[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yKJ1gTWFgQ&w=480&h=360] Jules Massenet (12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) "Élégie" from Vingt …
Uncategorized
let's discuss: Three Reasons Why I Blog
To be honest, I started this blog while working a soul-sucking day job. Like many bloggers, I desperately needed a reminder that I was …
6 Questions RE: Composer Rene Orth's Chamber Opera "The Red Thread"
Many composers want to include themes of social commentary in their work or use their work as a lens to view different cultures. I was first …
repertoire fridays: Frank Bridge "Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano" (1907)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6geP4tCVM&w=560&h=315] English composer Frank Bridge (1879 -- 1941) "Three Songs for …
repertoire fridays: Franz Schubert "Wandrers Nachtlied" (c.1823)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gl4hV5b1U0&w=420&h=315] Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828) , "Wandrers Nachtlied II", op. 96 (Vier …
repertoire fridays: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Нет, только тот, кто знал" (1869)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8X44T2Mzw&w=480&h=360] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) "Нет, только тот, кто знал" …
6 Questions RE: Soprano Elisabeth Halliday and "Criminal Element"
As a reviewer, I enjoyed the overall experience of Rhymes With Opera's recent production of David Smooke's nonopera "Criminal Element." I …
in performance: Young Victorian Theatre Company "HMS Pinafore"
"The world today can be tumultuous, and the vicissitudes of life can be overwhelming. How wonderful then to be able to enter this musical …
repertoire fridays: Tina Tallon "Sphinx" (2013)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRn0HpW0Ds&w=560&h=315] Tina Tallon (b. 1990) "Sphinx" (2013) Performed by American soprano …