By Administrator on Oct 25, 2007 in Profiles | 0 Comments
“I’ve always wanted to be a singer ever since I was a little kid; I first sang in public when I was in kindergarten,” declares Panuccio, as if he never had any doubt about what he wanted to do in life. It’s the day after his debut with the Arizona Opera Company in early October, [...]
By Administrator on Oct 22, 2007 in Italian opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments
By James L Zychowicz
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Children’s Choir, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Lyric Opera Center, Chicago 13.10.2007 (JLZ)
Production: Stage Director – Renata Scotto
Set and Costume Design – Pier Luigi Pizzi
Lighting – Christine Binder
Chorus [...]
By Administrator on Oct 8, 2007 in Other contributors | 0 Comments
By Harvey Steiman
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews
Renee Fleming, soprano; music of Copeland, Seeger, Adams, Ravel, Puccini and Prokofiev. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 19.9.2007 (HS)
Leave it to Michael Tilson Thomas to put together an opening-night gala program that proves you don’t have to dumb [...]
Nick del Vecchio, the chief contributor to Living at the Opera, has been an avid operagoer since the age of eight, has taught opera courses on Verdi, Puccini and Mozart in Philadelphia and Tucson, AZ, sponsored singers' evenings for local organizations, and has written opera reviews and commentary on his extensive travels in Italy, Russia and throughout North and South America.
Email: nick@livingattheopera.com
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