This was a grand night for Verismo and post-Verismo Italian art songs courtesy of three sterling singers, a fine pianist, and a charming poet. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
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There is no better opera to honor my mother’s birthday than Beethoven’s only opera about a woman rescuing her husband from being a political prisoner, with a production that transports the action to modern times. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Nina Solodovnikova, a consistently rising lyric coloratura soprano, shines and makes a strong impression as the beautiful and fair Princess Pamina. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
A shocking tale of witchcraft, superstition, religious fanaticism, and illicit intimate affairs comes to life at the Deutsche Oper Berlin but with a minimalistic twist courtesy of Christof Loy. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Magnificent musicianship, grandiose gallantry, and pristine peerlessness are the hallmarks that make Thomas Lehman flourish as a superb baritone embodying the earnestly noble Wolfram von Eschenbach. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Adela Zaharia’s ever-flourishing technical beauty and grace were in full evidence as one of her signature roles Violetta Valery. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
A Liederabend consisting of works by Franz Schubert and Louis Spohr was in full swing when three valiantly fine singers summoned their musical prowess to tackle their Lieder with open arms. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Christian Simmons integrates his gentlemanly charisma and musically versatile repertoire to make this Advent concert worth listening to. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Brilliant top notes and a bright future are what constitute Aigul Khismatullina’s journey in essaying the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
The young lyric coloratura soprano Julia Muzychenko tackles Gilda from Verdi’s Rigoletto, one of the many roles that define her ever-flourishing operatic career from soubrette to lyric coloratura. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.