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2017-10-19 19:42:24
Opera Southwest brings the New Mexico premiere of Rossini's magnum opus, William Tell . You most certainly recognize the overture from re-runs of The Lone Ranger , and you probably know that tale of his stunt in shooting an apple off the head of his son with an arrow.
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2017-08-20 17:20:26
[…] find a way to be taken seriously, so I applied to several national competitions. I ended up reaching the semi-finals round in 3 of them and the finals round in a 4th. With these accolades I finally looked like a real contender, and in 2016 I was accepted to young artist programs at Opera Naples in FL and the Caramoor Bel Canto Festival in NY. This year, I was admitted to a third program at Opera Southwest, forthcoming this October. I’ve also continued pursing local opportunities, most recently—-and semi-famously—-as the title role cover for Aida with the Marina Del Rey Symphony. Each time I’m in a production with orchestra I try to find a way to play at least one rehearsal to learn the score better, but this often doesn’t work out because there is limited pit space, or because orchestra rehearsals conflict with singer rehearsals. So far I’ve only […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2017-08-17 09:38:55
At the Marina Del Rey Symphony’s performance of Aida last night, the soprano went missing at a crucial entry. The conductor, Frank Fetta, yelled for someone to sing the part. Up stood Jennifer Lindsay in the orchestra, put her violin down – and saved the show: Jen describes herself, to be fair, a ‘baby opera singer, part-time violinist’. She’s joining Opera Southwest as an apprenctice artist. Good to have one of those in the orchestra. Jen is on the right in this picture with the real Aida, Candace Bogan. The performance was an open dress rehearsal for tonight’s show.
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