A favorite Verdi performance from Timothy Gray
When I was a fledgling opera enthusiast, professors at a small-town Wisconsin college routinely travelled to Chicago for Lyric Opera performances.
Anna Tomowa-Sintow
8 pieces since 2013 — in 3 roles.
8
pieces
3
roles
14
years
Role Aïda
Role Countess Madeleine
Nothing makes me feel better than Anna Tomowa-Sintow in Capriccio
The color, power, and character are all there in this recording.
By Timothy Gray
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Role Dunyasha's mother
Battle of the network tsars
For all their orchestral and vocal attractions, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s 15 operas are rarities in the West.
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).