Dormant spring
AVA met the challenge with a delightful, if necessarily truncated, video recital that allowed each singer to participate in the now-familiar Zoom platform.
Brent Michael Smith
7 pieces since 2017 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Academy of Vocal Arts.
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By role
4 pieces as Academy of Vocal Arts — stats above show all coverage for Brent Michael Smith.
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Favorite things
Donizetti’s La Favorite remains a relative rarity in the repertoire, especially in the original French version.
Suddenly spinto
When soprano Yihan Duan started to sing her aria, you could feel an almost electric charge that something special was happening.
That’s how they’ve done it
Così fan tutte, Mozart’s final Italian comedy with Lorenzo Da Ponte, is this season’s heaviest lift for Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
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).
