Tag: opera
Kaneza Schaal Takes a Trip Down Highway 1, USA
"We rely on our dreamers and the people who have built worlds when the world was against them."
Bass-Baritone Luca Pisaroni Believes There are No Small Parts
Though he's sung the title role of "Don Giovanni" at the Met, he jumped at the chance to sing Don Basilio at LA Opera
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: Desdemona Is Strong
"I just don't see her as weak because I think it's too easy to say that only weak people become the victims of abuse."
Camille Zamora Rediscovers “The Last Sorcerer”
"Her music has that sense of being arresting and shakes us up. But it also just sounds so right and so organic."
John Adams Revisits an Old Friend
"In some ways it's the most personal piece of mine because of that resonance with the land and with the history."
Angel Blue Comes Home with “Tosca”
"Any woman who can put herself into Tosca's shoes, make it through the whole evening and come off stage with their head held high - you've done a great thing."
UPDATED: Composer Kevin Puts Discusses “The Hours”
"The emotional situations; I live for these these things as a composer. I live for the moments when I can let these situations wash over me and let music come out. This is why I do it."
Jamez McCorkle Contemplates His Role in “Omar”
"I myself am very contemplative about everything. I don't necessarily wear my emotions on my sleeve, but when I'm on stage as an opera singer something just changes and I just become this extremely emotive person."
Michael Fabiano Tackles Tosca & Arts Education
"I am not, as an artist, trying to be anyone else. I am Michael Fabiano. I am imperfect. I make mistakes. But I also am proud of the music that I make..."