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So I’m intrigued to see, having heard her in Trovatore recently, and read about her Norma, that Rachel W-S is scheduled to sing Thaïs in Toulouse with Tassis Christoyannis this Sept/Oct. I could be...
Hearing this - or the high F in Puritani - I am of two minds. I am in awe, but I also wonder whether the fact that one can necessarily means that one should.
You're welcome! I'm a middle aged lady who's been lurking around the edges of this community for a long time -- I even subscribed for years to the old paper Parterre zine! I'll...
I think Lombardi showed she had a great Norma in her but it was way too tentative and vague. I personally really didn’t like Grigorian in the role at all. Of the three Willis-Sorsen was IMO by far...
Much to my surprise I think Willis-Sorsen is the best of three Norma’s in the “Norma Wars” of 2025. She sounds much surer of herself than the other two did.
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
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