The gaul of some people
It’s Norma, darling. We know.
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
8 pieces since 2019 — in 6 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
8
pieces
6
roles
6
companies
8
years
Role Adalgisa
Norma demente
Jessica Pratt’s last-minute Norma in Milan might well be the stuff of legend
Role Angelina
Rondo and rondo and rondo we go
A convocation of mezzos–and a pride of tenors–produce hundreds of sixteenth notes in a bewitching Rossini showpiece
Role Angelina (Cenerentola)
On the steps of the palace
Anyone arriving at Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola) expecting the Disney-fied version of the story will be in for a surprise.
Role Niklausse/Muse
Nice piece of Tales
Les Contes d’Hoffmann is something of a puzzle in which some of the pieces are missing and others been altered to fit since Offenbach died before he could complete and revise the work.
Role Rosina
Married to their jobs
Ahead of their opening in Don Carlo in Dallas tonight, Christopher Corwin chats with Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis — and offers a special edition of Chris’s Cache!
Role Vagaus
Sex and Vivaldi
The “Red Priest” of Venice once made reference to his “94 operas” in a letter to his patron.