocketed up into soprano scat over Glasper's driving piano vamp, held sustained notes as pure as a tuning-fork, and retired to huge applause. London jazz festival: Ambrose Akinmusire/Robert Glasper – review 2012-11-11T17:38:24Z Melissa Wimbish, a soprano in Baltimore, posted the leaked emails on Twitter in February. Baltimore Symphony Fires Flutist Who Shared Covid Conspiracy Theories 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z For a scene in which the cabin boy Pip, played by Talise Trevigne, a soprano, is lost at sea, Ms. Trevigne hung suspended above the stage, futilely paddling against a daunting expanse of projected waves. Music Review: In ?Moby-Dick? in Dallas, Big Role for the Roiling Sea 2010-05-02T22:07:00Z There are traces of Bjork and others in her phrasing and the instrumentation varies from song to song; the purity of her soprano voice provides the unifying factor. Charlotte Church is back with new material, tour 2013-03-15T13:27:13Z His engaging new album, “Space Squid,” spotlights the same longtime band joining him at the Village Vanguard, with the tenor and soprano saxophonist Seamus Blake, the pianist Bill Carrothers and the bassist Ben Street. Jazz Listings for May 20-26 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s not like she’s the lead soprano at the Met Opera. Pregnancy Takes a Turn on the Red Carpet 2013-05-15T22:24:07Z 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 There is little sense of soprano and alto voices, and I never felt that Spacek was striving to convey any emotional message through the sound. Violinist Josef Spacek displays striking dexterity but a strangely impersonal sound 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z And these two were allowed so loudly in the last solo ensemble that there was no telling whether the soprano hit her top B successfully or not. Beethoven Loses to Piazzolla at the Seattle Symphony 2012-12-29T18:39:04Z Ms. Netrebko, the star soprano, issued a statement opposing the war in Ukraine but withdrew from performing after declining to distance herself from Mr. Putin, whom she has expressed support for in the past. Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably. 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s similarly a homecoming for soprano Angela Meade, born and raised in Chehalis, triumphing at the Metropolitan Opera and across Europe, but only now making her Seattle Opera debut. Seattle Opera returns to live performance with outdoors ‘Die Walküre’ concert 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The other vocal soloists — Mary Wilson and Kristen Watson, sopranos; and Sumner Thompson and Donald Wilkinson, baritones — also made solid contributions. Music Review | Boston Baroque: Praise of Mary at Eventide Resounds Across 400 Years 2010-03-08T07:50:00Z Dolores Wilson, Met Soprano, Dies at 82 Dolores Wilson, a soprano of the 1950s who later sang in Broadway musicals, died on Sept. Dolores Wilson, Met Soprano, Dies at 82 2010-10-05T00:10:00Z The evening’s main business was to honor this year’s Tucker Award winner, the young soprano Angela Meade, who receives a $30,000 prize, the foundation’s largest grant. Music Review: Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Lincoln Center - Review 2011-11-07T23:04:32Z Neal Davies's impassioned account of the baritone's prayer in the second movement was underpinned by a solo horn; soprano Carolyn Sampson's expression of hope in the fourth was accompanied by an oboe. An English Requiem 2010-08-11T21:00:00Z A soprano’s voice answered from a second float heading to meet his, on which the actress Monica Bellucci, made up like Maria Callas in a teal gown and glittering diamonds, lip-synced seductively. Not Even Plácido Domingo Can Say No to ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The performance will feature a brand new live score for organ and soprano. Film festival boasts 57 premieres 2013-01-17T00:16:46Z A Love Potion Opens the Met Season Another Metropolitan Opera opening night, another new production of a Donizetti starring the charismatic soprano Anna Netrebko. Review of Metropolitan Opera’s ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ 2012-09-25T12:41:03Z The two concerts on Sunday feature cantatas by Daniel Felsenfeld and a song cycle for soprano and accordion by Albert Behar. Classical Music Listings for May 16-22 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Bakanova is not the first soprano to be thrust into the spotlight by a last-minute role in “La Traviata” with the Royal Opera. Ekaterina Bakanova, an Opera Sensation Also Touched by Luck 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Christiane Libor is not a name I knew, but her company debut as Senta showed her to be a strong dramatic soprano with the melodious instincts to do justice to Wagner’s most conventionally melodic opera. At WNO, strong ‘Dutchman’ cast makes up for production’s deficits 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z An incomparable Verdi soprano, Ms. Price especially owned the role of Aida. Critics Pick Recordings to Celebrate Verdi’s Bicentennial 2013-12-26T22:00:58Z The battle-of-the-bands chaos of the music galleries, where soprano Leontyne Price struggles to be heard over Michael Jackson, goes silent. The African American Museum tells powerful stories — but not as powerfully as it could 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Birdsong, a fluty soprano who bore a resemblance to Ballard — the women even had the same shoe and dress size — was professional, poised and well practiced. The Family of a Former Supreme Battles for Control of Her Life 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Over a few years, the bit evolved to its current format: two acts, with soprano and pianist. A mix of opera and sketch comedy: Meet The Drunken Tenor 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z It was a gift to the Met’s reigning prima donna, the soprano Anna Netrebko, and featured her in acts from three Puccini operas, conducted by the company’s music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Review: Anna Netrebko Rings in the Year With a Met Gala 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Andriessen's cantata for soprano and orchestra, Dances, is an esoteric monologue about the emotional travails of an ancient Egyptian princess, sung here with succulent tone by Rebecca Lea. Ensemble 10/10/Rundell – review 2013-02-28T14:59:43Z On Friday, there’s the First and Third Symphonies; on Saturday, the Second and Fourth; and on Sunday, the “German Requiem,” with the soprano Diana Damrau and the baritone Christian Gerhaher. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 27-March 5 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The Albanian soprano, 48, has won over audiences on both sides of the Atlantic with the depth and authenticity of her performances, especially in the realism of “verismo” works by Verdi and Puccini. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Near the beginning, as Mr. Shorter took the cap off the soprano, his reed slid out and fell to the ground. Music Review: Abstract and Fluid Jazz 2011-02-10T23:29:00Z Updike introduced the character of a cat that both meowed and talked, a charming role that Schuller assigned to a high soprano. When Boston Ruled the Music World 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z When the soprano Julia Bullock sings “Somewhere,” her final syllables resonate with triumphant hopefulness, but the ensemble roils underneath, as if predicting the tragic finale, the dashing of individual hopes. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z After starting his career as a straight-ahead tenor saxophonist, he took a left turn — soaking up inspiration from the Arab world, sub-Saharan Africa and Japan, and focusing mostly on the solo soprano saxophone. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z There's evidence – forced chest tones, unsteadiness when singing softly, lunges at high notes – that Mattila's move into dramatic soprano territory was a mistake from which she is wisely trying to extricate herself. Puccini: Tosca ? review 2010-12-09T22:15:00Z But at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, the Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva first sang the word in a voice straightforward and resolute, trying desperately to project strength. Sonya Yoncheva as Mimì in the Met’s ‘La Bohème' 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z The remaining winner, a soprano, Lori Guilbeau, 24, from Golden Meadow, La., was an audience favorite for her lush, melting accounts of arias from Verdi’s “Don Carlos” and Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.” 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 That world premiere was Daniel Brewbaker's "Be Thou the Voice" for soprano and orchestra, which employs the Wallace Stevens poem, "Mozart, 1935," as its text. Review: a full stage, full of beauty for SSO Mozart program 2011-01-21T18:50:05Z And with the fine young soprano Lisa Milne as an animated and beguiling vocal soloist, Mahler’s portrait of heaven, as reported by an angel, worked its magic. Music Review: Conductor Makes Philharmonic Debut With Sufi Poetry and Celestial Yearnings 2011-03-04T23:52:30Z A violinist uncle recorded Schubert’s “Ave Maria” with the soprano phenomenon Rosa Ponselle. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z The scoring is very austere, and with the exception of one soprano role, the entire thing is written for low voices. Vivaldi: Armida al Campo d'Egitto 2010-07-08T21:50:00Z She is not now singing the roles she anticipated she would be performing in her glory days as a dramatic soprano. Opera Review: Matthias Goerne Fills In as Lead at the Met 2014-03-07T22:34:23Z This chamber opera for soprano and four instruments is described as exploring the tension between what we hide and what we reveal. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z He added that acclaimed Russian soprano Anna Netrebko "didn't need to do something like this". Conductor backs Putin over protest 2012-12-19T13:32:29Z The soprano Marguerite Krull gave it a clean and fluent rendition. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Performs Handel Rarities 2014-03-22T02:05:28Z The next recital in the organization’s New York series features Julia Bullock, a young soprano already gaining attention. Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:20:26Z The art of the male soprano has changed much over the 32-year life of the opera. Akhnaten as you've never seen him: How L.A. Opera delivers Philip Glass' Egyptian Pharaoh tale 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z As an audience member, he started with the best: At his first visit to the opera, when he was about 10, he saw the great soprano Birgit Nilsson in “Turandot.” Christoph Waltz, Directing Opera, Moves From Tarantino to Verdi 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Shaddow could easily pass for French and has a soprano of lovely warmth and agility. 2010-02-06T06:35:00Z That her brave, pathetic loneliness nevertheless came through clearly was the work of the soprano Yunah Lee, an assertive, mature Butterfly. ‘An American Tragedy’ and More at Glimmerglass 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In two programs over three days, in elegantly intimate rooms at the Park Avenue Armory, this soprano, one of the most restlessly adventurous artists of our time, gave a pair of extraordinary performances. Best Classical Music of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z It's a terrific tour de force for soprano, the feisty Piia Komsi in this recording, whose lines vaporise the texts into syllables and weave them into the microtonal webs of instrumental sound. Chin: Fantasie M?canique; Xi; Akrotischon-Wortspiel; Double Concerto - review 2011-03-24T21:45:00Z Last month, the Washington Post critic Anne Midgette wrote perceptively about the question of race and opera casting, focussing on whether only Asian sopranos should sing the role of Madame Butterfly. A Small Step Toward Correcting the Overwhelming Whiteness of Opera 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z In 1996, Mr. Walker, now 92, became the first black composer to win a Pulitzer Prize, for “Lilacs,” a short piece for soprano and orchestra based on a poem by Walt Whitman. Review: Pairing Beethoven With George Walker at Mannes College 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z He also played soprano saxophone, and in the mid-1950s he became one of the first significant jazz flutists, impressing the critics if not himself. James Moody, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 85 2010-12-10T19:00:00Z The group’s members — Joshua Redman on tenor and soprano saxophones; Aaron Parks on piano, organ and keyboards; Matt Penman on bass; and Eric Harland on drums — share the responsibility for that sleight of hand. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-25T21:59:41Z It makes sense psychologically, but there is something to be said for splitting them, not least the possibility of assigning the four very different characters to sopranos with different vocal qualities. Music Review: Is It Traditional or Modern? Both, With Nods to Kafka and Fellini 2010-09-29T22:38:00Z The soprano Celia Alcedo, he says, "couldn't believe the expressiveness of some of the lines" she was given to sing. Iamus, classical music's computer composer, live from Malaga 2012-07-01T11:56:51Z Echoing Britten's originally intended English, German and Russian soloists, it featured a Latvian soprano, an English tenor and a Norwegian baritone. War Requiem 2010-05-02T20:45:00Z That was all for the good, because her rather thin, shaky, theatrical soprano, though serviceable, is not an instrument that transports you to heavenly realms or tragic depths. Music Review: Raissa Katona Bennett at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-08-23T22:26:11Z Van Kooten and Smith were particularly admirable in their respective soprano and bass solos, while the beautifully prepared Baltimore Choral Arts sang magnificently. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concludes centennial season with energy and style 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z I liken it to bel canto opera, where it’s all about the pyrotechnics of the soprano. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The soprano Dawn Upshaw, a frequent collaborator of Mr. Golijov’s, sang expressively here and in the composer’s “How Slow the Wind,” set to two poems by Emily Dickinson. Music Review: Crash Ensemble at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-20T20:49:46Z Other sopranos were more musically probing and dramatically vivid. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z Like its companion pieces, it has soaring soprano lines and smoothly flowing polyphony, with only occasional touches of light chromaticism and mild dissonance to betray its 20th-century provenance. Music Review: Amuse Revives Villa-Lobos?s ?Missa S?o Sebasti?o? 2010-06-14T23:07:00Z But elsewhere, Webster particularly impressed with her gleaming soprano tone and long, long phrases. L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato – review 2013-05-13T17:32:17Z Opera more or less instantly fulfils the wishes of those who crave pleasure, and within half an hour a licentious soprano has taken care of his sexual education. La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z Nicole Cabell’s soprano began to bloom a few numbers in, but she seemed cool and prim next to Ms. Bullock’s charismatic sensuality. Review: Exploring Langston Hughes in Song, Locally 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Swedish soprano Nina Stemme, who received raves in Munich, Milan and Paris for her Wagner, beat five others including Joyce DiDonato and Sarah Connolly to be named best female singer. Frankfurt, Kaufmann, Stemme top opera honors 2013-04-22T21:52:58Z True, it looks as if she might be that way in the opening scene, when Callas addresses the audience with cozy condescension while taking digs at other famous sopranos. | 'Master Class': Enough About You; Let?s Revisit My Glory Days 2011-07-08T02:01:43Z A half sister, Iris Adami Corradetti, a soprano, won acclaim as the title character of Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly” and was later a prominent vocal coach. Fiora Corradetti Contino, trailblazing female conductor, dies at 91 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Then, in a short transitional scene, we see the Young Shepherd in the opera pass by: the soprano Christiane Kohl, dressed as a newspaper delivery boy on a bike. Music: ?Tannh?user? for the Tenderhearted at Bayreuth Festival 2010-08-06T22:06:00Z The work sometimes feels dated, but Honegger’s sound combinations are consistently savvy: melancholy trumpet and double bass, winsome soprano and flute. Music Review: Manhattan School of Music in ‘King David’ and Stravinsky’s Mass 2014-04-07T20:32:11Z Betsy Horne, an American soprano who has been developing a substantial career in Europe, gave an excellent performance as Katya, both dramatically and vocally, on Saturday evening. The Operas ‘Facing Goya’ and ‘Katya Kabanova,’ at Spoleto 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z She was raised by her mother and stepfather, a prosperous lawyer, and showed early talent for singing as a soprano in her church choir. Mary Ann Mobley, a Miss America who starred onscreen with Elvis Presley, dies 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z He praises her “unshakeable rhythmic sense, which enables her to dance freely around the beat, lending her phrasing a refreshing unpredictability,” and marvels at this crystalline soprano’s “swinging jazz beat.” Barbara Cook, a Broadway singer who revealed the great American songbook in a new light 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z As Judith, the soprano Ausrine Stundyte made a bizarre treatment of the character — constantly on the verge of self-immolation — at least compelling, with a fierce humanity largely absent in the staging. Review: Two Operas Conjure Apocalypses Personal and Cosmic 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The soprano late last month made her Broadway debut as Christine in “The Phantom of the Opera,” becoming the first Black woman in the role in the show’s 33-year history in New York. Emilie Kouatchou makes ‘Phantom’ history on Broadway 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Some of the vocal soloists offered a more operatic approach, like the soprano Annette Dasch, who made her Philharmonic debut on Tuesday. | New York Philharmonic: A Period-Style Taste of a Holiday-Season Staple 2009-12-17T06:08:00Z Her class is part of a series that began in October with a master class by the soprano Joyce DiDonato and concludes with a class by Eric Owens on May 1. ArtsBeat: Renée Fleming to Teach Master Class at Juilliard 2014-02-03T18:19:16Z He played that distinctive soprano sax on Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe," a melody that, now that it's in your head, will probably stay there the rest of the day. Harold Battiste, influential New Orleans jazz musician, dies at 83 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Big and overwrought, they are the sort of thing that might work in the European mountain house of a histrionic soprano, but in a New York City apartment they are too much. I Was Misinformed: I Was Misinformed: The Breakup Bed 2012-10-15T19:07:39Z Here was a major soprano in a risky venture, pulling it off with intelligence and taste, yet being careful all the way. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z Bernheim’s Duke overwhelmed the defenses of the soprano Rosa Feola’s Gilda with sheer power in Act I, and dialed up the sensuality with a coddled sound in the Act III quartet. Review: At the Met Opera, a Tenor Arrives in ‘Rigoletto’ 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z And to see this magnificent black artist portraying that role was as wonderful as hearing her magnificent soprano voice sing it. Debating ‘Otello,’ Blackface and Casting Trends 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z In terms of technique, belting is a step beyond the chest voice, which sopranos use sparingly — think of the line “Muori!” uttered by Tosca after stabbing Scarpia — because it can strain the voice. Deborah Voigt to Play ?Annie Get Your Gun? Lead 2010-07-22T21:29:00Z Her cohort in this kind of triumph was a sympathetic conductor, James Conlon, who assertively balanced Strauss’ domineering orchestra against a lone soprano. L.A. Opera's 30-year-old 'Salome' is back, and not a kid anymore 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z He retains his mentholated soprano saxophone sound, and his bond with an adoring and loyal audience. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z The production over all was quite satisfying, offering an insightful look at the piece by Mr. Miller and an admirable young cast led by the plush-voiced soprano Laquita Mitchell and the robust tenor David Pomeroy. Music Review: City Opera Returns With Jonathan Miller?s ?Traviata? 2012-02-13T23:38:27Z And in the world of talented young singers, there may be none with greater promise just now than 32-year-old American soprano Angela Meade. Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' 2010-07-11T19:01:00Z Feldman’s piece — scored for percussion, celesta, viola, choir and soprano — was an abstract analogue to Rothko’s canvases. 50 Years Later, the Rothko Chapel Meets a New Musical Match 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Meade’s plush soprano, with a silvery glint that sharpens when she sings forte, eloquently expressed her character’s volatility and pain. Review: The Opera Orchestra of New York Shares a Story Inspired by a Byron Poem 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Another reason for the opera’s obscurity is that Gemma is “perhaps vocally the most daunting role Donizetti ever composed for a soprano,” says the New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Opera Review: Donizetti's Birthplace Revives His Bel Canto Gem,' Gemma Di Vergi' 2011-09-20T12:00:07Z Her voice has beguiling sheen and clarity, like a classic lyric soprano. Review: Listening at the Met, After James Levine 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z But when the soprano Beverly Sills performed them as such with the New York City Opera in the 1970s, a tradition was born. Spare Times for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In a statement, Augusta Read Thomas, a composer and member of the academy, praised Ms. Soper, a soprano and a composer of innovative, daring vocal works, for her “energized, vivid and colorful” music. The Composer Kate Soper and the Makers of 'Life Is a Dream' Win Awards 1465-10-26T05:00:00Z But on Friday night violinist Blair Milton began Northwestern University's 2011 Winter Chamber Music Festival by including a transcription for 12 players and soprano of Mahler's idyllic Fourth Symphony. A spirited opening to the chamber music festival 2011-01-08T20:58:00Z I fell in love with the work’s endless variety of melody and mood, the earthshaking bass arias, the airy calm of the later soprano solos. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the lift, a choir sings angelic scales: up from bass to soprano, down from soprano to bass. Prickly customers: Martin Creed and Richard Wright in Edinburgh 2010-08-04T20:31:00Z One of her first acts as resident scholar was a response to the death of pioneering African American soprano Jessye Norman. Seattle Opera may have the country’s only opera scholar in residence, helping make the art form more diverse and relevant 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The soprano Banlingyu Ban conveys the inner resilience of this tragic heroine through the bright tones and strong delivery of the vocal lines. ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Carmen,’ in Bold and Vivid Cuts 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z "With her plush, classically trained soprano scaled down to jazz-soloist size, Ms. McDonald sings selections from Holiday's repertoire with sensitive musicianship and rich seams of feeling that command rapt admiration," said the New York Times. Singer Audra McDonald transforms into Billie Holiday on Broadway 2014-04-14T16:41:20Z Elsewhere — such as in “Der Neue Orpheus,” a cantata for soprano and violin soloists — Weill proved a master of balancing disparate voices, with a keen ear for precise orchestration. Kurt Weill’s Path From Europe to Broadway Was a Straight Line 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z She found the mentor she needed in the soprano Diana Soviero, who had become a noted teacher. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The soprano Tony Arnold was a wide-eyed, slightly overwrought presence, but she brought remarkable flexibility, sensitivity and warmth to the keening, sometimes desperate vocal lines. Music Review: Astringent Modernist Meets Instrument of Old 2011-03-08T21:21:07Z In the late 1960s, my wife at the time, a soprano named Patricia Wise, had sheet music for the two arias from “Susannah.” Carlisle Floyd: Artists Share Memories of a Composer 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Her complexion is brown; her dark hair is curly; and she speaks in gentle soprano notes. Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z It was extraordinary to look out onto the gilt and velvet balconies of the opera house, a privilege to take in one of the city’s most beautiful vistas from a soprano’s eye view. Edun, Opening Ceremony, Versus Versace and More Showed at Fashion Week 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Anne-Sophie Schmidt, a former leading French soprano who said she had a similar experience while performing with Mr. Dutoit in 1995, said, “It proves classical music doesn’t want to admit there’s a problem.” Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The singer then entered with rumbling growls that soon shifted to soprano trills, which were joined by drums. Review | Throat singer Tanya Tagaq is both earthy and ethereal in Kennedy Center performance 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z There, he helped support the family through his work as a boy soprano in the choir of Grace Church, the historic Episcopal church in Manhattan. Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer With the Limeliters, Dies at 86 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z October 11 Joan Sutherland, ‘Stupendous’ Soprano, Dies at 83 One of the most acclaimed sopranos of the 20th century. Joan Sutherland, 'Stupendous' Soprano, Dies at 83 2010-10-11T14:47:00Z That belting quality so identified with Merman, Ms. Voigt said, can actually cause technical trouble for a soprano who plans on returning to operatic roles. Deborah Voigt to Play ?Annie Get Your Gun? Lead 2010-07-22T21:29:00Z Renee Fleming, the star soprano, sang at the Kennedy Center, twice, on Wednesday night. Opera star, jazz artist Barber mix it up at the Kennedy Center 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Deborah Voigt, the great dramatic soprano who plays Brünnhilde, a role she was born to sing, compares the challenge she faces to “climbing Everest.” | ‘Wagner’s Dream’: ‘Wagner’s Dream,’ Documentary About Met’s ‘Ring’ Cycle 2012-07-18T23:04:08Z But this performance, assertively conducted by James Baker, and buoyed by Sharon Harms, a precise, luscious-toned soprano, made you want to hear more. Music Review: Orchestra of the League of Composers Takes On a Challenge 2013-06-18T21:09:49Z The CBSO's own Chorus and Youth Chorus were on their most responsive form, and soprano soloist Erin Wall, stationed as usual among them, proved incisive. War Requiem – review 2012-05-31T10:50:00Z She first performed at the Met in New York as a t replacement three years ago for a fellow soprano who fell ill. Metropolitan Opera star Angela Meade sings at her Centralia high school 2011-05-03T23:07:06Z They, like a woman with a beautiful trained soprano voice when she aspires to a professional career, are a dime a dozen. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z As a solo instrument it was long overshadowed by its soprano sibling, the violin, with its glittering trove of repertory, and more recently by its tenor one, the cello, with its dark brown, floor-shaking sonorities. Emanuel Vardi, a Champion of the Viola, Dies at 95 2011-02-07T05:02:48Z I almost wish the role of Mary, who works with Hawk, were larger, especially as sung so movingly by the soprano Devon Guthrie. Risk-Taking New Opera Tells a Tragic 1950s Gay Love Story 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z The 51-year-old soprano, still busy with an active singing schedule, will spend four lengthy periods with the company through 2016 and gain some experience as a music administrator. Soprano Renee Fleming joins Lyric Opera of Chicago 2010-12-09T22:11:00Z McCormick's comic agility and rapturous soprano voice stand out in a fine ensemble. Oregon Shakespeare Festival celebrates 75th year with intriguing interpretations 2010-06-25T21:24:00Z Sung in German translation, this extract from Puccini's dark psychological thriller showcases the baritone alongside his soprano wife Júlia Várady – another great artist. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: a guide in clips 2012-05-18T16:16:00Z As the aristocratic Maddalena, left with nothing after the onset of the French Revolution, Ms. Racette’s soprano sounded thin, her vibrato wide enough to pull her pitch wayward. Music Review: An ‘Andrea Chénier’ Short on Star Power 2014-03-25T09:46:00Z The elegant French soprano does not overwhelm with vocal power or the grandiosity of her stage manner. French soprano’s serene concert at UDC is the stuff of dreams 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z And Lisette Oropesa, also a soprano, was charming as the chirpy Amor, meeting the production’s demand that she sing dangling from wires high above the stage with aplomb. Music Review: An Underworld Rescue With Dancers and Chorus 2011-05-01T21:23:02Z 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 A Striver Comes to an Ignoble End Manon The soprano Anna Netrebko sings the title role of this work in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera. Music Review: Anna Netrebko in ?Manon? at Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-27T22:50:54Z She didn’t sing at first, but when she did, she let out a clear, clean soprano sound. At 80, Meredith Monk Is Still Seeking Ways to Communicate 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z “When I hear the conventional high C of a soprano, I want to say, ‘Show us what else you’ve got.’” At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The superstar Russian soprano faced backlash in Russia after she tried to distance herself from President Vladimir V. Putin with a statement condemning the war. Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The Russian soprano Ekaterina Scherbachenko, singing the title role, overcame some early edginess of tone on Tuesday to give a beautifully rounded and sensitive portrayal. Extraordinary Creatures, and Some Elusive Ones, at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Charlotte Church is a Welsh soprano who has sold over $10 million records worldwide. Here Are 8 Other Famous Charlottes 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Scored for soprano and five players, the piece is adapted from A. A. Milne’s children’s classic, beginning with the episode where Pooh, assisted by a balloon, raids the Hunny Tree. Music Review: Oliver Knussen in Composer Portraits 2013-04-19T21:04:30Z Angus Wood’s strong, clear tenor and convincing acting made for an accomplished portrayal of the Protagonist, and Iordanka Derilova, an Isolde with the company, sang Sister with a gleaming dramatic soprano voice. Music Review: Kurt Weill Festival: One Man, Many Different Beats 2011-03-08T13:00:06Z He also understood that his wife's extraordinary voice was ultimately better suited to the more lyrical repertoire than to the more dramatic roles which broke so many sopranos' careers too soon. In praise of ? Richard Bonynge 2010-10-12T23:05:00Z 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 She is 50 this month and at her peak as a dramatic soprano. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z 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 In the film, she provides the singing voice for Roxane Coss, a famous soprano who finds herself caught up in a hostage crisis in an unspecified South American country. Works & Process: A Peek Behind the Curtain of Creativity 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The soprano Sarah Pillow radiated calm as the wise Queen, Belshazzar’s mother. ‘The Play of Daniel,’ at Trinity Church 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Rowley proved fully equal to the demands of a role that requires both coloratura dexterity and dramatic power beyond the limits of a lyric soprano. Caramoor festival scores with Donizetti rarity 2010-07-25T18:16:00Z Reviews from that period sometimes praised Ms. Kirkby’s soprano for sounding like that of a boy, Ms. Marshall said in a follow-up interview, identifying it strongly with the idea of purity. Early-Music Ensembles: Praised as Pure, but Seeking More 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Her voice is essentially a lyric soprano, capable of lightness and agility. Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z If it were something like, "Could I become a soprano opera singer?" Gretchen Rubin on messy office kitchen politics: "A lot of passive-aggressive Dilbert cartoons" 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Sibelius offered the premiere to the Three Choirs instead of a choral work, and the soprano Aino Ackté, for whom it was written, was the soloist. Philharmonia/Ashkenazy – review 2013-07-29T19:05:10Z Quivering with fear and rage in the title role, the soprano Brenda Rae acts and sounds girlish but somber, innocent but wounded. A Hotbed of Operatic Innovation Wins With Tradition 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z She gave this soprano sax to me and I gave it to Coltrane. Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-06T13:26:00Z So the sturdy old standby has been brought back — Bob-Iger-at-Disney style — as a crowd-pleasing placeholder before the next production is introduced in two seasons, starring the soprano Angel Blue. Review: The Met Opera’s Grand Old ‘Aida’ Isn’t Dead Yet 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But in fact, King Harald's Saga is written for solo soprano, who sings all the parts – obviously! – and the whole things lasts around 10 minutes. A guide to Judith Weir's music 2012-05-28T13:27:39Z Born in 1922, the classically trained soprano had planned a career in opera but was persuaded when she was 15 to sign a contract with MGM instead. Kiss Me Kate actress Grayson dies 2010-02-19T10:25:00Z "The Merry Widow," in which she co-stars with soprano Renee Fleming, will be broadcast to cinemas starting Saturday as part of the Met's Live in HD program. Kelli O'Hara talks 'Merry Widow,' 'Peter Pan Live' and 'King and I' 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z In creating the Swingle Singers, an octet of Parisian sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, Mr. Swingle borrowed heavily on that concept and applied it to very old music. Ward Swingle, musician who made Bach swing, dies at 87 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z In the past year, Badwan has completed the third Horrors record, Skying, and launched Cat's Eyes, a project with Canadian opera soprano Rachel Zeffira, both to wide acclaim. When Cat's Eyes met Ron Arad 2011-08-16T20:31:00Z The orchestral performance was tentative and sometimes mushy, however, and the diction of the soprano, Emily Albrink, who sang expressively, was unclear. Music Review: A Tour of Two Continents: Jaunty Mexican Musings to Somber Cosmic Questions 2011-03-27T22:09:35Z A production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” that he conducted earlier this year made headlines when its soprano was booed. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Resign From Paris Opera 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The work’s centerpiece is an extended chaconne featuring a soprano and violinist, here beautifully and meltingly sung by Molly Quinn and brilliantly played by Robert Mealy. Review: Bach at St. Paul’s, and the Fictional Relative, P.D.Q., at Town Hall 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Angela Gheorghiu, the Romanian soprano, was singing the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” in a starry production at the Vienna State Opera on Saturday when she very conspicuously missed her entrance in the third act. ‘Tosca’ Pauses When a Diva Misses Her Cue on Vienna Stage 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The soprano Erin Morley brought tenderness to the Virgin. Review: In ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Beasts With Burden of Judging 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z To an eerie electronic gamelan-like rumble, soprano voices begin to ricochet, soar and merge, soon joined by a whole mixed chorus and live violin-viola accompaniment. Seattle's Tudor Choir makes a move to the Moore 2010-10-14T21:23:00Z Peggy Kriha Dye, a soprano, sang the formidable title role with alluring sound and urgency, though her voice is not large, and it tired noticeably. Music Review: At Glimmerglass, ‘Aida,’ ‘Armide’ and ‘Lost in the Stars’ 2012-08-06T22:15:41Z 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 Newton suppresses his gift for songwriting, to the consternation of the beautiful soprano who loves him. Review | ‘Amazing Grace’ lumbers into the new Museum of the Bible 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Dominique Labelle used her flexible, burnished soprano thoughtfully in her dignified characterization of Angelica, and her florid ornamentation was often dazzling. Music Review: A Magician Pulling Strings to Prove a Point: Love Stinks 2011-08-16T22:00:31Z Susan Bullock's Brünnhilde, however, has hit her stride, her soprano piercing through the orchestra. Siegfried – review 2012-09-30T16:15:01Z 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 As Tina, Emma Bell won the audience’s sympathy, and her powerful soprano sometimes covered the voice of Andrew Watts, thereby symbolically diminishing the power of Fate. Music: Opera on Lake Constance: Love, Death and Fate 2011-07-26T11:00:06Z Rita Shane, a dramatic coloratura soprano admired for the range, flexibility and size of her voice, as well as the intensity she brought to her performances, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan. Rita Shane, a Met Soprano Known for Range and Intensity, Dies at 78 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The festivities begin this week with recitals headlined by the compelling soprano and rising star Angel Blue, alongside the tenor Ben Bliss and the baritone Alexey Lavrov. Classical Music Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Britten sets passages from the Latin liturgy of the requiem mass for chorus and orchestra, joined by a soprano soloist in crucial episodes. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-23T20:56:32Z One stroke of luck during the war was being accepted as a student by Lydia Lipkowska, a famed Ukrainian soprano, who was stranded in Bucharest. Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The concert offered a substantial lure in the form of Nicole Cabell, a stellar soprano making her Philharmonic debut. Music Review: At Avery Fisher, Philharmonic?s Gently Scrambled Opera 2010-07-07T22:43:00Z She started playing arrangements of classic 1920s New Orleans pieces, which led her to jazz's pioneering soloists, soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet and trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Israel's Anat Cohen plays Jazz Alley April 27-28 2010-04-22T21:15:00Z “Sunday Morning,” a work for soprano and small ensemble by the young composer David Hertzberg, was originally commissioned by Gotham Chamber Opera. Review: New York City Opera, a Quiet ‘Sunday Morning’ 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Opera revisited that ancient, if once steamy, “Salome,” now as a vehicle for soprano Patricia Racette, a very different, 21st century singer. L.A. Opera's 30-year-old 'Salome' is back, and not a kid anymore 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Barbara Smith Conrad, an acclaimed mezzo soprano who died May 22 at 79, sang on the most illustrious stages of the world, from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Vienna State Opera. Barbara Smith Conrad, singer who overcame discrimination in celebrated operatic career, dies at 79 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z "Haven't you grown?" my grandmother, Dorothy, would exclaim in her warm Welsh soprano as we squirmed out of her embrace, scrummed through the Gothic porch and down the long, welcoming corridor. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z The evening took its tone from Meade, a soprano whose large and beautiful voice is offset with phlegmatic singing that, on Saturday night, almost sank her. Review | Strong women take the lead in Washington National Opera’s ‘Alcina’ 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Coltrane also took up the then rarely used soprano saxophone, which he played on his famous version of My Favourite Things. 50 great moments in jazz: John Coltrane's giant step for improvisation 2010-08-09T15:49:00Z Foster began appearing six years ago as Brunnhilde, a role British sopranos Gwyneth Jones from Wales and Anne Evans, born in London of Welsh descent, had sung at Bayreuth before her. 'Autobahn to Bayreuth' - English soprano sings for Wagner's 200th 2013-07-21T15:31:14Z But this soprano sells it with a floating tone that takes on agility and bite when the music’s speed and intensity increase; Bolton and the Mozarteum Orchestra are crisp without being cold. Classical Playlist: David Lang, 'Fiamma del Belcanto' and More 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Vaughan, with an instrument as well suited for opera as for jazz and pop, was the vocal equal of her friend Leontyne Price, the great lyric soprano. Music Review: Ann Hampton Callaway at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2013-05-03T21:15:43Z The soprano began studying opera at age 17, "which is pretty late," she said. Placido Domingo says Operalia prizes 'went to the right people' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z First of all, it is short, so the soprano has less time to make an impact: According to Fisch, the whole role of Turandot encompasses less than 20 minutes of singing time. 'Turandot' lures opera newbies and Puccini fans 2012-07-25T21:50:04Z “In plain words,” he said, “she was cruelly miscast, in this, one of the most exacting roles in the coloratura soprano’s repertory.” Patrice Munsel, Soprano Who as a Teenager Won a Met Contract, Dies at 91 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The title of “Flower Duet,” in its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre on Magnolia, refers to Leo Delibes’ celebrated “Lakmé” air for soprano and mezzo. Fidelity, friendship make up Road on Magnolia's 'Flower Duet' 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “This year, my career took an interesting turn,” the soprano Lauren Flanigan said from the stage as she greeted an admiring throng at Symphony Space on Monday evening. Music Review: ?Comfort Ye,? With Lauren Flanigan at Symphony Space - Review 2011-12-20T22:57:08Z That understanding came partly from the fact that his wife, Carolyn Bailey, was an operatic soprano of considerable talent who served as her husband’s critic, adviser, and muse. The Elegant Musical Vessels of Dominick Argento 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Danya Katok put her nimble, focused soprano to superb use in her portrayal of Max, the surly child who, when sent to bed without dinner, imagines his adventures among the Wild Things. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z The choir was large and moved easily around the big choruses, even if the sopranos struggled towards some of their high notes. The Seasons 2010-06-29T21:20:00Z It draws liberally on that example and holds many attractions, including a late section in which C.P.E. sounds his forward-looking self in a consolatory duet for soprano and tenor. A Conductor’s Falsetto: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z And local gal Strohmaier uncorks a perfectly assured, trilling soprano that does justice to the melodious ballad "I'll Know" and the charmingly woozy declaration, "If I Were a Bell." Review: Gamblers and dames ? in fine voice ? hit town in 'Guys and Dolls' 2011-05-23T22:25:04Z Ms. Gambatese brings both a pure, bright soprano and a peppery humor to her performance. Review: ‘Carousel,’ a Broadway Turn at Lyric Opera of Chicago 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z In equal measures intelligent, playful, ambitious and moving, the program, performed by three gifted sopranos, illuminated the shape-shifting power of the human voice. Music Review: Resonant Bodies Festival at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn 2013-09-06T22:26:20Z Ms. Netrebko is an operatic superstar, the most sought-after soprano today. Review: Anna Netrebko Sang a Recital. Of Course She Brought Props. 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Yet she still finds it hard to explain the peculiar, enduring hold that the soprano often referred to as La Divina still has on the collective imagination. Monica Bellucci Tries on the Dress, and Life, of Maria Callas 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Cabell’s honeyed soprano proved better suited to Bellini’s rich melodies than to even middle-period Verdi, and she and Lindsey were well scaled to each other, although she sometimes seemed a touch mannered in comparison. Lindsey, Portillo shine in Washington Concert Opera’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” “All your songs are high,” one soprano snaps back. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The soprano from Santa Monica was in his Verdi Requiem and the Mahler Eighth Symphony performances, and she starred in his performance of “I Pagliacci” at the Bowl two years ago. Puccini extreme: Dudamel's gloriously pessimistic 'Tosca' an indictment on the appeal of fascism 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The soprano Danielle de Niese was dressed as an antiquated scuba diver when she greeted a group of 10 young guests during intermission at Saturday’s performance of “The Enchanted Island” at the Metropolitan Opera. ArtsBeat: The Met’s ‘Enchanted Island’ Offers Students a Cultural Refuge 2014-03-17T20:14:16Z “Apparition,” a brief song cycle composed in 1979 for Mr. Kalish and the brilliant soprano Jan DeGaetani, starts and ends with inspired evocations of night but is otherwise more concerned with death. Music Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-21T22:19:11Z The soprano will reprise the role of a temperamental opera diva that she first performed this summer in a brief run of the comedy at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. Renee Fleming to star on Broadway for first time 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z For some Verdi lovers, a dream cast or a favorite soprano is what makes a recording indispensable. Critics Pick Recordings to Celebrate Verdi’s Bicentennial 2013-12-26T22:00:58Z Wearing green or blue T-shirts that declared them to be an alto or soprano, they filled the theater with elementary-school enthusiasm. Stars rock the Kodak at Oscar's music rehearsals 2011-02-26T06:48:08Z Throughout, the music is carried by the clear, bell-like children’s voices and the choir’s sopranos and altos; the few men’s solos are given over to tenors. David Lang’s ‘Battle Hymns’ Are Performed on the Intrepid 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z In recent years Netrebko has moved into weighty dramatic soprano repertory. Its Musicians Are Out of Work, but the Met Is Streaming 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Tamara Wilson, the soprano who made a breakthrough debut as Isolde, agreed that Gaffigan’s style is unusual in the opera world, and happily so. A Conductor Comes Into His Own in the Opera Pit 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z I would love to sing a soprano part in a Mahler symphony. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z At times her soprano sounded raw and her intonation strayed, but these were minor blemishes. Operas in Contrast: ‘Macbeth’ and ‘La Donna Serpente’ 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Why was the soprano Susanna Phillips, seen at the Met as a rising star, so maddeningly inconsistent as Donna Anna? Music Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Metropolitan Opera House 2012-11-29T22:30:37Z The company, which unveiled its new lineup this week, will kick off its eighth season on Sept. 19 with a recital by operatic soprano Angela Gheorghiu. Broad Stage season to include '1984,' 'Carmen' from South Africa 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z There's a wonderful poetic justice in this all happening for a production of the ultimate operatic statement of the high-maintenance drama-queen diva soprano. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Still, he sings this near-impossible role with energy and stamina and makes the words come alive.Brünnhilde , the English soprano Catherine Foster, has a clear, penetrating sound. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z Danielle Svonavec lends her soprano to the consort’s lute, cittern, viols and flute as they play songs from the plays of William Shakespeare. 5 don’t-miss classical-music events around Seattle, March 31-April 7 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Her voice contrasted nicely with the light soprano of Erin Morley, who was captivating as Sister Constance, the cheerful country girl who comforts Blanche. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z Y. Harburg standard, “Right as the Rain,” sung in a fervent, radiant soprano that treated the song as a declaration of unconditional love for family. Music Review: Christine Ebersole Performs at Caf? Carlyle 2012-02-01T22:16:27Z The opera was written as a vehicle for Maria Callas's comeback as a mezzo soprano in 1964, which never happened, and has never been performed in its entirety. Lawrence Durrell and Peggy Glanville-Hicks: a song for Sappho 2012-08-22T18:31:01Z The soprano Elena Stikhina has a booming international career but has barely appeared at the Met, so there was considerable anticipation of her interpretation of that opera’s title role, a classic diva showcase. 4 Operas in 48 Hours: A Critic’s Marathon at the Met 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The soprano began assimilating Italian culture at 17, when she was chosen by the soprano Katia Ricciarelli to study at her academy in Mantua, Italy. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian looked like a mischievous scamp in her vixen costume and sang with dark, rich sound and impetuous spirit. Music Review: An Impish Creature That Won?t Be Fenced In 2011-06-23T22:21:40Z And while he has over time trained his penetrating, whooping soprano register with the help of an opera coach, it isn’t like any opera you’ve ever heard, either. A Goth Male Soprano Who Plumbs the Darkness 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The first half of the program also included “Three Poems in French” for soprano and string quartet by Mr. Kim, a Californian of Korean heritage who died in 1998. Review: Musicians From Marlboro, With Works by Mozart and Fauré 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Ronstadt was 4 years old when she decided she was a singer, after joining her older siblings in a song around their piano and hearing her older sister remark, “Think we got a soprano here.” Linda Ronstadt never stopped singing 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Her family said she was still teaching until three weeks before her death Wednesday, and the final piece of music she listened to was the last soprano aria of Handel's "Messiah." Pioneering soprano Helen Boatwright dies at 94 2010-12-02T21:07:00Z The soprano Marie-Adeline Henry was a vulnerable, tragic Donna Elvira who sang with power and raw emotion but sometimes sounded rough and strained. ‘Don Giovanni’ Revival by the Paris National Opera 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The cast is excellent, especially the stunning soprano Marlis Petersen in her signature role as Lulu, a young woman who emerges here as both temptress and victim. Classical Music Listings for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The younger performers — including the soprano Monica Dewey, who plays Regina’s daughter, Alexandra — have been watching Ms. Graham with the attention of eager students. Susan Graham, Opera’s Sweetheart, Tries Something New: Being Nasty 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Wedding bells don't usually sound as ominous as they did at the start of the second movement, characterised otherwise by Viktoria Yastrebova's velvety soprano and a violin tone plush enough to lose oneself in. BBCSO/Bychkov ? review 2011-03-22T19:31:01Z When the singer playing the stepsister in “Cinderella” became ill, the Met brought in a soprano, Vanessa Becerra, who happened to be taking part in “The Magic Flute.” Scrambling but Undaunted, the Met Opera Sings Through Omicron 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The soprano line shifts from phrases of aching lyricism to chantlike declamations. Review: The Hazy Mysteries of Love at Lincoln Center 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Her pop soprano gets pitched further upward as the track begins; elusive background vocals and synthesizers puff their syncopations around the beat. Miley Cyrus and Brandi Carlile’s Raw Duet, and 9 More New Songs 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The operatic connection was most apparent in her rendition of the Billie Holiday classic “Strange Fruit,” which she sang as a duet with the operatic soprano Janinah Burnett. Review: Vivian Reed, Serenading With Theatrical Power and Spirituality 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Curiously, the announcement specified that Ms. Netrebko, probably the most celebrated soprano in opera right now, would miss the first two performances but planned to return for the third. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko in Bel Canto Mode, for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ 2014-01-19T22:04:19Z The soprano Anna Netrebko has canceled two planned recitals at Carnegie Hall, the first in 2006 because she didn’t feel “artistically ready” and the second, in 2011, because of vocal fatigue. Classical Music Listings for Feb. 26-Mar. 3 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Maynor was an acclaimed lyric soprano of Black and Native American ancestry with a wide smile and a talent now largely overlooked. With Help From Herb Alpert, Letting the Light In at the Harlem School of the Arts 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z In 1995, a rising young soprano named Renée Fleming sang her first opening night at the Metropolitan Opera in a production of Verdi's "Otello," with Plácido Domingo in the title role. Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo together in Los Angeles 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z An extract from “Armida,” featuring the appealing soprano Sarah Chalfy, stood in for yet another side of Haydn: the opera composer. ‘Music for a Prince,’ an Artek Concert Focusing on Haydn 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z On Friday New York City Opera will give the stage premiere of “La Machine de l’Être,” a volatile, often beautiful work for soprano and orchestra that Mr. Zorn composed in 2000. To Get to City Opera, Mr. Downtown Practiced Eclecticism 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z The splendid, velvet-toned soprano Sally Matthews makes Daphne’s expression of grief a matter of deep poignancy, the high point of an impressive portrayal. Schoenberg’s ‘Gurrelieder’ in Full Glory 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z McDonald joked that this number, along with “I Could Have Danced All Night” from “My Fair Lady,” are how a Broadway singer earns her “soprano card.” Audra McDonald soars in her stirring tour through the American musical 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z But the vocal performances are on a generally lesser level, the best being those of Gillian Keith, a soprano, and Sumner Thompson, a baritone. Classical Playlist: Handel's 'Messiah,' Beethoven, Schumann and More 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who joined with Marilyn Horne in Sutherland's farewell gala recital at Covent Garden on Dec. 31, 1990, called her "the greatest coloratura soprano of all time." Family: Soprano Joan Sutherland has died, age 83 2010-10-11T17:50:00Z Matching the gently soaring violin solo of leader David Adams, soprano soloist Lisa Milne was at her most expressive in Beim Schlafengehen, drifting into Strauss's sweet sleep of oblivion where all questioning is past. Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs 2010-05-10T21:05:00Z A dozen members of the chorus also served as soloists, somberly stepped forward as though auditioning, singing with studied formality, with the exception of a natural warmth from soprano Molly Netter. 'The Messiah' from opposite ends of the economic spectrum 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z When the accompaniment was spare and the vocal line floating, the soprano Joyce El-Khoury sang Amelia with soft-grained delicacy, though her tone narrowed as more pressure was placed on it. Review: Before Riccardo Muti Leaves Chicago, a Verdi Farewell 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z I’m not at all sure that we’re meant to fall in love with this film’s version of Mary, as those of us of a certain age did with Andrews and her uplifting soprano. Perspective | ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ has lively dancing, and Lin-Manuel Miranda raps. But is that enough? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The star soprano Renée Fleming, who has been sheltering in place at her home in Virginia, recalled that when she heard from Mr. Gelb, she told him, “Well, nobody can say they’re busy.” How the Met Opera Is Throwing a Gala Concert With Smartphones 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Druckman’s “Counterpoise,” composed for soprano and orchestra in 1994 and revised for chamber ensemble a year later, deals in opposites, with pert settings of two Emily Dickinson poems flanking two sensual Apollinaire songs. Music Review: Contact!, New York Philharmonic Series at Met Museum 2012-12-26T22:31:15Z Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie, an agile soprano with a lively, flexible interpretive personality, was the communicative soloist in the vocal works. Music Review: Roaming Freely (and Magically) in a Musical Universe 2011-05-02T22:23:55Z But, boy, that voice could work a singlet, too: She learned to flex her soprano so that it bent, barked, yipped and squealed. Olivia Newton-John: That Headband Was a Crown 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The boy soprano Michael Kepler Meobrought a sweet voice and deceptive innocence to the crucial role of the dead son, Arthur. Opera Review: An Opera Strays Into a Clairvoyant Realm 2011-04-20T15:57:07Z The company assembled a strong group of sopranos to present these daunting works. Review: NYCO mixes familiar with far-out 2011-03-28T16:46:04Z In keeping with Cage’s instructions, the majestic soprano sat at a typewriter and repeatedly banged out a sentence from Erik Satie, in French: “The artist has no right to waste the audience’s time.” The Shimmering Magnificence of Jessye Norman 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z There is also a premiere by the British composer Jonathan Dove and a star turn from the American soprano Renée Fleming. Proms to hold two Last Nights 2010-04-22T12:42:00Z “She was an irreplaceable artist, the soprano of the 20th century along with Maria Callas,” Jose Carreras told reporters outside the funeral parlor. Mourners bid farewell to legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z You can expert Wagner buffs to turn up for an evening with the soprano Christine Brewer. Fraught Seasons at Met and City Opera 2010-05-08T21:35:00Z A fine quartet of soloists, including the bright lyric soprano Mary Wilson and the magnanimous bass-baritone Kevin Deas, jostle for the spotlight with the orchestra, which shines in the rambunctious Symphony No. 102. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Boston Baroque, Rafal Blechacz, Alexandre Tharaud and More 2014-01-01T17:00:22Z The soprano Renée Fleming chose this era as the focus of the final program in her Perspectives series this season at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night. Music Review: Renée Fleming Brings Vienna in Ferment to Carnegie Hall 2013-05-05T21:09:14Z Given the competition around right now, I cannot think of a soprano who could sing any better this demanding role, which requires luscious legato phrasing, a powerful top range and stamina. Music Review: Puccini?s Western Seeks Lyrical Gold 2010-12-07T17:10:00Z It was a challenge being a kid who played classical piano, danced and sang soprano in the choir. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Thompson didn’t absorb many clichés from swing, bop, or anything else; on tenor he reined in his vibrato and on soprano he sounded dry and bright. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z With Mary Stolper and Frank playing a version of "Suenos" for soprano flute, alto flute and piano, the earthy sounds of Peruvian folk instruments were transformed into wistful melodies, jazzily jaunty rhythms and pungent harmonies. Frank's energetic chamber works reveal multi-cultural roots 2011-01-19T16:19:49Z On Saturday, the brilliant soprano Heidi Melton joins the group for selections from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” in a program dedicated to myth, madness and dreams. Classical Music Listings for Feb. 26-Mar. 3 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But the best comes with a final, radiant high A, which the soprano holds for 12 seconds. Spitfire Fiddling: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The title role of an alluring French girl from a small town with a fatal attraction to riches and pleasures has long been an irresistible vehicle for a star soprano. Music Review: Anna Netrebko in ?Manon? at Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-27T22:50:54Z The outstanding disc here, from both a musical and historical point of view, is the first, containing performances by the mezzo soprano Cathy Berberian of works composed especially for her. Earle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol 3 2010-07-29T21:40:00Z What impressed this crowd most — no less, it seemed, during an imposingly strong opening set by Sam Newsome, playing unaccompanied soprano saxophone — was the totality of the commitment onstage. Music Review: Together for 10 Years and Still Totally Committed 2010-09-17T20:08:00Z She is very much in the tradition of the legendary Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, a soprano who calibrated her seductive tone and weighted her words the way a brilliant artist mixes and layers paint. Soprano gives voice to the lovelorn 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Marvis Martin, a soprano in the Met chorus, said in an interview that she thought the trip would put a lot of people at risk. Possible Safety Risks Put Met Opera Tour to Japan ?in Jeopardy? 2011-03-30T22:22:24Z The influence of Philip Glass could be heard here and in two songs by Mr. Muhly, given richly expressive performances by the soprano Jennifer Zetlan, who will sing in “Two Boys” at the Met. Music Review: Nico Muhly Previews His ‘Two Boys’ at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-05-15T20:05:23Z Her face-off against the veteran soprano Karita Mattila — not an alto, as the role of Angelica’s aunt really requires, but properly imperious — is a blazing confrontation of dueling pains. At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z In a simple cantata, four singers — soprano, alto, tenor, bass — would carry the whole load. Music Review | Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra: At Trinity, Andrew Parrott Leads a Full-Bodied ?Passion? 2010-03-16T21:46:00Z Of the vocal soloists the soprano, Dominique Labelle, was splendid, and the tenor, Joseph Kaiser, countered her well. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke?s at Carnegie Hall 2012-04-15T21:04:44Z And the child soprano Noah Sadik, playing the young vixen, sings tenderly and looks understandably terrified when the forester hoists him over a shoulder, stealing the vixen away. Music Review: An Impish Creature That Won?t Be Fenced In 2011-06-23T22:21:40Z Lady Gaga has a secure enough soprano voice to sing four numbers from The Sound of Music, as Julie Andrews awaits offstage. Birdman Soared, But Selma Stole the Show at the Oscars 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z He took a staccato approach on “Cobb Hill” with lots of pregnant pauses, a departure from the soprano’s usual long, sinuous lines. Review | Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane makes a sound of his own in Blues Alley performance 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The second highlight was provided by Michael Berkeley's settings of three Rilke poems, sung by the soprano Claire Booth. Nash Ensemble, Richard Rodney Bennett ? review 2011-03-25T22:45:01Z The BCMG's first concert in its new season includes another premiere: the first complete performance of A Knot Of Time, a cycle for soprano and an ensemble of clarinet, viola, cello and double bass. This week's new live music 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z Woodhull’s arias are passionate, emotional, often agitated, occasionally seductive: everything you would expect from an opera heroine, and all conveyed powerfully in the soprano Valerie Bernhardt’s focused, spirited performance. Music Review: ‘Mrs. President’ Opera Has Preview at Symphony Space 2012-07-10T22:20:10Z In the opera, as in the book, a world-famous soprano named Roxane Coss, who is performing at the residence, is among those taken hostage. Lyric Opera Seeks to Reassure Patrons Over a Work that Mirrors the Terror Out There 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The soprano Beverly Sills was not just a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” but also a guest host. Not Even Plácido Domingo Can Say No to ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The radiant soprano Jennifer Zetlan appears in a brief, climactic late scene as a messenger with news that the Union has won the war. Review: The Opera ‘Crossing’ Shows Why Whitman Matters Today 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Or that it doesn’t bloom with an excellent one, like the soprano Angel Blue, who took on the role of Violetta at the Met on Saturday. Two Operas, Two Sopranos, Two Very Different Impacts 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But given the increasing athleticism of Ms. Jolas’s vocal writing, with its slides, scat figures and subtle color shifts, it is nearly impossible for a soprano not to hold the spotlight. Music Review: Idiosyncratic Pairings on a Wide Playing Field 2011-03-23T22:27:32Z Netrebko seems on the verge of becoming one of the great dramatic Verdi sopranos of our time, but she displayed none of that. Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov raise roof in power operatic performance at the Broad Stage 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The classy female soloists, soprano Emma Bell – a renowned Handelian – and the versatile mezzo Christine Rice, easily filled the hall while remaining faithful to the music's intention. Handel's Messiah/ The Sixteen; Messiah: 500 Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ? review 2010-12-26T00:04:02Z There was a telling moment in her recital on Sunday afternoon at the Morgan Library & Museum when the soprano Angela Meade’s voice did something surprising: It didn’t do what she wanted it to. The George London Foundation Series, Featuring Angela Meade 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z It has become traditional for sopranos to take expressive liberties here. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z The Kyoto-born soprano is better known as an opera singer, with credits that include the title role in “Madam Butterfly” at the Royal Albert Hall in London. `An opera singer discovers her ‘subtle voice’ 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Strauss loved to write for the soprano voice, and its three main exponents were all superb. Opera review: Young artists offer seductive 'Ariadne' 2010-04-02T20:23:00Z The Macedonian soprano Ana Durlovski, with a light, malleable voice, made an underwhelming Met debut as the Queen of the Night. Mozart's ‘Die Zauberflöte’ at the Met Opera 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The moment Michelle Johnson opened her mouth to sing, it was pretty clear the soprano from Pearland, Texas, would end up in the winner's circle. Big day for bass-baritones at Met Opera finals 2011-03-14T01:35:21Z After her first recital at Aldeburgh in 1961, Benjamin Britten wrote the soprano role in the War Requiem for her, but she was famously prevented from taking part in the 1962 premiere. Galina Vishnevskaya obituary 2012-12-11T18:32:40Z If Hannigan's vocal limitations were evident here – hers is a smallish soprano, with little surface sheen – the vivid imagination underpinning her expressive delivery was never in doubt. Britten Sinfonia/Wigglesworth ? review 2010-12-01T22:29:00Z Karin: Writing for a mezzo soprano felt impossible in the beginning. The Knife: 'We've never even been to an opera' 2010-07-28T12:34:00Z "It has a lot of moving parts and a lot of players. The tricky part is to get all those parts coordinated," said soprano Patricia Racette, who plays the ghost of Marie Antoinette. L.A. Opera goes for the epic with 'The Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z I was reminded of this formative moment when I interviewed the great soprano Leontyne Price, one of my early idols from the opera world, in public for The New York Times in 2004. A Critic’s Ode to a Childhood Joy in Classical Music 2013-07-17T16:12:32Z Singers like Mr. Burton and the exquisite soprano Sarah Brailey, who ascended the pulpit to deliver the sweetly dazzling “And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,” are in growing demand as soloists. Music Review: Trinity Wall Street’s ‘Messiah’ 2013-12-08T22:27:39Z For soprano Nadine Sierra, the updated setting helps her identify with her character. Met moves Donizetti opera to decaying American town 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z She also sings all of her dialogue in a soaring soprano, as if her every utterance were an aria in her own private opera. ‘The Dance of Reality,’ Jodorowsky’s Comeback Film 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Last year, Ms. Yoncheva made her debut at the Met ahead of schedule when another soprano withdrew from Verdi’s “Rigoletto” because she was pregnant. The Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Is Poised for Stardom 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps because Lenker uses her breathy soprano to deliver lyrics that seem to be obliquely autobiographical, her compositions are often termed “folk.” Review | Big Thief transcends ‘folk’ at 9:30 Club 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The English soprano Lucy Crowe, who made her New York recital debut on Wednesday evening at Weill Recital Hall, is a winsome presence, with long blond hair, a ready grin and bright eyes. Music Review: The Soprano Lucy Crowe Gives Her New York Recital Debut 2014-04-10T23:14:25Z Hers is a rich, gleaming lyric soprano with ample colorings and spinto thrust where needed. Triumphant 'Otello' marks Muti's return to CSO 2011-04-08T16:30:00Z Unlike stage or film actresses, star sopranos don’t necessarily move from playing girls, to women, to mothers, to grandmothers over the course of a career — and certainly not within a single work. Same Opera, Different Role: Karita Mattila Returns to the Met 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Ukraine had recently been invaded, and the Met had parted ways with the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko over her previous support for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Dropping Anna Netrebko, the Met Turns to a Ukrainian Diva 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z After the bitterness of the soprano Kathleen Battle’s rift with the Metropolitan Opera in 1994, it looked as if she would never return to the company’s stage. Review: Kathleen Battle Returns to the Met After 22 Years. It Was Worth the Wait. 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z On Thursday, the company said it is adding an additional performance of its upcoming revival staging of "La Traviata," which stars Domingo and soprano Nino Machaidze, because of "exceptional ticket demand." L.A. Opera adds 'Traviata' performance with Placido Domingo 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The South African soprano who performed an anthem for freedom at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this week explained the task of singing in a Scottish accent. Scottish lessons for Commonwealth singer 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Most at ease was the soprano Nicole Chevalier as Despina, here married to Don Alfonso; together, they run a resort or a couple’s retreat and get pleasure from manipulating the sex lives of others. The Ups and Downs of Europe’s Most Interesting Opera Festival 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Bird nevertheless impresses both with her dramatic commitment and her highly strung soprano, though she is not alone is supplying a vocal approach just a little too full-on for a venue of this size. Turn of the Screw ? review 2011-07-08T17:29:37Z The soprano Ermonela Jaho, who makes her debut in the role at London’s Royal Opera House this month, has discovered that the character is more complex than she first thought. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The Renaissance group said that after reading of his troubles, it decided to perform the work — a setting of Wallace Stevens’s “Sunday Morning” for soprano, string nonet and harp — in the late winter or spring. Effort to Revive City Opera Includes a ‘Tosca’ Staging 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Molly Mustonen brought a rich soprano voice and lovely grace to Nina. Music Review: Amorous Confusion in Pasatieri?s Adaptation of Chekhov?s Play 2010-09-27T21:44:00Z Portico Quartet Here’s a young quasi-jazz group from London messing with multitracking, electronics, steady ostinatos, echoed soprano saxophone and a malleted percussion instrument called a “hang,” which sounds like a steel drum. Playlist: Surfboards, Harmonies and Sheet Metal 2010-09-19T20:25:00Z Making her Met debut as the enigmatic Foreign Princess, the soprano Emily Magee sounded potent but a bit distant, like a forest fire viewed from far away. A ‘Rusalka’ Shows Two Sides at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-01-24T10:13:05Z Norman, a soprano, was born in the U.S. state of Georgia and spent much of her early career in Europe before making her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1983. U.S. opera singer Jessye Norman dies at 74 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z At the start of her career, Ms. Goerke seemed basically a lyric soprano type, with extra vocal body and power. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z But any new arrival in this part doesn’t mean sopranos who have previously sung Jenufa need to step aside, exactly. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The new piece has its roots in Mr. Lamar’s childhood in Alabama, where he was a boy soprano in his church choir. A Goth Male Soprano Who Plumbs the Darkness 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Then there were more excerpts from “The Fairy Queen,” including an impassioned account of “O let me weep” sung by the great German soprano Dorothea Röschmann. Review: Purcell’s Elaborate Scores, Elegantly Executed at Carnegie Hall 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Feldman set this for a soprano, whom he limited to a handful of pitches in her highest range and to a single pianissimo dynamic. 'Neither,' ignored in U.S., gets extravagant German staging 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The St. Thomas performance showed off the distinctive, icicle-bright sound of its boy sopranos. Music Review: ‘Messiah’ at St. Thomas and Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z On a balmy Wednesday evening, a large crowd turned up at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park to see the soprano Angel Blue’s first appearance with the Metropolitan Opera. Review: Angel Blue Makes Her Met Debut 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z With the “S II Examples,” I had that curved soprano saxophone. A Pioneering Black Composer Keeps Pushing 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z You can see and hear the soprano, a distinguished alum of Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program, in Seattle Opera’s “Hansel and Gretel,” opening Oct. Local singer Marcy Stonikas stakes a claim on Seattle Opera’s main stage 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Rather than reacting to Octavian’s boyish distress by providing motherly comfort, as many sopranos singing this role do, Ms. Nylund, in a daring touch of honesty, seemed swept up in her own emotions. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Soper, who is pursuing a doctorate in composition at Columbia University, is also a soprano. Music Review: The American Composers Orchestra at Zankel Hall 2013-01-20T20:34:10Z What time has stolen from the soprano who lit up the original Broadway productions of “Candide,” “The Music Man” and “She Loves Me,” it has replaced with interpretive depth and maturity. Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In that lament, and in all the songs she performed, the soprano Jennifer Zetlan abounded in vocal warmth and dramatic fervor. Review: ‘The Tempest Songbook’ Closes Gotham Chamber Opera’s Season 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z We first see Anna in a golden chair, and the soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek, with billowing blonde hair and a lipstick smile, looks uncannily like the real Anna. Opera Review: ?Anna Nicole? Reimagined at Covent Garden 2011-02-18T04:59:19Z Mr. Little and Mr. Vavrek maintain that focus, and in Lauren Worsham, a preternaturally girlish soprano, they have a self-possessed heroine who maintains dignity and charisma in spite of harrowing conditions. Music Review: ‘Dog Days,’ New Opera, at Peak Performances in Montclair 2012-10-03T20:58:42Z He then introduced one of his new Kenny G soprano saxophones, offering to sell it to anyone in the house and give the proceeds to the Jazz Alley serving staff. Seattle-bred sax star Kenny G wows crowd in Jazz Alley debut 2012-04-27T18:20:04Z She was not yet writing her own songs and instead interpreting tunes from the likes of Bob Dylan and Billy Edd Wheeler with her shimmering soprano. Folk activist Judy Collins revisits her first live album 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Her gleaming high notes suggested not a soprano showing off, but young Rosina coming into her own. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s almost unheard-of for a pop soprano in her 70s to surpass her younger self in stamina, precision of intonation and vocal command. Review: Judy Collins’s Clear, Pure Brook of Song 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The scene was La Scala, and the time was not long after he had written a review criticizing the Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer, whom opera fans around the world revered with a proprietary zeal. Andrew Porter, New Yorker Classical Music Critic, Dies at 86 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z At the very least, her story speaks to the soprano portraying her. Risking Boos, the Met Opera Puts Present-Day America Onstage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “It’s about the power of art to humanize,” the star soprano Renée Fleming, who recorded the arias by Dvorak and Puccini that Ms. Moore lip-syncs to in the film, said in an interview. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z “I can’t imagine a soprano or a tenor working all day long when they have a performance in the evening for a paid audience.” The Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias in ?Follies? on Broadway 2011-10-23T22:55:37Z Suddenly, during a hushed organ interlude, a full bar too soon, Mrs Wieland delivered a premature yet mighty soprano bark. Once upon a life: Rhoda Janzen 2010-12-26T00:04:01Z In between soprano Karita Mattila joins Rattle and the orchestra for Strauss's Four Last Songs, whose premiere in 1950, after the composer's death, was effectively a farewell to the world of German romanticism. This week's new live music 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z Three hours later, the curtain calls ended with the orchestra pelting Mr. Hvorostovsky with white roses, as his co-star, the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, appeared visibly moved. Met Opera Crowd Cheers Ailing Russian Baritone 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z At the Guggenheim, the musicians would use Saariaho’s chamber rearrangement of the aria, for soprano, string quintet, piccolo, and harp. The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The Met’s decision could affect artists like the superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, who has ties to Mr. Putin and was once pictured holding a flag used by some Russian-backed separatist groups in Ukraine. Metropolitan Opera Says It Will Cut Ties With Pro-Putin Artists 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Domingo is scheduled to appear in three performances of “Macbeth,” opposite the soprano Anna Netrebko, and then return to the Met for four performances of “Madame Butterfly” in November. Opera’s Domingo starts US performances amid allegations 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z This soprano’s performance in the first act was the glory of the weekend, including her unusually assertive take on the aria “Caro nome,” more womanly than girlish. 4 Operas in 48 Hours: A Critic’s Marathon at the Met 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z “My whole plan was sort of settled. So how was I just going to become a soprano, how was I going to learn a whole new repertoire?” A ‘One-in-a-Million Voice’ Arrives at the Met Opera 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The amplification makes it hard to appreciate the size of the voice, but Gimadieva's dark, resonant yet capably agile soprano must be appreciable. Substitutes shine in 'Traviata' at the Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A sturdy, powerful soprano with exacting control, Angela Meade offers a textbook example of how to handle every nuance of Bellini's exquisite melodic writing for his title character. 'Norma' and 'La Clemenza di Tito' make for a Roman feast 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The veteran soprano Constance Hauman, who plays three roles, emphasized that the precision of Ms. Neuwirth’s indications was, perhaps paradoxically, an attempt to create freedom for the performers. A Female Composer Makes History With ‘Orlando’ in Vienna 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z And in addition to her cheery, stylish singing, the soprano Melissa Wimbish produced authentically grating tantrums in the title role: I mean this as high praise. Music Review: Shostakovich’s ‘Tale of the Silly Baby Mouse,’ at Bronx Zoo 2012-06-25T21:28:26Z The soprano Angel Blue’s Bess was one of tragic juxtapositions: luminous in “Oh, the train is at the station” and shattering in the conflicted Act III reprise of “Summertime.” Review: ‘Porgy and Bess’ Returns to a New Opera Landscape 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Each consists of two arias and a recitative, and each is sung by a different soloist, in descending order from soprano to bass. Review: Juilliard415 Plays Haydn and Telemann, Evoking the Sun’s Arc 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Walker, however, sees Beethoven’s two versions as more closely linked; the same soprano, he points out, sang the title role in 1805 and 1814. Perspective | Strong woman confronts unjust ruler — opera tells, and retells, the story 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z His fellow Dane Inger Dam-Jensen, a soprano who won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1993, was the soloist in two sequences of songs. BBCNOW/Søndergård – review 2012-10-14T14:56:03Z It is not that common for a big-voiced dramatic soprano to combine such easy power with such alluring vocal beauty. On the Disc, Not the Stage 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z He had a clear soprano voice as a boy, and his parents sent him to a singing and dancing academy. Martin Richards, Producer of Broadway Hits, Dies at 80 2012-11-28T05:57:15Z Instead, a soprano sings a wordless aria in three movements that lasts about 10 minutes and ends with a scream. Review: NYCO mixes familiar with far-out 2011-03-28T16:46:04Z The rest of the ensemble then also took up the jew’s-harp, providing a throbbing, fervent background over which the soprano rendered the texts with increasing urgency. Music Review: Works That Make Technology an Ally 2011-06-01T22:38:12Z He also likes sopranos who are bold, amplified and stay away from vibrato. Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic deliver a riotous 'Spring' 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z On Thursday night Putin opened a gala concert conducted by Gergiev and featuring the tenor Placido Domingo and homegrown stars such as the soprano Anna Netrebko and ballerina Diana Vishneva, who performed to wild applause. Russians hope Mariinsky II will revive Saint Petersburg as cultural capital 2013-05-02T18:04:03Z Last year, she made her company debut in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” as a substitute for a pregnant soprano, earning wide acclaim. Sonya Yoncheva as Mimì in the Met’s ‘La Bohème' 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Sheard is a soprano of great range in pitch and tone, elegant to guttural. Review: Karen Clark Sheard Brings Depth and Flexibility to a New Album 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He was fortunate to be partnered in those moments with Sarah Coburn, a fine lyric soprano who sang with sparkling purity and sensitive phrasing. Simon Keenlyside scores as Verdi's jester 2010-06-26T11:06:00Z Her publicist said there was no rift between the soprano and the opera house. Soprano Netrebko pulls out of "not right" London 'Faust' 2014-02-28T16:42:21Z A soprano’s solo may now carry not just glad tidings. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Nell Snaidas, the soprano, gave an emotionally charged reading of Scarlatti’s chromatic score, using carefully controlled dynamics and florid but thoughtfully applied ornamentation to evoke Orpheus’ desolation as it is transformed to determination. Music Review: The Link Between Love and Madness, Explored on a Small Stage 2011-01-04T01:15:03Z She began her career on radio, but moved into television in its earliest days, where both her good looks and her soaring soprano quickly made her a star. Marguerite Piazza, Popular Singer of Opera, Dies at 86 2012-08-07T02:37:10Z The French composer's only completed opera, starring baritone Christian Gerhaher and soprano Christiane Karg in the title roles, was seen Thursday night in the seventh of eight performances by the Frankfurt Opera this fall. Trapped in 2 worlds: `Pelleas et Melisande' 2012-12-07T10:01:05Z Of the soloists, Sara Jean Ford brought a thin, pinched tone to the soprano arias, but Ryan MacPherson, the tenor, illuminated his solo contributions with a rich, warm tone and thoughtful phrasing. Music Review: Distinguished Concerts International New York in ?Messiah? 2011-11-28T23:12:37Z He performs a solo recital on soprano saxophone as part of the Interpretations series; sharing the bill is the duo of Earl Howard, on synthesizers and electronics, and J. D. Parran on flutes. Jazz Listings for Sept. 19-25 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In the past, discussion of bel canto focused on dazzling sopranos like Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland, and mezzos like Marilyn Horne. Critic’s Notebook: Opera Stars and the Revival of Bel Canto 2014-05-04T21:52:06Z There was little to fault with the singing of the soprano Susan Narucki, who commissioned the work and sang it with commitment, nuance and subtlety of gesture. James Baker Leads the Talea Ensemble at Roulette 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z “The dance is where Salome casts off the puppet and lets go of the body that other people look at and desire,” Marlis Petersen, the German soprano who plays Salome, said in an interview. It’s ‘Salome.’ But With Puppets. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The seemingly ageless Ms. Errico, I am delighted to report, is unfurling her silvery soprano once again in this revival, directed by the company’s artistic director, Charlotte Moore. 5 Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z In songs about annoyances and frustrations, both with herself and the outside world, she was sweet-voiced and chipper, with just a touch of vinegar in her soprano. Lily Allen Brings Biting Sincerity to the Highline Ballroom 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z She then sang Brahms’s “Ophelia-Lieder,” a set of five songs also adapted from Shakespeare, composed in 1873, performed in an arrangement for soprano and string quartet. Music Review: Renée Fleming Brings Vienna in Ferment to Carnegie Hall 2013-05-05T21:09:14Z The soprano Erin Morley and the baritone Joshua Hopkins, standing in the midst of the orchestra, sang beautifully. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Carl Nielsen Symphony 2012-06-15T21:52:06Z Even if it doesn’t really bloom at its top, Ms. Wilson’s soprano easily swells to fill climaxes. Review: ‘Ariadne,’ the Most Operatic Opera, Bows in Cleveland 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z During the crucial scene when she and Simon discover they are daughter and father, however, Verdi imagined a contrast between soprano and baritone voices. Review: Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Most of the album is instrumental, with tracks like “Roman Blue” that float on lush strings and the wordless cooing of a soprano. Weekend Listening: Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's Rome 2011-11-11T19:12:50Z My girlfriend and I attended opening night at the Metropolitan Opera, featuring the world-class soprano Anna Netrebko. Social Q?s: Stand Up and Be Counted 2011-10-06T20:50:39Z The French soprano Sabine Devieilhe has joined forces with the period instrument ensemble Pygmalion and its founding conductor, Raphaël Pichon, to produce one of the most engaging and entertaining CDs out recently. ‘The Weber Sisters’ throw fresh light on Mozart vocalism 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z A major new role for a soprano returning to one of her favorite houses. Soprano Martinez tries out "Butterfly" wings 2010-10-23T18:16:00Z “But the soprano is a blessed category. I had to find what voice I had and make peace with that.” Soprano Hei-Kyung Hong extends her run of Mimis at the Met 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Yulia van Doren, a promising soprano, sang Galatea with lovely, creamy tones, though greater attention to words would have been welcome. Opera Review: East Meets West at Macao Festival 2011-10-25T11:30:08Z Sting makes no attempt to sing Schumann’s lieder in this production; the vocal music is the province of a baritone and a soprano. Music Review: Sting and Trudy Styler as Robert and Clara Schumann 2010-07-01T18:13:00Z This luminous soprano combines book smarts and artistic intelligence in programs that stimulate the ear and the mind, offering perspectives on womanhood, race and beautiful singing. Perspective | Best of classical music 2018: Amid the turbulence, moments to savor 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The company lost a star tenor, then a star soprano, then a conductor, then another conductor, and then a villain. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Queer Eye’ and ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Two of them, the Piano Concerto No. 1 and “Lily,” for soprano and chamber orchestra, were originally recorded by Columbia and are included here through the courtesy of Sony Music. Leon Kirchner CD With Piano Concerto No. 1 and ?Lily? 2011-10-29T04:30:09Z Tenors and sopranos carry on in opera all the time, but usually not when one of them is being directed to do so by a conducting spouse. Andris Nelsons Begins Tenure Leading Boston Symphony 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z At the very least, "Sea Songs" should make a bit of musical history, in that it's penned for soprano saxophone, jazz string quintet and 24-voice choir – not exactly conventional forces. Bringing a jazz pulse to e.e. cummings and friends 2011-03-14T13:54:10Z On "Lazy Afternoon," Jordan slips into Meredith Monk-like Native American mode, then closes with a version of "I Could Have Danced All Night" that ends with a capricious soprano imitation of Julie Andrews. Sheila Jordan's 'Yesterdays' a treasure 2012-01-30T22:34:05Z Mr. Washington’s eight-piece jazz band — including a singer, two drummers, and Mr. Washington’s father, Rickey, on soprano saxophone — arrayed itself in a circle on it, looking inward. Review: Kamasi Washington’s Spiritual Circle, Looking Inward 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z They disclosed her undoubted potential as a lyric-dramatic soprano, and in some ways it is a pity that potential was never fully realised. Dame Joan Sutherland obituary 2010-10-11T17:56:00Z The young soprano Annie Sherman, starting to be seen around town, is a perky sensation. Pacific Opera Project's Forest Lawn 'Falstaff' has an offbeat charm 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Live music with harpists dressed as Celts and sopranos in fairy-floral headdresses? Dance Review: ?The Voyage of Garbhglas? at Irish Hunger Memorial 2010-08-04T21:15:00Z Finished with school, several years into her life as an operatic soprano and with some professional work that showed signs of promise for a viable life as a singer, Ms. Davidsen began to enter competitions. A ‘One-in-a-Million Voice’ Arrives at the Met Opera 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The sopranos and orchestra overpowered a tenor whom I had heard before, who has a completely adequate size of voice. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The piece also featured the best work from soprano Julia Sophie Wagner, whose slightly squeezed and colorless tone was one of the few disappointments. Helmuth Rilling returns to NSO with sweet gifts of Bach When fans and critics speak about the Italian soprano Renata Scotto, who died on Wednesday at 89, they immediately seize upon her dramatic acumen — her ability to spin character insights into vocal magic. Renata Scotto Spun an Actor’s Insight Into Vocal Gold 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The soprano Joyce El-Khoury has become a member of the Castleton board, out of gratitude to the festival for its energetic support of her own career. The Widow: Dietlinde Turban Maazel takes over Castleton 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Then I thought, “O.K., now I’m a soprano.” Snapshot: The Soprano Olga Peretyatko’s Met Debut 2014-04-11T21:18:32Z One soprano with whom the composer was involved Walsh refers to as “a bird of the air in need of a perch.” John Adams on Debussy, the First Modernist 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z During the half-hour leading up to showtime, periodic bursts of laughter explode from these rooms — baritone laughter from the men and soprano laughter from the women. 'Learning' Lear: Places, Please, for Opening Night 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In her Met debut the striking Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka was a winning Donna Anna, singing with a clear, bright sound and cool intensity. Music Review: ?Don Giovanni? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-10-14T18:50:40Z One of them was Pauline Malefane, 33, a sublime soprano who is now his wife and a musical director of the company. Athol Fugard?s Next Act: Driving Out Apartheid?s Ghost 2010-03-13T00:01:00Z Many opera enthusiasts consider her an exemplary Verdi soprano. The Week Ahead: Jan. 9 ? 15 2011-01-07T17:43:18Z A kind of space goddess, she moves her mouth to the ethereal soprano voice of Eliza Bagg singing Negrón’s poetic text: “The back seat, my bed, that house, your face; you named me, protected me.” Drag Star Sasha Velour Lip-Syncs for Her Operatic Life 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Los Angeles Children’s Chorus The ensemble is joined by soprano Susan Graham and members of the LA Phil for seasonal favorites by Bach, Vivaldi, et al; for ages 6 and up. The week ahead in L.A. classical music, Dec. 3-10: Angel City Chorale, Pacific Opera Project and more 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z I would recommend Natural History, setting four Taoist texts from Chuang-tzu for soprano and orchestra. A guide to Judith Weir's music 2012-05-28T13:27:39Z The sound of a soprano saxophone announced the next section, in which Ms. Adebanjo and the musician Douglas R. Ewart led the audience down a winding path and across an expanse of lawn. ‘Dancing Through the Bronx’ Makes a Stop at Wave Hill 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The foundation is endowed by the late Swedish dramatic soprano and is said to be the "most generous prize in the world of classical music". Vienna Philharmonic archives showing Nazi ties to get new home 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Shortly after the Bologna dates, Mr. Mitchell and his soprano saxophone joined another ensemble, conducted by Petr Kotik, for a performance in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, later released on the Wide Hive imprint. Orchestras Looking to Broaden Horizons? Start Improvising 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Among this year’s master classes is a session with soprano Renée Fleming, and Marilyn Horne will be on campus as the jury leader for the Marilyn Horne Song Competition. How Beethoven for all and A-list alliances keep the Music Academy of the West thriving after 70 years 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z This month, the soprano is trying something altogether new for her -- she's starring in a stage play. Renee Fleming makes debut in a play at Williamstown Theatre Festival 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z But in this revival, you could home in even closer to just its two sisters, antipodal soprano roles sung by Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen with floodlight luminosity and painfully human sensitivity. Review: Two Sopranos Make an ‘Elektra’ Both Mythic and Human 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Now Varnay has receded somewhat from memory, and Nilsson is the benchmark against whom every new dramatic soprano is judged. A Tale of Two Sopranos: Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z 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 Lulu is a character of terrifying intensity and exposure for any soprano. Soprano Barbara Hannigan: 'Where's the crazy stuff?' 2013-03-14T19:25:00Z In 2011 she made her conducting debut in Paris, simultaneously leading and singing Ligeti’s crazed “Mysteries of the Macabre,” a daunting enough assignment purely as a soprano soloist. A Soprano Finds a New Voice: Conducting 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Radvanovsky’s regal adventure began more than five years ago, she said, when the Met’s plans to cast another soprano as the three queens fell through. Sondra Radvanovsky, Opera Royalty, Takes On Donizetti’s Triple Crown 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Otherwise the singing was superb: soprano Ruby Hughes was bold, husky, full of rough-edged seduction; tenor Nicholas Mulroy added stylish ornaments and playful swagger; Robert Davies sang the bass arias with warmth and command. Dunedin Consort – review 2012-12-21T18:07:41Z But I had naturally very good coloratura and a good voice in between the soprano and mezzo. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Italian Soprano 2012-03-30T16:27:11Z The pictures of 20 older stars were removed to make room for 20 new ones — including Ailyn Pérez, a soprano making her house debut this season — and the photos were then rehung in alphabetical order. The Met Prepares for Opening Night 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z When the soprano Anna Netrebko, 47, was growing up in the Russian city of Krasnodar, she said, New Year’s Eve included all the secular elements of Christmas: a tree, presents and a family feast. Russian New Year’s Eve: Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, All Rolled Into One 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It was as a young and, by her own description, “green” opera student at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado that the soprano Renée Fleming honed her art over several summers. Renée Fleming to Lead Opera at Aspen 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Asked what the most important thing to remember about singing a challenging Wagner role, the soprano Birgit Nilsson replied, “Comfortable shoes.” How to survive the next four years on social media? Opera can help. 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z 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 The chorus then sang a cappella, sopranos ringing out the word “sun.” ArtsBeat Blog: Remembering September 11 With Music 2011-09-11T21:09:27Z Maria Callas had defined the role for late 20th-century audiences as a supreme test for a fiercely intense, formidable soprano. Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as ‘Norma’ at Salzburg Festival 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Some people stood in the center aisle to pose for photos, with the band — comprising Mr. Richter, members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble and the soprano Grace Davidson — visible behind them. On the Mattress for ‘Sleep,’ an 8-Hour Lullaby 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Polaski was magnificent, singing with bright, sometimes steely yet always expressive colorings, abundant Wagnerian soprano power and great textural subtlety. Music Review: Pierre Boulez Conducts Met Orchestra at Carnegie 2010-05-17T22:00:00Z Her voice seesaws between soprano girlish affection and contralto hostility in a single sentence, and more than other Marys I’ve seen, she is endowed with a robust, uneasy sensuality. Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Is a Tempest in a Bourbon Bottle 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw was as graceful vocally as she was in her movements, dancing under a veil as the spirit of Eurydice. Opera Review: Boston Early Music Festival Offers Charpentier Short Operas 2014-03-22T02:07:34Z Tolling percussion sounds throughout; the voice of a soloist — here Sarah Brailey, her soprano dark-hued — keeps emerging from the chorus and building to intense heights. Review: Praying to the Heavens, Looking at the Stars and Revising a Service 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Filas put his most attractive music in a sweet, often soaring soprano line, to which Susanna Phillips brought a beautiful, velvety tone and dignified, carefully shaped phrasing. Music Review: Juraj Filas Piece Is a Coda for Kent Tritle - Review 2011-09-15T23:01:04Z Under his doctor’s recommendation, Morlot will be unable to conduct the Sept. 16 opening night concert, featuring soprano Renee Fleming, and the following week’s performances of Mahler Symphony No. 2, according to the Seattle Symphony. Morlot not conducting Seattle Symphony opening night concert, following injury 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z At the other spectrum is the smooth, white sound of boy choristers, which some mixed choirs try to emulate by having the female sopranos adopt what is known as straight-tone singing. Early-Music Ensembles: Praised as Pure, but Seeking More 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Women took command of the art in the mid-seventeenth century, as sopranos transfixed audiences in Venice and elsewhere. On Tara Erraught: Bodies and Voices in Opera 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Dehn, who possesses a beautiful, bronzed and rich soprano, sometimes overshot the mark with excessive theatricality. International Contemporary Ensemble Plays at the Armory 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z My go-to phrase now is: "I'm a man, just a soprano." Perspective | Ask Amy: Love and humor help transgender man at family gathering 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z When the South African soprano Pretty Yende sang Liszt’s tranquil setting of that poem on Monday evening at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the words rang truer than usual. Pretty Yende’s New York Recital Debut 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z In Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1965 blockbuster movie musical, Parker is the one of the few performers who doesn’t get to sing — though she had a firm soprano with perfect pitch. Eleanor Parker: More Than Just the Sound of Music Baroness 2013-12-11T03:11:54Z An exquisite soprano, Soo is in looks, demeanor and voice a more natural Amélie, yet she seems to be relying at this point more on her presence than her acting. The off-kilter charms of 'Amelie,' made musical at the Ahmanson 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The two nightingales, though removed from each other, dance a question-and-answer duet that corresponds to the dialogue Handel composes here for soprano and flute. Dance Review: Mark Morris Dance Group at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-06T22:07:00Z This is a touchstone of the soprano repertory. Review: Anna Netrebko Emerges as a Powerful New Tosca at the Met 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z “Before, he was a denier. Then, he was a victim. Now, he is looking for redemption,” said Rubio, a soprano from Uruguay. Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Fans cheered wildly after the soprano, dressed in a Vera Wang-designed black gown with white sash, hit a long final high note with practiced ease. Queen Latifah, Renee Fleming nail it at Super Bowl 2014-02-03T00:04:41Z One, the soprano Dawn Upshaw, is this season’s artist in residence. Music Review: Santa Fe Celebration Includes New York 2011-08-12T22:22:50Z When she canceled because of illness, the company brought in the German soprano Marlis Petersen, who performed something of a heroic feat. Melancholy Hamlet returns to Met after 113 years 2010-03-17T06:01:00Z The soprano switcheroo follows Mr. Kaufmann’s withdrawal in March, when he said that he no longer wished to spend long periods away from his family in Germany. Adding a Note of Turmoil, the Met Opera Loses Its Tosca 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z 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 To understand the crucial difference you had only to hear the soprano Jessye Norman in the early 1980s, during the prime years of her storied career. Jessye Norman Was a Diva, in the Best Way 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The haunting high soprano harmony in “O Wisdom” is now taken by the violins. Dudamel leads a dark and satisfying dose of Mozart and Pärt 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z From the first phrases sung by Kara Shay Thomson, a compelling American soprano with a plush, vibrant, powerful voice, you do not know whether to pity or fear her. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z The bird sometimes lands on Ms. Peretyatko’s hand, to be held aloft as the soprano sings Stravinsky’s elegiac, ornamented melodic flights. Music Review: Stravinsky?s Tales, Dunked in the Spin Cycle 2011-03-02T22:59:11Z The soprano noted that this production of "Streetcar" features an abundance of shirtless male performers on stage, which prompted Domingo to joke that he failed the audition for the opera. Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo together in Los Angeles 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z “An irresistible force drags me here,” a character says of the man she loves in Bellini’s “Norma,” which was revived at the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday with the soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role. Two Operas, Two Sopranos, Two Very Different Impacts 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z By contrast, as Renata, Svetlana Sozdateleva marshaled an array of colors, her soprano warm and elegantly contoured whenever she reminisced about the angel, shrill and cutting when her hysteria reached fever pitch. Review: ‘The Fiery Angel,’ Devilishly Tough Prokofiev 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The Hebrides contributed a fantastically atmospheric account of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire: soprano Lucy Shelton was captivating as she growled and croaked, shrieked and swooped through the eerie moonlit cabaret. The New Century – review 2012-06-01T16:11:15Z An alto and soprano saxophonist whose career has taken him through postbop, jazz funk and free jazz, Mr. Bartz continues to draw connections in his music. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z All six singers do terrific work, starting with soprano Sara Jakubiak, who brings pure, powerful tone and fierce commitment to the Governess' difficult music. Britten ghost story at City Opera 2013-02-25T15:53:18Z Herreweghe is never an extrovert interpreter, and after some very scrunchy, pointed dissonant climaxes, he lets the music float with Rosemary Joshua's ethereal soprano solo in the last movement, fading to nothing in eternal bliss. Mahler: Symphony No 4, Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Orchestre des Champs-Elys?es/Herreweghe ? review 2011-03-06T00:10:11Z An uncommonly skilled boy soprano who sang in his church choir, Russell was performing throughout Ohio by the time he was a young child. Russell Oberlin, Renowned Countertenor, Is Dead at 88 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Seven features some resourceful unaccompanied soprano sax from Vinson and a breezy Caribbean sway. Euan Burton: Occurrences – review 2012-08-09T20:36:01Z The Children’s Chorus of Washington offered reedy innocence juxtaposed with the worldlier sound of soprano soloist Amy Owens. Review | Noseda, NSO find the fun in a sacred and profane program 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z This 16-year-old classical crossover soprano from Pittsburgh made her name in the world of reality TV: Her second-place finish on “America’s Got Talent” in 2010 made her an overnight phenomenon. Who Is Performing at Donald J. Trump’s Inauguration? A Shortlist 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z A pianist played “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” and the soprano Marlissa Hudson, a St. Louis native, sang “Ave Maria.” Chuck Berry Is Hailed as a Rock Trailblazer and a St. Louis Hero at His Funeral 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Years later he recalled, “It’s not hard to win when you are a boy soprano singing a sentimental song in tattered clothes with a half-starved dog.” Max Bygraves, Jovial British Entertainer, Is Dead at 89 2012-09-08T22:15:06Z The piano surges with Lisztian tremolos, and the soprano part alternates jaunty sputtering with high lyrical flights. Music Review: David Del Tredici and Courtenay Budd at Symphony Space 2012-03-16T21:20:23Z She turned out to be Christiane Karg, a German operatic soprano, who had sung the Brahms Requiem at Royal Festival Hall the evening before. A ‘Girl Singer’ and Her Extra Hair Hit the Road 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Case in point: Renée Fleming, the star soprano, will be appearing in two new works. Kennedy Center announces its 2019-20 classical music season 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z 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 I was all set to go to a concert here in Ireland with Cara O'Sullivan, who is a national treasure dramatic coloratura soprano, and Noah Stewart, whom I've wanted to hear for ages. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z So did Christine Brewer, the veteran soprano, now in the twilight of a notable Wagnerian career, who shone as Mother Lidoine in “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” In 39th season, Opera Theater of St. Louis shows good health, new work To start with, in Gheorghiu the performance had a soprano with a beautiful voice who is also a gifted actress. Review: 'Adriana' a treat at Covent Garden 2010-12-05T12:31:00Z Libor's gleaming, mighty soprano and passionate, no-holds-barred performance style made for a gripping evening, particularly since she was surrounded by a cast of considerable firepower. A brilliant new voice gleams in Seattle Opera's 'Fidelio' 2012-10-15T00:36:04Z When talking about the opera early on with Ms. Hannigan, they agreed the Snow Queen wouldn’t be an “agitated soprano” like the Queen of the Night from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” A Master of Winter Writes His First Opera: ‘The Snow Queen’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The daughter of an early civil rights activist, Ms. Dobbs forged a path in music as one of the most admired coloratura sopranos of her era. Mattiwilda Dobbs, pathbreaking operatic soprano, dies at 90 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Berg’s “Seven Early Songs,” with the soprano Elina Garanca, and Elliott Carter’s “Three Illusions” are the filling in a symphonic sandwich; the bread is a pair of second symphonies, those of Beethoven and Schumann. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 6-12 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z But, as Mr. Foccroulle said, “it would be a pity if she was just an operatic soprano.” ‘This Is Who We’ve Been Waiting For’: A Diva on the Precipice 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z As both intoned the phrase “I am sorry” at the same time, Ms. Mackenzie’s floated soprano appeared like a gentle radiance, haloing the spoken words. Review: ‘Mata Hari,’ a Different Kind of Queen of the Night 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z And Amber Wagner, the soprano who sings Senta at the Met, argues for her character’s clarity of intention. Operatic Codependency? We Put Wagner on the Couch 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z In the role of the Greek slave Mirra, soprano Alexandria Shiner was poised and confident, though her uniformly stentorian delivery robbed the character of much of its vulnerability. Review | Franz Liszt’s unfinished ‘Sardanapalo’ opera makes its U.S. premiere at Library of Congress 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z The procedure was successful — the tumor was removed from her brain’s Wernicke’s area — but there were some side effects: The former soprano developed epilepsy and also now finds communication challenging. When Technology Makes Music More Accessible 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z For the soprano Dawn Upshaw, mixing styles and interacting with composers have been signature elements since the start of her illustrious career. Music Review: A Star Brings Singers and Composers Together 2011-04-18T21:33:29Z This is only a partial list, and singer Emily Noël adds a fine shining soprano. First-rate ‘Second Shepherd’s Play’ tops the Christmas class 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z I know the soprano sax has definitely gotten a resurgence because of me and the fact that I’ve been out there so much with the soprano, mostly. New Kenny G doc explores his massive success and criticism 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z “There’s something about music that’s such a galvanizing force,” Maury Martin, 62, a family doctor and soprano saxophone player, said after playing the host band’s opening set. Honk! Festival of Street Bands in Somerville, Mass. 2012-10-09T00:49:03Z It also endeared him to Callas, a Greek American soprano with whom he recorded several acclaimed albums, including Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” in 1964. Georges Prêtre, French conductor who recorded with Maria Callas, dies at 92 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The camp and winking jokes — a Wagnerian soprano interloper, in breastplate and horns, brings down the Act I curtain — are precisely balanced by moments of earnest savagery or tenderness. Review: ‘Ghosts’ of the Guillotine Reunite at Versailles 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, his expert directorial touch displayed the immaculate craftsmanship of his choral writing, while soprano Hila Plitmann's solo in a spiritual arranged by Moses Hogan scaled the concert's highpoint of intensity. Proms 61 & 62: BBCSO/Brabbins; BBC Singers/Whitacre – review 2012-08-30T11:08:10Z The listener must endure two other products of the Nazi era: Ernst Pepping’s Second Symphony and Heinz Schubert’s “Hymnisches Konzert” for organ, soprano, tenor, and orchestra. The Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court Conductor 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Stemme, singing with her distinctive darkly hued soprano and finely tuned theatrical instincts, became an active participant even in the purely instrumental numbers. Music Review: Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Nina Stemme at Alice Tully Hall 2013-04-26T22:53:14Z Ms. Benton questioned her looks and her voice, a deft soprano that doesn’t lend itself to “this canon of black girl songs you’re supposed to be able to sing,” she said. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The soprano Christine Brewer sang several numbers, including a deeply expressive reading of “My Long Life,” the final aria from Virgil Thomson’s “The Mother of Us All.” Review: Opera Stars Come Out for a Gala Concert 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Lev will direct the workshop, titled “Breaking the Sound Barrier,” which will feature three sopranos singing alongside three deaf actors. Using deaf actors, Victory Hall Opera continues to push boundaries 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z In the title role, soprano Kelly Cae Hogan sang with unflagging energy and emotion, captivating listeners with her empathetic Salome even during the final tragic aria. Virginia Opera presents ‘Salome,’ a tour de force etched in love and death 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z A soprano who does the Third Norn in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” might, if she’s lucky, eventually graduate to Brünnhilde. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Billy Budd,’ an Unusual Foray for Mark Padmore 2014-02-06T23:28:59Z Outside there was nary a protester, as there have been at the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko’s recent recitals, and inside Currentzis was greeted with cheers surpassed by only the riotous applause that followed each piece. Review: The War in Ukraine Looms Over an Orchestra’s Debut 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Benjamin Pesetsky used Shakespeare’s text for “Lear’s Shadow,” which he scored for three sopranos, viola and piano. Music Review: Extinct Species and Vibrant Poetry 2011-03-18T22:30:08Z Later, in his neo-expressionist period, he used serialism and avant-garde techniques to reflect indigenous South American traditions, as in his rarely heard “Cantata Para América Mágica,” for soprano and percussion orchestra. Music Review: Rhythms Rise Up From the Pampas 2011-03-11T23:45:18Z Ozawa, who for 29 seasons was maestro of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was extolled in remarks by soprano Renee Fleming and in performances by violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Kennedy Center Honors Gala salutes five legends of film, music and stage 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z That still means only tenors, baritones and basses are in the Whiffenpoofs, not the sopranos and altos that women usually are. It took 109 years, but Yale’s storied a cappella group just got its first female singer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The great soprano Gundula Janowitz, as the Prima Donna and Ariadne, sings with silvery tone and a mood of poised, melancholy introversion, as if she were a marble statue awakened to life. Richard Strauss Recordings Recommended by Critics 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z He appeared onstage with many of the best sopranos of his era, including Rise Stevens, Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price and Maria Callas. Carlo Bergonzi, celebrated Italian tenor and interpreter of Verdi, dies at 90 Voigt is arguably the greatest dramatic soprano of the past few decades. Criticized for her weight, opera star Deborah Voigt speaks up 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Her “pure, narrow soprano,” as John Rockwell of The Times described her vocal style, recalled that of Kate Wolf or Nanci Griffith. Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A 59-year-old American soprano who grew up outside Chicago, Voigt knew when the photo was taken because she recognized the gold-colored dress. Voigt shocked paper ran her photo with Freni’s obituary 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z No soprano these days sings Bellini’s Norma, then Verdi’s Violetta, then Tchaikovsky’s Tatiana, then releases an album of Handel arias, all in a few months. Exclusive Tracks From Sonya Yoncheva’s New Handel Album 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Textures are lean – 11 singers, including the soloists, 20 instrumentalists – but wonderfully precise, and the solo contributions, with soprano Susan Hamilton as Esther, are models of stylishness. Handel: Esther ? review 2012-05-17T21:35:01Z She made her debut at the Met in 2013 in Rossini’s “Comte Ory,” filling in for the soprano who had become ill, and tripped when she was exiting the stage. Pretty Yende Unmasks a Promising Opera Career 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z A soprano saxophonist with a streamlined intensity and a flinty iconoclasm, Mr. Newsome is most often heard these days on his own solo-sax recordings. The Playlist: Mavis Staples Warns of Deadly Force, and 9 More New Songs 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z No doubt, in time, the soprano will delve more deeply into the text and bring greater dramatic nuances to her portrayal. 'Hercules': Lyric Opera season closes on spectacular note 2011-03-06T18:37:00Z Nola Richardson was especially impressive in the soprano parts, singing with beautiful tone and a security that belied the fact that she was a late substitute. Review: Juilliard415 and Yale Schola Cantorum Perform Bach’s Lutheran Masses 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Francesco Cilea’s showcase for leading vocal lights is the New Year’s Eve gala at the Met, and there is no more leading a lady than the soprano singing the title role: Anna Netrebko. 4 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z And most movingly, Joélle Harvey as Simon’s daughter, Miranda, searches for her father’s spirit like a Shakespearean innocent, with a simple, effortless soprano. Opera With Atmosphere of Brave New World 2010-10-04T12:00:00Z Inspired by the charismatic Spanish soprano Isabella Colbran, whom he later married, Rossini gradually moved from comic operas to grander, more serious works. The Puzzle of Rossini?s Brief Career 2011-07-03T02:00:06Z Half way through the set he pulled out his rosewood taragato, a horn that looks like a large clarinet and sounds like a soprano sax. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z Goerke is making her Lyric debut in a part that has few equals for difficulty in the dramatic soprano repertory. Goerke stars in Lyric's blood-soaked 'Elektra' 2012-10-07T14:41:09Z Susanna Phillips, a star soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, was listening to a recording of herself one recent afternoon, as she had done so many times before. Romancing the Horn: Opera Stars Record Like It’s 1900 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z In commanding voice, Christine Brewer tackled the taxing solo soprano part with thrilling fearlessness, and won. A sublime, profound ‘War Requiem’ at SSO | Classical review 2013-06-14T18:03:36Z Adriana Zabala, with a light, clear soprano, made both Sister James’s almost comically sweet innocence and her late acquisition of backbone believable. Music Review: ‘Doubt,’ Adaptation Performed by Minnesota Opera 2013-02-03T23:24:03Z A song cycle for soprano and solo violin that draws together 40 brief extracts from Kafka's writings, diaries and letters, it's a work of sparse, lyrical beauty, that is essentially self-sufficient. Kafka Fragments – review 2013-04-01T10:55:02Z The soprano Hei-Kyung Hong was the soloist in both works: an unlikely choice for the Strauss especially, with her sweet but smallish voice. Music Review: At Tanglewood, Mahler and Strauss, and Yo-Yo Ma 2010-08-02T20:57:00Z On Friday and Saturday, the bulk of the concerts are taken up with Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, with the soprano Christina Landshamer. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Isolde is a summit for dramatic sopranos, and Ms. Nylund brought vocal radiance and affecting volatility to her performance. Review: Jonas Kaufmann Takes a Big Step Toward ‘Tristan’ 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z French Baroque Rays of Light Pierce Lenten Shadows The soprano Montserrat Figueras, who died in November, was an important figure in the early-music world. Music Review: Tenet Performs Couperin?s Lessons for Lent 2012-03-11T22:13:39Z A soprano might be twinned with a violin, for instance; a baritone with a bassoon. Together, the Sebastians and Tenet Perform Motets 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z 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 Weissmuller’s king-of-the-jungle yell was reportedly bolstered by mixing in the sound of a hyena, a camel, a dog, a violin and an opera soprano. ‘I didn’t want to be a Hollywood actor’: Julian Sands on controversy, fear and his best friend, John Malkovich 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The ensemble’s playing was notable for its ideal blend of savage energy and wistful introspection; the soprano Jennifer Zetlan sang expressively in the concluding Largo, set to a poem by Baudelaire. Music in Review: Performances by Sasha Cooke, Escher String Quartet and Ensemble Signal 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z But only those on stage could have noticed the mishaps and, post-performance, the Latvian soprano laughed heartily as she recounted them. Going to hell in style: 'Don Giovanni' in Vienna 2013-03-08T13:30:14Z The great Swedish dramatic soprano Birgit Nilsson later canceled her appearance in Jackson. Piano Stars Gather for a Legend’s 90th 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Marina Poplavskaya's passionate Amelia is another rung on her development into a leading Verdi soprano. Simon Boccanegra 2010-06-30T11:54:00Z The sound she creates when she belts in her high soprano register is a primal cry embedded in her being that insists we listen and pay attention. Idina Menzel at Radio City Music Hall 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z On “The Wine Dark Sea,” which opened the set, Mr. Potter played his soprano saxophone in concentrated blasts, leaving space in between for Mr. Harland to fill. Music Review: Conversation for Four, With Homeric Accents 2011-02-10T00:15:10Z Synthesized sounds blended evocatively with a live and recorded soprano in this startling work, the intensity heightened by the surround-sound effect from multiple speakers. Review: A Dark, Haunting Work by Michael Hersch Gets a Premiere 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Originally referring to the counterpart of a male "soprano", it was popularised by Maria Callas, whose life defined our idea of a diva with all the scandals and press attention. McGee on music: All hail Susan Boyle, the cool new diva of our age 2010-04-13T12:19:00Z And the promising young American soprano rose to the challenge, putting her own stamp on the role and drawing prolonged cheers from the audience at Friday night's final curtain. Bolena's crown is a good fit for Angela Meade 2011-10-23T17:46:08Z Mields's light and even soprano proved nicely scaled to the piece's vocal demands; her delicacy of expression never tipping over into emotional wallowing. Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman – review 2012-06-11T16:55:02Z On tenor and soprano, she’s omnivorous and pointed, slouching and precise, humorous and austere. 2010-01-15T04:14:00Z Yulia Van Doren, a soprano, and Tyler Duncan, a baritone, sang beautifully from a balcony in Nielsen’s blissful Andante. Critic?s Notebook: Social Context as Musical Theme 2011-08-22T21:31:56Z Both qualities are concentrated in the soprano Lucy Shelton, a trailblazer in new vocal music for more than five decades. Music Review: Dolce Suono Ensemble and Lucy Shelton at Roulette 2013-12-10T18:21:41Z He recently concluded a run of Delibes’s “Lakmé” at the Opéra Comique in Paris with the outstanding soprano Sabine Devieilhe, his wife, in the leading role. A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’ 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Wilson even sings the bel canto classic "O Sole Mio" — in Italian — and on the chipper charmer "Almost Twelve," soars above her usual sultry alto into soprano territory. Cassandra Wilson's 'Another Country' refreshingly upbeat 2012-06-25T19:23:04Z Still, Turandot has generally been the province of dramatic sopranos who also sing Wagner and Strauss. Review: Anna Netrebko Rings in the Year With a Met Gala 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Members of the wedding party sing: the groom, a tenor, in boisterous exhortations; the bride, a soprano, with sweet lyricism. Review: A Composer Creates Her Masterpiece With ‘Innocence’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z It featured soprano Hila Plitmann, who memorized the songs and acted them out with a compellingly dramatic punch, intensified by amplification. 4 emerging composers' works shine in L.A. Phil Green Umbrella The voice itself is essentially a lyric soprano, but she wields it with more power than that designation would suggest. Review: Seattle Symphony and guest soprano set Handel fest beautifully in motion 2011-03-12T20:29:27Z The aggression apparent in Mr. Guth’s conception of Donna Anna was matched by the alluringly unsettled top voice of the excellent soprano Maria Bengtsson, who replaced the originally announced Anna Netrebko in the role. Music Review: ‘Don Giovanni,’ Staged by Claus Guth at Staatsoper in Berlin 2012-07-08T19:24:24Z The apple didn’t fall far from the tree — Jashari’s mother is also a soprano. One Good Thing: In Kosovo, virus lets humanity shine through 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Zorn’s short abstract piece has no words, just a vocal line for solo soprano singing all manner of “ah” sounds and vocal gymnastics. Critic?s Notebook: Move From Lincoln Center Could Fortify City Opera?s Identity 2011-05-22T17:13:34Z We got, right away, the dynamic between the young couple, he a workaholic, she looking for more connection, both well sung by the bright tenor Joshua Blue and the soprano Alexandra Nowakowski. Review | Dogs, snakes and piccolos: New operas take WNO stage 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z The word “luminous” gets thrown around a lot when it comes to singers, but the soprano Julia Bullock has earned it. 5 Classical Music Faces to Watch This Season 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Over the years it has seen the weddings of tenors, sopranos, basses, stage directors, dancers and choristers. An Operatic Love Story Starts Off on a Sour Note 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z In cultivating a deeper chest voice to complement that airy soprano, Joni suddenly didn’t need a man to harmonize with. Remarkable Records of Joni Mitchell’s Changes 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The Royal Opera's Tristan und Isolde took both opera awards: best new production and outstanding achievement for the Swedish soprano Nina Stemme. The Mountaintop is surprise winner at Olivier awards 2010-03-21T22:00:00Z SALZBURG, Austria — For those of us who admire the soprano Anna Netrebko, it’s been a heady time. Review: Anna Netrebko Sings Her First ‘Aida’ in Salzburg 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Judges at the local event include dramatic soprano Jane Eaglen, familiar to local audiences for her appearances in Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. 4 things to do this weekend for classical fans 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z She capped the Sleepwalking Scene with a note that has brought other dramatic sopranos to grief — a high D flat, sung with “a thread of voice” as Verdi instructed. Opera Review: Provocations at the Salzburg Festival 2011-08-16T11:30:19Z Car’s soprano, with lyrical grace at the top of her range and grave urgency at the bottom, was on Sunday a wellspring of calm and pathos. Review: A Tenor Claims His Place Among the Met Opera’s Stars 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Best among the "Flute" singers was soprano Sable Rivera, who brought a pleasant light lyric sound and an infectious charm to the small role of Papagena. Small opera group offers engaging 'Ariadne' 2011-08-14T14:11:08Z For all its correspondences to “Tristan,” the novel is less tied to the world of sopranos and tenors than, say, the film “Black Swan” is tied to ballet. Books of The Times: To Wagner, With Love and Morbidity 2010-12-27T23:09:40Z Finally there was another Fourth, the premiere of Stephen Hartke's Symphony No. 4 for soprano, organ and orchestra. Hurricane Mama's impressive set of pipes 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z During one section the sopranos soared over a rumbling bass pedal point; in another, high dissonant harmonies proved striking. Arvo Pärt’s ‘Kanon Pokajanen,’ at the Met 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Bellini’s Norma, one of the most daunting soprano roles in opera, presents special difficulties. Compelling Singers Lift a Muddled ‘Norma’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z English National Opera's new staging by Catherine Malfitano, who made her name as an international soprano before becoming a director, is part of ENO's commitment "to refreshing core Puccini repertoire". Tosca; La fille du r?giment; Takacs Quartet 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z It is no exaggeration to say that the entire opera world is poised to hear the soprano Deborah Voigt sing her first Brünnhilde. Spring Performance: Music: ?Ring? Resumes, With All Eyes on Br?nnhilde 2011-02-20T02:02:17Z In her unholy anguish, soprano Hanan Alattar seemed so nervous as to lose breath control but matters improved and her tightness of tone eased. The Pearl Fishers, Le Nozze de Figaro 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Available on the company’s website, the panel included Mr. Brownlee, Ms. Bullock, the soprano Karen Slack, the tenor Russell Thomas and the bass Morris Robinson. A Met Opera Star Was Born, ‘Then Everything Stopped’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Couperin’s “Precatio ad Deum,” for a tenor and two basses, with its sequence of solo lines and trio responses, for example, was offset by Purcell’s richly contrapuntal “O dive custos,” for three sopranos. Music Review: Choir of New College, Oxford, at St. Thomas Church 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z Then another a voice echoes with a defiant “ne,” again plunging down — then another, then more, until the sopranos crown this song of faith. From a 1550s Pandemic, a Choral Work Still Casts Its Spell 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Ms. Cvilak brought a lustrous soprano voice and guileless sincerity to her singing. Music Review: London Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-10-24T21:46:31Z In the same “Falstaff,” Ms. Pierson recalled, the soprano made an entrance on horseback. Thomas H. Connell III, Longtime Met Stage Manager, Dies at 67 2010-04-28T03:34:00Z The soprano Jacquelyn Wagner brought a lovely clean and focused sound to the part of Diemut that effortlessly penetrated the rich orchestral score. Music Review: Strauss’s ‘Feuersnot’ via Leon Botstein at Carnegie Hall 2013-12-18T22:30:36Z The soprano Sarah Joanne Davis sang the score as a whole with considerable warmth. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z To her credit Ms. Heimes, the soprano, responded in kind, though she was elsewhere given to a little wildness up high. Music Review: ?Messiah? by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Review 2011-12-05T23:25:14Z The opera is being committed to disc with a young soprano in the pivotal role of the Empress and a couple who are actually married as the humble dyer Barak and his Wife. Opera Review: Provocations at the Salzburg Festival 2011-08-16T11:30:19Z I just did some gigs with George Benson, who said I may be the best soprano sax he's ever heard. Kenny G on his new doc & not paying attention to critics: "Miles Davis liked what I was doing" 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Ainhoa Arteta, a leading Basque soprano, publicly criticized the programming in June as lacking in classical music, and lamenting that it made no reference to flagship Basque artists. As Culture Capital, San Sebastián Weighs the Theme of Peace 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Later, a duet for tenor and soprano depicts the divine-human relationship as the almost romantic connection of a shepherd and a beguiled follower. Review: A Rare Showcase for Bach. His Sons, That Is. 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z When the instruments fell away at the end, leaving the soprano Susanne Leitz-Lorey to sing the final words “let my doubts be cleared!” unaccompanied, her luminous voice emerged from the preceding rumble as if cleansed. Music Review: Oscar Bianchi’s ‘Matra’ Debuts at the MATA Festival 2014-04-20T20:25:50Z The soprano Renée Fleming will perform Rachmaninoff songs and arias from two Dvorak operas, including the signature aria, “Song to the Moon,” from the opera “Rusalka.” For the Vienna Philharmonic, Summer Means Schönbrunn 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z But by the end, when the soprano breaks into a cha-cha, the music seems facile and thin. Music Review: David Del Tredici and Courtenay Budd at Symphony Space 2012-03-16T21:20:23Z The vocalist soloists were also fine and well matched, though the only certified star was the soprano Marlis Petersen, who sang the title role in Berg’s “Lulu” last year at the Metropolitan Opera. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z Ms. Laubrock has authority in her sound, on tenor and soprano, but she doesn’t use it to reassure or soothe you. Playlist: Styles That Can?t Be Pinned Down 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z The album is crammed with ballads custom-built for Faltskog's strong soprano, boasting the sort of lyrics the singer is known for: songs about the sensitive, complicated nature of relationships. Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album 2013-05-15T13:20:12Z Her other compositions include “Five Intermezzi,” for solo guitar; “Aphorisms,” for solo violin; “Above Clouds,” for viola and piano; and “Haiku Settings,” for soprano and flute. Ursula Mamlok, Avant-Garde Composer, Dies at 93 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z As she unfurled her bright, peeling soprano in a mash-up of “Yesterdays” and “Lazy Afternoon,” she conjured a timeless nostalgic dreamscape. Review: Christine Ebersole Has a Soundtrack for Starting New Chapters 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z One of the few other singers who can make coloratura seem so effortless is the soprano Diana Damrau, equally appealing in her house role debut as Adina. Music Review: ?L?Elisir d?Amore? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-07T00:10:31Z Some of the singers from that production performed here: The striking soprano Christy Lombardozzi showed maternal concern as Mrs. Mouse, and the supple baritone Michael Weyandt was a compassionate Mrs. Pig. Music Review: Shostakovich’s ‘Tale of the Silly Baby Mouse,’ at Bronx Zoo 2012-06-25T21:28:26Z "No, no, that's what we do. If you want a high note, get an opera singer, a tenor or a soprano. That's what we do." Soprano Renee Fleming at 55: 'I may leave well enough alone' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The soprano who sings remarkably high and fast is like the pitching ace throwing heaters high and inside. Rossini’s ‘Cinderella’ on deck at Nationals Park 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Trained as a lyric soprano, Ms. Juntwait aspired to be an opera singer but found that the profession did not accommodate the demands of early motherhood. Margaret Juntwait, host of the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday matinee radio broadcasts, dies at 58 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z City Opera will also present a recital by the Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci, whose limited appearances in the United States have made her something of a cult favorite. City Opera, No Longer Broke, Will Finally Stage ‘Brokeback Mountain’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Swedish soprano Miah Persson, the lone live presence on stage as the Woman, also appears in the 3-D film in two seemingly identical manifestations, often singing duets, and even trios, with herself. Review: 3-D Enhances An Enigmatic New Opera 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Then Mr. Nelsons conducted Wagner’s Prelude and “Liebestod” from “Tristan und Isolde,” with Ms. Opolais bravely moving beyond her vocal comfort zone to sing music associated with powerful dramatic soprano voices. Andris Nelsons Begins Tenure Leading Boston Symphony 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z It was intermission on a recent night at the Metropolitan Opera, and the soprano Sondra Radvanovsky was in her dressing room — eyes closed, head bowed — working to summon distant memories. How to Be Medea? Summon Your Anger and Despair, and Hit the Gym. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z 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 The soprano Emalie Savoy brought gleaming richness to the solo parts in the Latin texts. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-23T20:56:32Z The Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri was released from performances in Australia last summer after opera fans discovered that her Facebook page contained virulently homophobic writing openly advocating violence against gay people. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created Last spring at the Metropolitan Opera, the soprano Anna Netrebko took on the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” for the first time. Review: Anna Netrebko Makes ‘Aida’ Her Own at the Met Opera 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Four sopranos were arrayed around the space, singing Puccini. Douglas Gordon: Tracks of my tears 2011-02-08T21:46:00Z With age, he expected to perform more often as a tenor than a soprano. Male soprano stars in "forgotten" Italian opera 2010-09-24T13:07:00Z Similarly, Mascagni's beautiful Isabeau, with the parade on horseback by the naked soprano of the title, may also prove a hard act to pull off. Raiders of the lost arias 2011-07-21T20:31:00Z George Benjamin’s opera “Written on Skin” brought soprano and composer together. The Unsingable Music That Stumped a Diva 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Despite the flat, unhelpful lighting, this vivacious soprano, a natural stage animal, drew her audience in with her musical generosity, intelligence and esprit. BBC Prom 54; La fanciulla del West; Joyce DiDonato; Simon Keenlyside; Kronos Quartet 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Rose, who is both, has a supple alto that can ascend without apparent strain into soprano range. Review | At DC9 show, Lightmare’s mix of soul and punk sounds great at half speed and full tilt 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z As for the members of Anonymous 4, the soprano Susan Hellauer would use the word “pure” only to describe the voice of one of her colleagues, Ruth Cunningham. Early-Music Ensembles: Praised as Pure, but Seeking More 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z As the Countess, the soprano Susanna Phillips, too, put ornamentation in “Dove sono” that felt imposed on the music rather than an organic outgrowth of line or feeling. Review: The Met’s ‘Figaro’ Looks Darker Than It Feels 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The 33-year-old soprano was treated by a doctor in the audience at the venue near Lewes, East Sussex, who was able to relocate her displaced left knee. Injured opera singer soldiers on 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z That came clearly to the fore on “Big Ben,” a blues by Mr. Lovano, featuring his bleating output on aulochrome, a double soprano saxophone. Music Review: Ad Hoc Quartet With Common Roots 2010-08-29T21:38:00Z A DVD of that production, starring the soprano Ms. Westbroek in the title role and conducted by Mr. Pappano, was released this year. Classical Music on Disc, on DVD and in Books 2012-11-22T21:26:23Z Even at the height of her operatic career, her voice was a light lyric soprano, ideal for roles like Strauss’s Sophie and Mozart’s Susanna. Review: Kathleen Battle Returns to the Met After 22 Years. It Was Worth the Wait. 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z 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 Crowe nails every aria with a pure, peachy soprano that inhabits every phrase to ineffably touching effect. 'Hercules': Lyric Opera season closes on spectacular note 2011-03-06T18:37:00Z He particularly appreciated the company and character of mezzos and sopranos, just as he loved shooting and fishing and enjoying his Yorkshire estate. The Earl of Harewood 2011-07-11T18:26:50Z There were solos that highlighted the beauty of individual voices, including Ms. Horner-Kwiatek’s glowing soprano. Music Review: Anonymous 4 at Corpus Christi Church - Review 2011-10-25T22:00:50Z A few weeks before he moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, he had an encounter with a soprano from a local choir after he performed a piece by Coates. The Conductor John Wilson Doesn’t Like Musical Distinctions 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z One, Gabriel, is for a soprano, though the singer usually doubles in Part III as Eve, in duets with Adam. Music Review: Haydn’s ‘The Creation,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-24T22:38:21Z Coltrane played soprano on three of the set’s five long tunes, a reversal of expectations; interestingly, though, it revealed him as one of the instrument’s most distinctive stylists. Review | Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane makes a sound of his own in Blues Alley performance 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The soprano Camilla Tilling sounded committed, light and creamy, only turning tense at the very top of the voice. Music Review: Berlin Philharmonic Performs a New ‘St. John Passion’ 2014-02-28T03:15:50Z He said the solo choir had performed very well, especially the second soprano, for singing a part which is quite difficult to keep in tune and which holds the group together. Sarah Manguso: the disease that stole my youth 2011-01-23T00:05:41Z Except in Mr. Lang’s opera, in which they are whispered by the soprano Tony Arnold as well as four instrumentalists from the International Contemporary Ensemble, who will also perform the composer’s hushed music. David Lang’s ‘whisper opera’ Mines Truths From the Web 2013-08-02T18:57:04Z The lovely bloom of Daisy Brown's soprano rang out, adding a bright aura to Daniel's appearances in what was inevitably a slightly sombre evening. Susanna – review 2012-08-01T17:34:03Z The Neath-born soprano, 33, was awarded the honour for her services to music and charity work. Katherine Jenkins collects OBE 2014-03-14T14:41:36Z His unpacking of these melodies — on soprano, tenor or baritone saxophones — conveys a smoldering restraint. New Music: Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Claudia Quintet - New Albums 2011-10-11T00:13:28Z As the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a role often lent to legendary divas, the great soprano Kiri Te Kanawa simmered with righteous indignation, interpolating an aria from Puccini’s “Edgar” for good measure. Music Review: Donizetti?s ?Fille du R?giment? at the Met - Review 2011-12-13T23:22:49Z Hankey was joined by the Marschallin of the radiant soprano Lise Davidsen, who kept her immense voice carefully restrained for much of this long, talky opera before unleashing its full force in the final minutes. Is It the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Wagner seeps through every page of the Poème; it's like a yearning, doomed love scene from one of his operas with – instead of a soprano – the gleaming song of Ysaÿe's violin. LPO Music in the Courtyard - programme notes 2012-08-29T21:53:45Z On his MySpace he credits two females for their backing vocals, three alto and soprano sax players, a violinist, and someone for his "80s guitar solo" on one track. New band of the day ? No 782: Jai Paul 2010-05-10T14:33:00Z The American soprano Mary Mills scores a major success as Katya, dealing handily with the character’s passionate outbursts while bringing poise and sensitivity to her moments of tender lyricism. REVIEW: Gripping New 'Katya' Is a Bright Achievement for Collaborators 2010-05-25T13:00:00Z Ms. Grigorian sang Salome with a plaintive radiance that few sopranos summon. At Salzburg, an Unlikely Operatic Trio of Women Finding Their Way 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Her voice is among the most distinctive sopranos in modern music, characterized by remarkable elasticity and vulnerability. 'Björk Digital': Sonic dreams become virtual reality in downtown L.A. 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z And it highlights the vocal and dramatic cautiousness that was once masked by the sheer plushness of her soprano. A ‘Rusalka’ Shows Two Sides at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-01-24T10:13:05Z Mr. Malkovich grins and shrugs and every once in a while strangles a soprano with some underwear, who topples down in a neat heap. Theater Review: ?The Infernal Comedy,? Starring John Malkovich - Review 2011-11-19T00:23:05Z There was one star soprano, however, who did not sing, at least not live. The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Itself 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z As Xirgu, the soprano Gabriella Reyes was sympathetic, with haunting rises up to ethereal floated high notes late in the piece. Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Turns Lorca Into Death-Haunted Opera 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Possessing a precociously mature soprano voice, Andrews was widely promoted in the era as a child prodigy. "Prima donna in pigtails": how Julie Andrews the child star embodied the hopes of post-war Britain 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Jessica Klein phrased elegantly as Anna Maria, but her steely soprano tightened in her high register. Music Review: Melodramatic Sounds of Young Love 2011-05-25T22:22:09Z The overture, “Glass,” opens in dreamy quietude, with bowed bass and pinging guitar harmonics; Mr. Malaby appears only after several minutes, projecting his soprano in a strong, focused beam. Review: Tony Malaby, Weaving Spells With Paloma Recio 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z But it is easier to accept those choruses when they are performed by artists as firm-voiced and thoughtful as the tenor Christopher Colmenero and the soprano Felicia Moore. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia,’ Presented by Mannes Opera 2013-05-12T21:58:05Z The rest is shared more evenly between the soprano Lisa Milne, tenor Robert Murray and baritone Christopher Maltman. Poulenc: Complete Songs Volume 1 ? review 2011-03-17T22:00:04Z The prize awarded by the Birgit Nilsson Foundation, which was established after the death of Nilsson, a renowned Wagnerian soprano, in 2005. ArtsBeat: Riccardo Muti Awarded $1 Million Birgit Nilsson Prize 2011-03-16T17:15:12Z She conducted her school choir while a student, but her true conversion to vocal music came during a recital by the glamorous soprano Victoria de los Ángeles in Wellington. Sarah Billinghurst on Her Tenure at the Met 2014-05-09T21:50:45Z By far the safest bet was Julia Bullock, 29, an American soprano who won first prize in the 2012 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, among several other awards. Review: Young Concert Artists Gala Offers Stars in the Making 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z It was after she began studying with the soprano Beverley Johnson that her career began in earnest. Rita Shane, a Met Soprano Known for Range and Intensity, Dies at 78 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Behind that persona is a dramatic soprano who is not playing charades. Music Review: This Bowl Of Cherries Offers Food For Thought 2011-01-12T22:13:24Z A Schumann recital with a difference, shared between Ms. Persson, a sublime acting soprano, and Mr. Boesch, an incessantly probing baritone. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Yoncheva, 32, recalled her agent asking when she got the offer to fill in for another soprano who had withdrawn on short notice. The Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Is Poised for Stardom 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z A versatile soprano who excels in both standard classical repertory and modern works, Ms. Hughes sounded idiomatic and perky in indie-pop songs, and brought convincingly soulful grit to gospel numbers. Music Review: Boy Meets Girl in Matt Marks?s ?Little Death, Vol. 1? 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z Only the soprano soloist in the last movement fell below the quality of the rest. Mahler’s challenge triumphantly met at SSO | Classical review 2012-11-30T19:07:07Z Zubel belongs to the tradition of the composer/performer and is also a singer acclaimed for the extraordinary versatility of her soprano. A pair of striking debuts at Seattle Symphony 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Monastyrska sang with a plush, strong soprano, which lost a bit of its luster in quiet moments. Review: An ‘Aida’ at the Met That May Not Be Zeffirelli’s, but It’s Big 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Though the soprano is inevitably the focus here, the clarinet writing is not merely decorative. 2010-01-11T08:07:00Z The soprano Yulia Van Doren made the most of these comic implications in her portrayal of Dorinda but never overdid them. Music Review: A Magician Pulling Strings to Prove a Point: Love Stinks 2011-08-16T22:00:31Z But it requires a soprano of rare vocal and acting ability - such as Maria Callas, who reintroduced the work to modern audiences in 1957 at Milan's La Scala. 2 Annas: Netrebko as 'Bolena' conquers Met 2011-09-27T05:08:08Z With a gleeful toss of her golden mane, the Songbird Supreme belts out in the most exultant alto soprano, "It's t-i-i-i-i-i-i-me!" How "All I Want for Christmas Is You" made Mariah Carey de facto Queen of Christmas, sans trademark 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z As Opera News reported in its obituary this week, the soprano Eileen Farrell once recounted what happened when she sang the part of the beleaguered peasant girl Santuzza opposite Ms. Chookasian in the 1960s. Lili Chookasian, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 2012-04-12T17:31:06Z But even if mezzos traditionally receive less attention than sopranos or tenors, Ms. Barton has as good a chance at greatness as anyone. Jamie Barton, Opera’s Nose-Studded Rock Star, Returns to the Met 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Braxton, playing alto, soprano, sopranino and baritone saxophones, brings his usual incorrigible insight. Playlist: Hard-Swinging Sounds, With the Help of Friends 2013-08-16T19:26:20Z Smallwood, a baritone, stands with two tenors; the altos are to his left, sopranos to his right. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z What the soprano Julia Bullock loves about Kurt Weill’s music, she said during her recital at the Park Avenue Armory on Monday, is how it spins the personal into the universal. Review: A Soprano’s Recital Captures Her Brilliant Sincerity 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The sopranos Heather Buck and Yuko Kakuta were similarly adept in their vocal gymnastics, producing all manner of grunts, clicks and pops. Spoleto Festival Premieres Follow Somber Reflection 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The fairy godmother, in her smart blue jacket and skirt, here becomes the efficient manager of the cinema, and the impressive coloratura soprano Elizabeth Sutphen sings the role splendidly. Opera Review: ‘Cendrillon,’ From Massenet, Is Playing at Juilliard 2014-04-24T22:40:30Z That sounds irrational, I know, since Ms. Fleming, the great soprano, is one of the most celebrated opera stars in the world. Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in ‘Living on Love’ 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Even those with reservations about aspects of Mr. Sutherland’s artistry readily agreed that she was a stupendous soprano. Joan Sutherland, 'Stupendous' Soprano, Dies at 83 2010-10-11T14:47:00Z In the opera, the soprano Brenda Harris brings a big, wobbly voice and sneering bluster to the role and makes the most of her suitably melodramatic scenes. Review: ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The great soprano Leontyne Price is the star of the documentary, just as she was the star of new house’s opening more than half a century ago. A Starburst Is Born: Watch the Building of the Metropolitan Opera 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z 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 The most recent, starring the soprano Angela Gheorghiu, singing from Romania, began by clarifying that the performance was “not affiliated with the Metropolitan Opera.” The Met Opera’s Musicians, Unpaid Since April, Are Struggling 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Still, she added, this is a role that a soprano can’t approach with fear — neither of its history nor of its demands. The Met Opera Takes on ‘Medea’ in the Shadow of Maria Callas 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The lovers are portrayed by soprano Madison Leonard and tenor Andrew Stenson. Seattle Opera experiments with a socially distanced stage production, filmed movie-style 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z A musicologist and composition student of Arnold Schoenberg, Wellesz composed his “Five Sonnets” for soprano and string quartet in 1934, before the Nazi annexation of Austria forced him to flee to England. Renée Fleming, Emerson String Quartet present a rapturous recital of Austrian songs 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s a prayer of gratitude and devotion, sung in her pristine soprano, building almost like a power ballad before returning to humility. The Playlist: 18 Holiday Songs, 1 Surprise Mixtape and a Dark New Nine Inch Nails EP 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z It was scored not for an orchestra but for the Philip Glass Ensemble, which consisted of two electric keyboards, three wind instruments and a wordless solo soprano, all exuberantly amplified by a rock-style sound mixer. ‘Einstein on the Beach’ Revival at BAM Raises Questions 2012-08-31T14:06:50Z But Mr. Hammerstein soon realized that her lyric soprano was better suited for the demure Laurey, a role for which Shirley Temple and Deanna Durbin were reported to have been considered. Joan Roberts, Heroine of Original ‘Oklahoma!,’ Dies at 95 2012-08-16T03:15:26Z The soprano Lise Lindstrom brought a cool allure to the title role, her focused and steely voice flaring into palpable fire when it was called for. Music Review: Mozart, Puccini, Handel and Copland at Glimmerglass 2010-08-09T22:43:00Z LeBaron's "Radiant Depth Unfolded" for soprano and baritone was a main course. L.A. composers, singers take center stage at SongFest 2015 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Her full-bodied soprano also proved ideally suited to songs of regret, like the rarity “It Wasn’t Meant to Happen,” cut from “Follies.” Sondheim Two Ways, From Judy Collins and Melissa Errico 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z And, yes, there was reassurance in her gentle, probing soprano as she sang the title lyrics. Review: For Sondheim’s 90th Birthday, a Collage of Aching Voices 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The former role was a mezzo, the latter a soprano. Ceclia Bartoli: the limitations of being a mezzo 2010-12-23T22:00:04Z With the Heath Quartet in attendance, it formed the end point of this Wigmore Hall programme by Anna Caterina Antonacci, whose repertory includes soprano and mezzo roles, which she sings with equal success. Anna Caterina Antonacci – review 2013-05-10T17:01:55Z 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 During his school years he branched out to bass clarinet, followed by tenor, alto and soprano saxophones. Willem Breuker, Dutch Composer and Bandleader, Dies at 65 2010-07-29T06:19:00Z After studying at the Paris Conservatory, he took lessons with the soprano Barbara Bonney. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Great Wagnerian sopranos are few and far between. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z For Netrebko, who turned 43 last week, it represents a shift from the lyric soprano and bel canto roles with which she made her reputation to vocally weightier repertory. A Met ‘Macbeth’ worth a trip to the movie theater 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Most worrying, despite some effusive high notes and a sympathetic presence, the soprano Latonia Moore sounded ragged in the title role, her voice weakening by the ends of phrases, separated by big gulps of breath. Review: The Met Opera’s Grand Old ‘Aida’ Isn’t Dead Yet 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z The soprano Julia Bullock made me tear up at her recital on Sunday afternoon. Review | From Schubert to Simone, a singer’s powerful statement 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The vibrant Goossens adopted Sydney as his own, discovering the young soprano Joan Sutherland, who went on to become an opera superstar. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z And as Serena, the soprano Latonia Moore stopped the show in “My Man’s Gone Now,” which the character sings over the body of Robbins, her husband. Review: A Splendid ‘Porgy and Bess’ Opens the Met Opera Season 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z "Waterfall" stars Emily Padgett, the talented soprano who lit up the recent Broadway revival of "Side Show" as one of the conjoined twins. 'Waterfall' plunges over the edge of banality 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Richard Pittsinger, a chorister in the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, was scheduled to sing the soprano solo in Brahms’s “German Requiem” alongside his father, the baritone David Pittsinger, on Thursday evening. Music in Review: Music in Review: St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys 2012-11-11T23:08:21Z Hoffmann’s women have sometimes been sung by a single soprano. Music Review: Is It Traditional or Modern? Both, With Nods to Kafka and Fellini 2010-09-29T22:38:00Z Among the performers are the soprano Jessica Rivera and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z Switching between playing a replica of an 1858 minstrel banjo and a fiddle, Ms. Giddens filled the room with her soaring soprano. Rhiannon Giddens Celebrates ‘Freedom Highway’ in the Big House 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The draw was America’s Sweetheart: the soprano Renée Fleming, honeyed scrolls of hair around her heart-shaped face, her voice sounding as ivory-fresh and bright and girlish as ever. Review | Fleming’s beautiful Schubert trumped by poignant restoration 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z That these figures are so vivid is also thanks to a committed cast, led by the baritone Reginald Smith Jr., an anguished Castor, and the soprano Talise Trevigne, delicate but potent as the implacable Patience. Review: A New Opera Tells an Original Story With an Open Heart 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Throughout her career, she often shared the bill with the renowned soprano Maria Callas, a close friend. Giulietta Simionato, Italian Mezzo-Soprano, Dies at 99 2010-05-07T02:54:00Z His influence went far beyond the rock world and crossed the borders into opera and musical theatre, where he eventually worked with the Spanish operatic soprano, Montserrat Caballe, to create the Olympic theme song "Barcelona". Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z In “Falstaff” the tricking and trapping of the libertine knight is masterminded by Alice Ford, one of the merry wives of Windsor — sung in Florence with lovely vivacity by the soprano Ailyn Pérez. Verdi’s Shakespeare Resonates Across Italian Opera Houses 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z But while the British soprano Katherine Manley sang her part with chiseled grace and silken tone, her texts, recalling scenes of grinding poverty and desperation, always maintained a retrospective distance to the events she describes. Review: An Unsatisfying Opera (or Is It a Lecture?) 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Her luscious, pliant voice has allowed her — at 48, an age at which many lyric coloratura sopranos begin winding down — to take cannily calculated steps outside her comfort zone. Elizabeth Futral at Lincoln Center Festival and Glimmerglass 2012-07-18T21:49:41Z The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra played on many of the most celebrated recordings of the Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, including the classic set of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle conducted by Georg Solti that immortalized her Brünnhilde. Vienna Orchestra to Receive $1 Million Birgit Nilsson Prize 2014-04-09T10:15:00Z Clarinet, horn and viola fragments grew increasingly agitated in another of Dante’s texts, culminating in a dense outburst for the soprano’s apocalyptic declamation of “Now you can understand.” Review: A Dark, Haunting Work by Michael Hersch Gets a Premiere 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z And it's hardly unknown in opera for the morally suspect soprano to die in the last scene. Mark-Anthony Turnage: A life in music 2011-01-22T07:59:00Z The soprano Marina Poplavskaya’s Marguerite, held over from the premiere, remains confounding. Music Review: ?Faust,? With Joseph Calleja, at the Met - Review 2012-01-15T23:23:25Z The presence of Copland, whom Bernstein revered, is felt in another of my favorite sections, the Trope: “Thank You,” for soprano and Street Chorus. Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z “It wasn’t just wonderful,” said Ruth Lull, a soprano. A Choir Finds a Way to Sing. Just Ignore the Steering Wheel. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “Primavera Amarilla,” a lively setting of a text by the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet and violin, was brightly sung by Mary Mackenzie. Music Review: Following a Contemporary Palette as It Ranges From Peru to China 2011-01-25T23:14:56Z Ms. Worsham, with her bright soprano, matches him note for note, her girlish pertness persuading us that this naïve young woman would fall so hard so fast. New York Philharmonic Stages ‘Show Boat’ 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The soprano Jennifer Check sang the part of Élisabeth with touching dignity and drew on great vocal reserves that allowed her character to grow in moral and vocal stature in the course of the opera. Music Review: ‘Don Carlos,’ in Its Original Tongue, Reveals Intricacies 2013-07-21T22:00:53Z “On the Nature of Thingness” for soprano and ensemble also received its premiere on Tuesday. Music Review: Works That Make Technology an Ally 2011-06-01T22:38:12Z The program highlighted the impressive gifts of the soprano Julia Bullock — a mesmerizing performer who combines an alluring voice with a natural theatricality. New York Festival of Song at Merkin Concert Hall 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The leading soprano parts are most attractively sung by Moe, a trained soprano. Murder with a sense of humor in Taproot's 'Something's Afoot' 2011-07-27T23:47:03Z Ms. Sutherland, the reigning bel canto soprano of her day, was tempted into the studio to sing Turandot, a vocally weighty role she never performed in a house. Classical Playlist: Puccini, Mendelssohn, Wagner and More 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z But at Carnegie Hall in October, he certainly conducted a blazing concert performance of Strauss’s “Elektra,” with an exceptional cast headed by the powerhouse soprano Christine Goerke, who simply owns the daunting title role. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The orchestra is the third recipient of the prestigious prize, awarded about every three years and created by the Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, who died in 2005, to recognize and promote high performance standards. Vienna Philharmonic to Invest Nilsson Prize Money in Archive 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Tellingly, the soprano was at her most moving when interacting with her young son, depicted in this production through Bunraku-style puppetry. Review: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Without Its Flesh-and-Blood Intensity 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z The closest thing to a chestnut, Samuel Barber’s 1947 soprano monologue “Knoxville: Summer of 1915,” bloomed in the fresh company of two new works and Florence Price’s once-forgotten Symphony No. 1. Review: Without a Note of Beethoven, an Orchestra Shines 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z 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 Her powerful soprano has an acid brightness that is well suited to coloratura showpieces, but can lack warmth in more tender exchanges. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z With her childlike soprano voice, Newsom zealously works her harp, trafficking in a strange admixture of Baroque Appalachia—yup, you read that last bit right. The enigmatic genius of Joanna Newsom 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z We would actually go, soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Christian Borle, From ?Smash? to ?Peter and the Starcatcher? 2012-04-12T12:00:00Z The saturated orchestral colors recall Nelson Riddle’s symphonic pop arrangements and Samuel Barber’s gently reflective soprano monologue “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z It features the Seattle debut of Russian soprano Maria Gavrilova in the title role. Seattle Opera stages Cocteau’s ‘La Voix Humaine’ 2013-04-26T20:23:21Z The South African soprano Pretty Yende, who won over audiences with her last-minute debut in Rossini’s “Comte Ory” last year, turned in a vocally solid but dramatically bland performance as Pamina. Mozart's ‘Die Zauberflöte’ at the Met Opera 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z As in the telecast, on Friday the soprano Shu-Ying Li portrayed the teenage bride Cio-Cio-San with dainty tread and a powerful, expressive voice. ?Madama Butterfly,? Monteverdi?s 1610 Vespers and Gerald Finley 2010-03-21T23:42:00Z “It’s so perfect, it makes you want to cry,” the soprano Aprile Millo said, her eyes getting moist just thinking about it. Can the Diva Who Once Ruled the Met Make a Comeback? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The soloist, the soprano Mellissa Hughes, combined classical poise with torch-song emotionalism, confirming her status as one of New York’s freshest, most compelling interpreters. Music Review: Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Roulette 2012-03-26T22:28:24Z And Alexandria Shiner did what she could with the somewhat generic role of Kayla, rebelling against her parents and trying to figure out who she is, singing in a high, light soprano. Review | Dogs, snakes and piccolos: New operas take WNO stage 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z I recently heard the harpist Xavier de Maistre for the first time at the Istanbul Music Festival, where he performed with the soprano Diana Damrau and impressed with his musicality, muscular technique and imaginative flair. Xavier de Maistre to Play for Mostly Mozart Series 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z But was “America’s favorite soprano,” the “people’s diva,” as she has been called, pulling back from her career? Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z And if a night brings together three women, or even three sopranos with similar voices, their proximity emphasizes their individuality. A Tasting Menu of Yelps and Hums at the Resonant Bodies Festival 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z With breath control to match the most skilled coloratura soprano, Ms. Griffin holds forth at a relentless clip for two straight hours without a break, taking just the occasional sip from a glass of water. | 'Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony': Look Out, Celebrities: Her Aim Is True 2011-03-13T22:06:07Z The soprano must deliver the text in fits and starts, with sputtered outbursts and long, achingly intense melodic spans. Music Review: Pierre Boulez Conducts Met Orchestra at Carnegie 2010-05-17T22:00:00Z My girlfriend is a soprano, so I'm trying really hard to relate to classical music. Portrait of the artist: Douglas Gordon, artist 2010-05-17T21:20:00Z It ends with an entrancing song for soprano, sung here with effortless accuracy and lovely sound by Diana Hoagland. Leon Kirchner CD With Piano Concerto No. 1 and ?Lily? 2011-10-29T04:30:09Z Individual response and reflection is the realm of the solo arias, two each for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, all of them accompanied by solo instruments in supportive roles. Review | Conductor Matthew Dirst leads Washington Bach Consort in St. John Passion 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Julia Bullock, a radiant young soprano, is part of a tiny group of singers able to be persuasive in both classical and popular styles. 22 Musicals, Plays, Concerts, Dances and Festivals You Can’t Miss This Spring 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z And they delighted in his delight when a longed-for spouse showed up: Papagena, here the appealing and sassy soprano Ashley Emerson. Review: Fresh Talent Fuels ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Thomson reclaims the dated genre of the love duet for lyric tenor and soprano. When a Critic Put on the ‘Best of All American Operas’ 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Seven years later, Nyman adapted the piece to incorporate soprano Sarah Leonard singing the names of the 96 victims and it became Hillsborough Memorial. Michael Nyman on Hillsborough Symphony 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z It's a vast musical endeavour, involving a large choir, a children's choir, a chamber orchestra, a big orchestra, two male soloists and a great big dramatic soprano. Benjamin Britten: a top 10 2013-01-09T19:30:01Z The tenor and soprano who are to sing Bacchus and Ariadne each plead for cuts in the other's part. Michael Kennedy on Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos 2013-05-30T09:56:31Z “Rocky” showcases her four-octave singing range — “I can sing baritone and soprano” — and her dancing. For Laverne Cox, Life Is a Blur, and So Is New York 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The soprano Tamara Wilson, as Desdemona, gained authority and tonal richness as the performance went on, her high notes strong and clear. In Cleveland, Schubert Outsings Even the Mighty ‘Otello’ 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z "It's the soprano voice of the plucked-string-instrument world," says Miller, who has performed himself. Bellingham mandolin maker crafts beautiful music 2010-12-03T20:41:00Z She is particularly attached to the vocal part of the soprano, which she considers “my own voice, a woman’s voice.” The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The British soprano Lucy Crowe’s expertise and imagination in Baroque music gives her the freedom to turn da capo arias into feats of feeling. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Having studiously avoided any kind of singing throughout my musical education, I wasn’t sure of my range, but I sidled up to a soprano, figuring that hers would be the easiest part to pick out. Review: Make Music New York Teaches Buildings How to Sing 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Fox’s voice is considerably lower than Ms. Mitchell’s ethereally angelic soprano. Music Review: Lauren Fox Sings Songs of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen 2012-02-20T22:38:14Z And then there is the problem of the soprano role of Mathilde. A bite of William Tell 2011-07-15T22:55:03Z I invented satirical songs, which I performed on the piano or sang a capella in my unexpected soprano. What “Peanuts” Taught Me About Queer Identity 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Her bright, shiny soprano, with its wheeling vibrato and metallic edge, conveys a high-strung emotionality that is sharpened by her acting skills. Music Review: Christine Andreas in ‘Bemused,’ at 54 Below 2013-01-29T23:07:45Z “Each one of us was special to him,” said the soprano Catherine Malfitano in a 1982 television interview discussing how London influenced the early direction of her career. Music: George London Foundation Contest Set for Morgan Library 2012-02-12T15:44:19Z Stage presence Henry has a lustrous soprano that can caress a ballad or shift to a supple belt. Meet the Next Generation of Cabaret Showstoppers 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The soprano claims she was a resident in neighbouring Andorra at the time but it is alleged she was actually living in Spain "with the sole objective of not paying taxes to the Spanish State". Opera star charged over tax evasion 2014-04-30T09:30:12Z Ms. McGinnis has a bright spirit, a mass of curly hair and a dulcet soprano. Review: In ‘Daddy Long Legs,’ an Orphan With a Mysterious Benefactor 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The soprano Justine Aronson was delightful as the brisk and bossy Cupid, who on a whim brings the statue to life and infuses it with passion for its creator. On Site Opera Brings ‘Pygmalion’ to Madame Tussauds 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The soprano Nora Fischer, who lives in Amsterdam and is the daughter of the Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer, divided her recital into halves. Europe’s ‘Rising Star’ Musicians Give as Much as They Get 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Around them, busy drums and bass whip up an urgent undercurrent, while Jack Wylie's soprano sax floats hauntingly on top. Portico Quartet/Penguin Cafe ? review 2011-02-09T19:30:01Z For Renée Fleming, the superstar soprano who will sing the Marschallin at the Met, and for music, this really is the end of an era: This “Rosenkavalier” may well be her farewell to staged opera. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Following a girlfriend to New Haven, Mr. Crutchfield continued to piece together a living by playing piano, notably at lessons given by the distinguished American soprano Phyllis Curtin, an education in itself. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z Even Mackintosh regards the dark, shiny fable of the tortured, disfigured Phantom and the sweet soprano Christine as “the most beautiful of my big shows.” Not your granny’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at the Kennedy Center 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z “Now we just need the soprano,” she said. The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Erin Morley, a soprano, and Nicholas Phan, a tenor, met the variously strenuous demands of their briefer roles in “Carmina” vividly. Music Review: Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ by Philharmonic at Avery Fisher 2012-06-03T22:14:06Z “It was here,” he once wrote, “that I learned the ancient and delicate art of transforming a large, difficult, aggressive, middle-aged dramatic soprano into an 18-year-old virgin princess.” Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z It is mournful but solid, even defiant, and the chorus sang it with moving integrity, though the sopranos were strained by the high tessitura. Music Review: A New Church Organ, With Vocal Celebration 2011-06-09T22:54:43Z The round-faced soprano with the bowl haircut never imagined his voice would one day transform him into an international sensation. Taiwan singer conjures up Susan Boyle comparisons 2010-04-09T08:51:00Z Goerke, who has sung Brünnhilde, easily navigated Sieglinde’s music with her dramatic soprano, cresting the climaxes instead of getting washed-out by them. Review: The Met Opera Orchestra Raises a Glorious Noise 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z This powerful singing actress adds unusual intensity to her plaintive “Song to the Moon,” Rusalka’s famed lament, suggesting the character’s defiant side more than most sopranos. The Met Opera’s ‘Rusalka’ Is a Dark, Sexy Hit 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Renée Fleming, the most famous soprano today, says she has sung about 55. Plácido Domingo, Opera Superstar, Achieves the Unthinkable: 150 Roles 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z 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 If other sopranos bring more vocal glamour to the role, Ms. Frittoli is earnest and affecting. Review: ‘Don Carlo’ Gets a Gripping Revival at the Met Opera 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The soprano Elizabeth Atherton sings her roles with abandon: knowing and sarcastic as Woman; distant and lonely as Eurydice; a Kundry and a Salome compressed in a caldron of erotic enchantment as Medea. Review: Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘The Cure’ and ‘The Corridor,’ Myths With a Twist 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Making her Met debut as Aida, a role she’s sung around the world, the soprano Kristin Lewis lacked vocal fullness and color; her performance gave the impression of a faint pencil sketch of the part. Review: ‘Aida’ Gives a Taste of the Met Opera’s Bad Old Days 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z It tells the story of Christine, a young soprano and the obsession of the masked, musical genius who lives secretly beneath the Paris Opéra House. Farewell to “The Phantom of the Opera,” which welcomed outcasts 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Lyric soprano would not be her usual sound. How the Star of ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Found Beauty in Her Voice Again 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The chorus of “Money Power Glory” arcs with her most triumphant melody yet, while “Shades of Cool” and “West Coast” shiver with heartbroken soprano. REVIEW: Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence Is the Album We Need Right Now 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z In the motet “Pulchra es” she joined her fellow soprano Molly Quinn in a duet of arresting sweetness and simplicity, their voices carefully matched in purity and expression. Music Review: Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin 2013-01-03T23:10:05Z That paradox is crystallized in “One More Kiss,” warbled by an ancient Viennese soprano while her younger self casually tosses off its coloratura. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Bordoli placed a bass clarinet at the foot of the Monument's 311 spiralling internal steps and a violinist, violist, soprano and horn player in niches set into the walls. Porgy and Bess; the Prince Consort; Live Music Sculpture – review 2012-07-14T23:06:10Z More essential was Strauss’s “Ariadne,” which fielded the only true star turn of this year’s festival: the soprano Christine Goerke, calmly commanding in the title role. ‘An American Tragedy’ and More at Glimmerglass 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z You have to show up if you want to really hear the texture, and not just the volume, of a Mahler fortissimo, or a dramatic soprano who can throw you back on your seat. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Cooper says his esophagus hurt for the first few months of doing Jackson's deep voice, which is intended to serve as "the base note" to complement Ally's "popping up and down in the soprano." Bradley Cooper will keep geeking out about ‘A Star Is Born’ as long as you let him 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In recent years, the American soprano has become a noted Verdi specialist, a breed that seems to be all but extinct. Radvanovksy triumphs in Toronto "Aida" 2010-10-03T15:31:00Z The program is starting to establish its own track record, with singers like Savage and soprano Rachel Willis-Sorenson making significant debuts at major houses across the country. Mezzo Dolora Zajick possesses enthusiasm as big as her voice 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z As the fought-over Rosina, the demure soprano Pretty Yende’s gorgeous smile and silky, flexible sound — the vocal equivalent of the white handkerchief she carries — didn’t compensate for her lack of spunk or spice. Review: Javier Camarena’s Days as Count Almaviva Are Numbered 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The soprano Camilla Tilling brought bloom and richness to her arias; the tenor Topi Lehtipuu looked and sounded like an impressionable young man who could easily have been drawn into the band of disciples. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z |
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