Striking again with leonine vengeance as the bile-spewing, dejected, acrimonious nobleman Count Monterone is Byung Gil Kim, who continues to demonstrate unstoppable indomitability as a singing actor. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Giuseppe Verdi
Byung Gil Kim’s continuous enhancement of his repertoire, rugged resonance, and his Hollywood-movie-star handsomeness have made him conquer Banco’s noble warrior virility. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
From the first time I witnessed Brenda Rae as the witty Zerbinetta nearly a decade ago to now witnessing her as the innocent Gilda, I assess how she tackles one of her signature roles from the Italian repertoire. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Outstanding excellence, pristine formidability, and vocally dynamic charisma thy name is Andrei Danilov. He has put his stamp on this role as one of today’s grandest exponents of true Bel Canto singing. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Kangyoon Shine Lee mounts his crown full of golden clarion tones, peerless musicianship, and noble Bel Canto singing as Malcolm’s supporting yet impactfully vital role. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Ascending the upper echelons of baritones from Leonard Warren to Sherrill Milnes is Thomas Lehman conquering the ambitious yet ruthlessly bloodthirsty Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Verdi’s Macbeth at the Deutsche Oper Berlin has struck again. This time, it is with a new modern production by Marie-Ève Signeyrole. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
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.
Tackling some of opera’s renowned duets between a baritone and a tenor are Ludovic Tézier and Jonas Kaufmann under Antonio Pappano’s baton. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
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.