Envelope, please…
La Cieca has just learned that the winner of the 2006 Richard Tucker Award is tenor Lawrence Brownlee. Career Grants will go to Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano), Jordan Bisch (bass), Quinn Kelsey (baritone), Dimitri Pittas (tenor) and Gerald Thompson (countertenor). Sarah Tucker Study Grant winners include Stephen Costello, Ann McMahon Quintero and Trever Scheunemann.
dolora zajick can let one loose when provoked, which unfortunately isn’t often enough.
Gerald Thompson is an exciting countertenor. Not the most beautiful voice (not ugly either) but some of the fastest coloratura I’ve heard from a countertenor.
I have seen Gerald Thompson in several performances with San Francisco Opera and have loved him in all of them. His Unulfo in Rodelinda is especially memorable. Here is the review of his performance from Opera News. “But there was another fine proponent of the voice type in the cast: Gerald Thompson, whose singing of Unulfo was clear, penetrating and always lovely.”
Not many can compare to Sutherland in her beautiful coloratura and trills… She was never aspirate, nor throaty. Even when older, her coloratura remained quite amazing.
Yes Joannie could trill herself silly–she said that she learned how to trill by listening to the birds! all I know is that she really could do it.
Well he’s about 2 feet tall. What I’d give for a big, tall, dark and handsome tenor. I hope he’s at least hung.
Ok, did anyone else hear the competition? It was horrible. I swear they pull singers from the crapper and look nowhere else. I never heard so much screaming in my life. Absolutely shameful.
HUNG? HAH! Have you looked at his picture? He’s a bottom.
sutherland’s best trill, in my opinion: as antonia dies in les contes d’hoffmann.
All I can say is that I’d hit notes that could bring the HOUSE down if I had Damien’s anatomy in front of me……I’d be singing trills and high e’s all NIGHT!..Thanks for the eye candy!
That entire recording of Hoffman with Joannie and Placido is just wonderful. Joan truly sings her lungs out. I just love the trio with Antonia!!!