Love of the earth
Claudio Abbado passed away on the 20th of January five years ago, just months before I began my Ph.D.
141 pieces since 2007 — in 1 role, at 11 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as La Scala — stats above show all coverage for Macbeth.
View allClaudio Abbado passed away on the 20th of January five years ago, just months before I began my Ph.D.
When handing out the goodies, the gods weren’t stingy with Shirley Verrett. Few opera singers were as prodigiously gifted as Verrett: the perfect amalgam of Kunst and Stimm housed in a frame of voluptuous allure. In addition to an instrument of stunning natural beauty and easy range, Verrett displayed superior musicianship, dramatic intelligence and searing […]
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