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Mary Dunleavy joins in the fun

by | 1:08 pm | Mar 23, 2007

La Cieca has just been informed that soprano Mary Dunleavy will participate in tonight’s panel discussion “Opera and Technology” at The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University. No word on whether La Dunleavy replaces or supplements the previously announced Lucy Shelton. Our own JJ will be there of course, along with a veritable constellation of opera pundits: Elena Park, Editorial and Creative Content, The Metropolitan Opera; Beth Greenberg, stage director, New York City Opera; Wayne Koestenbaum, poet and writer; and Anne Midgette, critic, The New York Times. That’s tonight at 7:30 PM, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (between 116th and 118th Streets), second floor.

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8 comments

  • OPÉRA CHANTEUSE says:

    Didn’t she sing Violetta last year, alternating with Gheorghiu? How’s her voice?

    on March 23, 2007 at 2:10 PM
  • opera in the uk says:

    You go girl. You’re certainly flogging these lectures with gusto.

    Perhaps, the Met should employ you to give a boost to such ‘Stars’ as Gruber and Swenson.

    on March 23, 2007 at 3:24 PM
  • J says:

    Gruber sang gorgeously at her recital at the Morgan Library last week

    on March 23, 2007 at 10:44 PM
  • Micaela says:

    Dunleavy sang a lovely Countess in Philly last season.

    on March 24, 2007 at 9:33 AM
  • NYCOQ says:

    Chanteuse -

    Ms Dunleavy an absolutely amazing leggiero-lyric coloratura. Her calling card used to be the Queen of the Night till she got tired of being typecast. I first saw her Violetta at New York City Opera. She has also essayed Constanze, Giuletta (Capuletti e i Montecchi) and other fabulous roles where she cast off vocal pyrotechnics. AND she can act. I have seen her Violetta at the Met 4 times…She’s that good.

    on March 25, 2007 at 5:50 PM
  • NYCOQ says:

    I first saw her sing a side-splitting La Comtesse de Folleville at City Opera in their Viaggio production way back when and I have been in love with her every since. You should check out her website http://www.marydunleavy.com.

    on March 25, 2007 at 5:56 PM
  • NYCOQ says:

    She SHOULD have Natalie Dessays’ career. She has none of that brittle quality that Dessay has when she pushes her voice in a house the size of the Met.

    Okay enough of my proselytizing

    on March 25, 2007 at 6:07 PM
  • Baritenor says:

    She’s Great. Appart from Fleming and Eva Mei, maybe the only person alive today who’s able to sing Thais.

    on March 25, 2007 at 9:43 PM