Birdsong
In Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, an opera based on the famed jazz musician’s life, the title character asks, “So if there is a God, why does the negro suffer? Is my prayer, my music lesser, smaller in God’s eyes?”
Tamara Mumford
19 pieces since 2011 — in 13 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
19
pieces
13
roles
5
companies
16
years
By role
1 piece as Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter — stats above show all coverage for Tamara Mumford.
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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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