Here a Leigh, there a Leigh Here a Leigh, there a Leigh

Judith Malafronte sits down with bass David Leigh who debuts as Rocco in Washington National Opera’s production of Fidelio next week

By October 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Cult classic Cult classic

Sylvia Korman previews The Listeners, the latest and most ambitious opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek that opens this week at Opera Philadelphia with tickets for just $11

By September 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Chair force 1 Chair force 1

Andrew Lokay discusses the real world of warfare behind Jeanine Tesori and George Brant‘s Grounded, which opens the Met season on Monday.

By September 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Everything the light touches Everything the light touches

Like Emily discovering her gift in The Weight of Light, Vanguard fellows (ideally) come through a process of intense multivocality with a stronger sense of their own individual voice.

By May 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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I’m a stranger here myself I’m a stranger here myself

In 1982 I saw Turandot at the San Francisco Opera, the year after I became an opera fan, and it was my first live opera.

By May 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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“I just sing whatever I can get my throat around” “I just sing whatever I can get my throat around”

Rachel Willis-Sørensen might be the greatest American soprano right now who doesn’t sing much in America.

By April 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Thoughts on <em>La Gioconda</em>: Milanov Thoughts on <em>La Gioconda</em>: Milanov

It’s time to discuss Zinka Milanov.

By March 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Unnatural prologue Unnatural prologue

La Cieca is actively searching now for a weekly audio or video feature to permanently replace the defunct “Montag Mit Marianne.”

By September 05, 2017 at 7:57 AM
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