Singing through
A near-full house attended the Jessye Norman Memorial Celebration at the Met on Sunday afternoon, the auditorium packed with family, friends, colleagues, and fans of the late soprano, who passed away on September 30 of this year.
Eric Owens
58 pieces since 2006 — in 26 roles, at 13 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
58
pieces
26
roles
13
companies
21
years
By role
Wotan 5
Porgy 4
Alberich 3
Hagen 2
Jaufré Rudel 2
Montesecco 1
Wotan/Wanderer 1
Water Goblin 1
Vodnik 1
The King 1
Stephen Kumalo 1
Raimondo 1
Philippe II 1
Philippe 1
Orest 1
Nekrotzar 1
Mefistofele 1
Macbeth 1
Jailer 1
Hunding 1
Hercules 1
Gualtiero 1
Grendel 1
Filippo II 1
Emile Griffith (older self) 1
Capellio 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 17
Lyric Opera of Chicago 7
Washington National Opera 3
Carnegie Hall 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Dutch National Opera 1
Glimmerglass Festival 1
LA Opera 1
Minnesota Orchestra 1
New York Philharmonic 1
Opera Orchestra of New York 1
San Francisco Opera 1
War Memorial Opera House 1
7 pieces as Lyric Opera of Chicago — stats above show all coverage for Eric Owens.
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First action hero
Director David Pountney and his splendid designers have brought Lyric Opera of Chicago a visually spectacular Siegfried full of daring ideas.
Girls on horseback
It’s a fairly traditional post-Patrice-Chereau Ring, set during the Industrial Revolution.
Wow factor
The second installment of Lyric’s Ring Cycle proved an evening of glorious singing, moving drama, great conducting and orchestral playing.
Just duet
Lyric Opera of Chicago presented a highly anticipated joint recital featuring tenor Lawrence Brownlee, bass-baritone Eric Owens, and accompanist Craig Terry.
A new beginning
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2016-17 season got off to an exciting start on Saturday night with Wagner’s Das Rheingold.
Shirt tale
Among symbolic classical tropes, one of my favorites (perhaps because only another classicist will understand it) is Nessus’ Shirt, an emblem of glory (a promotion, say, or an expensive luxury) that destroys you.