An Interview with Lawrence Edelson, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of the American Lyric Theater
Nobody can turn away from the fact that the economy is difficult and money is tight. In a society that doesn’t value the arts the way it used to, performing arts companies, opera companies, in particular, have suffered. However, under the skillful leadership of Lawrence Edelson, the American Lyric Theater located in New York City […]
Sing for Your Supper: La Périchole at New York City Opera
As the fourth and final presentation of the nomadic New York City Opera, the company produced Jacques Offenbach’s “sort-of-semi-heard” operetta, La Perichole, at New York City Center (It’s original home at its inception in 1944.) The operetta is about an impoverished duo of street singers. The girl, Perichole, becomes the mistress of the Viceroy through […]
Opera Teen on the Airwaves
Hi opera friends! I come today with some super exciting news! As I have alluded to on Twitter, my “big news” is that last week I had the honor and privilege to record a piece along with my answers to some fun, opera related questions for the Tri-State area classical music radio, WQXR. My piece […]
An Interview with Lisette Oropesa
Hello, opera lovers. I’m sorry for the extended absence! It’s been a busy stretch and I still have a lot to tell you all about. However, today, I’m back with a great interview for you! Recently, I had the pleasure of talking o the soprano Lisette Oropesa, a Metropolitan Opera mainstay who is singing the […]
A Study in How We Get Young People Into Opera Houses(Without Applying Excessive Force)
As the weekend winds down, I thought you dear readers would appreciate a treat. As an assignment in English class last month, we were assigned to write a research paper about a topic of our choice. Being the operaphile I am, my choice was to examine the way opera companies are attracting younger audiences and […]
Tenor Massimo Giordano to Release Debut Album with BMG
Italian tenor, Massimo Giordano (seen below as Rinuccio in a performance of Gianni Schicchi) has some very exciting news. The famous singer is releasing an album of Italian Arias through an exclusive agreement with BMG. A complete press release provided by BMG can be seen below: GER: ITALIAN TENOR MASSIMO GIORDANO SIGNS EXCLUSIVE MASTER AGREEMENT […]
Vendi, Questa e L’immagine: The New York City Opera Auction… In Review
Sorry to have been gone for so long, but the Met season was just announced, a new Opera Teen piece is up on Parterre and there’s quite a lot to talk about! First, if you haven’t been following me on twitter, them you might have missed my frantic musings about the New York City Opera […]
Battle of the Divas: The 55th Grammy Awards
Happy Grammy Sunday, opera fans! As you may know, here in the U.S., it’s Grammy night. The Grammy’s are the equivalent of the Academy Awards for music. There are live performances, musical tributes and stars young and old making their bones in the music business, and coming to reap the rewards. While the Grammy Award […]
Blanche is Not an Asset to the Abbey: Dialogues des Carmelites at the Metropolitan Opera in Review
For the first time in ten years, the Met revived its iconic production of Francis Poulenc’s opera, Dialogues des Carmelites- Dialogues of the Carmelites, which opened this afternoon. At the heart of the story is the eviction of a convent of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution. The nuns are from a wide spectrum of […]