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I’m a stranger here myself I’m a stranger here myself

In 1982 I saw Turandot at the San Francisco Opera, the year after I became an opera fan, and it was my first live opera.

By on May 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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“I just sing whatever I can get my throat around” “I just sing whatever I can get my throat around”

Rachel Willis-Sørensen might be the greatest American soprano right now who doesn’t sing much in America.

By on April 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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“Le Mozart noir” “Le Mozart noir”

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint George is frequently referred to as “le Mozart noir.” While surely intended as a favorable comparison to Mozart, the sobriquet is diminishing, implying that Bologne’s music was somehow derivative of Mozart’s.

By on June 10, 2020 at 11:17 AM
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Outsider art Outsider art

The opera titled L’Amant anonyme (“The Anonymous Lover”) is important because it is one of the earliest known operas by a Black composer that still survives in its entirety.

By on June 09, 2020 at 1:01 PM
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