Suddenly spinto
When soprano Yihan Duan started to sing her aria, you could feel an almost electric charge that something special was happening.
Pascale Spinney
7 pieces since 2018 — in 6 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Academy of Vocal Arts.
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6
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2
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9
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By company
Role Carmen
Role Cherubino
The opposite of sex
Since 1934, Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts has been preparing emerging artists for operatic careers.
Role Dorabella
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).
Role Léonor
Favorite things
Donizetti’s La Favorite remains a relative rarity in the repertoire, especially in the original French version.
Role Suor Infermiera
Tales of the unexpected
In the Academy of Vocal Arts’s (AVA) clever pairing of two Puccini works, there was every reason to expect the fix was in.
Role Turnspit
What’s done cannot be Undine
Academy of Vocal Arts’ Rusalka—surprisingly, only their second venture in many years into the Slavic repertoire—left a divided impression.
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).
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