Keeping the faith
Going into Washington National Opera’s final presentation of the season, Madama Butterfly, I feared that I might be geisha’d out.
40 pieces since 2012 — in 13 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Cio-Cio-San — stats above show all coverage for Kristine Opolais.
View allGoing into Washington National Opera’s final presentation of the season, Madama Butterfly, I feared that I might be geisha’d out.
New York City isn’t a bad place to live, operatically-speaking.
The scene: a vocal audition, sometime in the past. A young, blond soprano approaches the podium. Her aria: “Un bel di.” She sings. Before she gets to the second “Chi sara” she’s rudely interrupted.
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