A game of hoarse
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s concert Rigoletto hits some vocal turbulence
Raven McMillon
8 pieces since 2021 — in 4 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Catapult Opera.
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4
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5
companies
6
years
By role
Role Gilda
Role Ruthie
Patience and fortitude
Gregory Spears’ latest opera Castor and Patience, with a libretto by former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith, was commissioned by Cincinnati Opera to celebrate its centennial season in 2020.
Role Salome
The head on the cake plate
John Yohalem reports on Catapult Opera’s satiating San Giovanni Battista
The Bible meets Edward Albee
The Met doesn’t have the monopoly on Salome this spring — look no further than Catapult Opera’s San Giovanni Battista which opens in Brooklyn next month.
Role Servilla
The emperor’s new closure
Washington Concert Opera delved into Mozart for the first time earlier this month with the composer’s once neglected penultimate stage work, La Clemenza di Tito, led by Maestro Antony Walker.
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).