By Administrator on Mar 28, 2008 in Other contributors | 0 Comments
By Harvey Steiman
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews.
Melody Moore, soprano; Fredericka von Stade, mezzo soprano; Vladimir Chernov, baritone; Peter Grunberg, piano; Marilyn Horne, host and narrator; a salon presented by San Francisco Performances at Herbst Hall, San Francisco, 22.3.2008 (HS)
Though discerning vocal recitalists occasionally slip [...]
By Administrator on Mar 11, 2008 in Other contributors | 0 Comments
By Harvey Steiman
Reprinted with permission from Seen and Heard – Music Web’s Live Opera, Concert and Recital Reviews
Hartke, Crumb, Golijov: Members of eighth blackbird; Orquestra Los Pelegrinos; Dawn Upshaw, soprano. Presented by Cal Performances, Zellberbach Hall, Berkeley, California, 1.3.2008 (HS)
American soprano Dawn Upshaw’s fierce intelligence and supple voice bring extra layers of depth and excitement [...]
By Administrator on Mar 2, 2008 in Italian opera | 0 Comments
Giuseppe Verdi, October 9/10, 1813 – January 27, 1901
Renata Tebaldi can be found on a number of recordings of La Forza, all of them live except one studio version on London/Decca. The soprano always had a great success with the role of Leonora both in Italy and at the Met and seemed to enjoy taking [...]
