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2017-06-11 02:16:00
From their press release: AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT for 2018 SEASONIsland City Opera is holding auditions for our 2018 Season for both principal roles and chorus at Alameda Elks Lodge Ballroom, 2255 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA on June 25th, 1PM to 6PM, and, July 1st, 10AM to 4PM.Schedule an Audition In January 2018, Island City Opera is proud to join with Valhalla Productions to produce a double bill of two one-act operas by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov seldom heard in America; Mozart and Salieri sung in English, and, Kashchey the Immortal sung in it's original Russian. Conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. Copies of the vocal scores of the Rimsky-Korsakov operas (in Russian) can be found here In March 2018, Island City Opera will present Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula, a rarely performed bel-canto gem sung in it's original Italian. Directed by Olivia Stapp. Conducted by Jonathan Khuner. Although auditions for any […]
2017-05-30 12:13:14
Laughing boy
Born on this day in 1908 voice actor and radio comedian Mel Blanc. Born on this day in 1836 librettist Edouard Blau. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmsIKnKsTGo On this day in 1866 Bedrich Smetana‘s Prodaná nevesta premiered in Prague. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aP6Omy1kcA Born on this day in 1920 bass-baritone George London. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcUuyqIDXcQ Born on this day in 1928 conductor Gustav Leonhardt. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJcJW4234XE Happy 77th birthday soprano Olivia Stapp. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCN_vlmKao
2017-03-31 16:30:11
The sky’s the limit
On this day in 1889 the Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iskLctOvZV8 Born on this day in 1685 composer Johann Sebastian Bach. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7oWS8VCLYE Born on this day in 1732 composer Franz Joseph Haydn. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wz_5kzbISA Born on this day in 1893 conductor Clemens Krauss. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxZZrg845J0 Born on this day in 1899 tenor Franz Völker. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytIY3CKn_Y Born on this day in 1911 soprano Elisabeth Grümmer. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu81rus3mRM Born on this day in 1924 bass Frederick Guthrie. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=reRKuEy7lbY Happy 85th birthday tenor John Mitchinson. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIlzqhFU1AM Happy 79th birthday bass-baritone Jozsef Dene. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p-7QKr0nd4 Happy 77th birthday soprano Olivia Stapp. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_QPjcEjts Happy 71st birthday soprano Christine Weidinger. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSyHqDP340 Happy 65th birthday soprano Nelly Miricioiu. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3fXok62IZY Happy 63rd birthday tenor Dénes Gulyás. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZLa1xkz5Rc Happy 62nd birthday tenor Robert Gambill. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpSvziKgYbI Happy 56th birthday composer Jake Heggie. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnUmkcjWqU Happy 50th birthday baritone […]
2016-08-17 16:13:07
Pièce de résistance
[…] the Met on March 28, 1979 with a cast headed by Shirley Verrett, Elena Obratsova and Carlo Cossutta. Or so I thought. Alas, my Mother (who held the car keys) and my brother were not taken with Bellini’s opera and we left at the first intermission. I on the other hand was smitten and could not wait to encounter Norma again. Since that first thwarted attempt I have heard Adelaide Negri (the Scotto cancellation), Olivia Stapp, Jane Eaglen, Marina Mescheriakova (a Papian cancellation), Angela Meade (Caramoor, Washington National Opera and the Met) and Sondra Radvanovsky perform the title role live. To that list I can now add Cecilia Bartoli. Through the kindness of a friend I was given an advance copy of Bartoli’s 2013 recording and found it revelatory. So when the opportunity presented itself to see and hear Bartoli & company in Edinburgh I jumped at the chance. […]
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