Crepuscolo
“It’s not easy being green”: especially if you’re the two greatest Italian opera composers.
Anna Dennis
3 pieces since 2012 — in 3 roles, at 1 company, most often at Lincoln Center.
3
pieces
3
roles
1
company
15
years
By role
By company
Role Drusilla, Melanto
Role Josabeth
Halle if ya hear me
Bergamo hosts an annual Donizetti festival, Salzburg presents a Mozart-woche every January, and of course there is Bayreuth for Wagner. But Handel gets two festivals every spring, and this year I was finally able to attend one of them.
Role Mirtillo
Brit star! would I were steadfast as thou art!
Rule Britannia? Often during the Olympics that famous number from Thomas Arne’s 1740 Alfred echoed in my ears.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).