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ArtsJournal: music
2017-10-29 19:45:18
Top AJBlogs For The Weekend 10.29.17
Tea for Three? Take a Seat Simone Forti, Steve Paxton, and Yvonne Rainer get together at Saint Mark’s Church. (L to R): Simone Forti, Yvonne Rainer, and Steve Paxton rehearsing. Photo: Ian Douglas “It is better to have loved and lost ... read more AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-10-28 A Turning of The Tide? SINCE I turned my book Culture […]
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Royal Opera House
2016-09-16 18:55:14
Norma musical highlight: ‘Casta diva’
Sonya Yoncheva as Norma in Norma, The Royal Opera © 2016 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper ‘Casta diva’ is an aria from Vincenzo Bellini ’s 1831 opera Norma . It takes place in Act I, shortly after the title character’s first entrance. Bellini originally wrote the role for his friend Giuditta Pasta and the part is considered one of the most challenging roles in the repertory – for a variety of reasons, although particularly the music. It requires a flexible voice that also has tremendous power over a wide range. ‘Casta diva’ is a prime example not only of bel canto (the generic term for a style of music popular in early 19th-century Italy, where high importance is placed on vocal beauty), but also of Bellini’s own distinctive style. Where does it take place in the opera? ‘Casta diva’ takes place in Act I scene 3. […]
2015-12-28 15:00:33
Prendete questo fiore
[…] 22 December 1964 Violetta Valery – Anna Moffo Alfredo Germont – Renato Cioni Giorgio Germont – Mario Sereni Flora Bervoix – Romana Righetti Gastone – Giorgio Goretti Il barone Douphol – Alfredo Giacomotti Il marchese d’Obigny – Silvio Maionica Il dottore Grenvil – Nicola Zaccaria Annina – Limbania Leoni Giuseppe – Franco Ricciardi Un commissario – Virgilio Carbonari Un domestico di Flora – Carlo Forti
2014-07-31 16:23:14
Carnatic music- A 'soulful' rendition?
Krishna, you have said that you wait and long for the day when a dalit will perform at the music academy. Are you suggesting that the world of Carnatic music is not inclusive enough? Oh! I am not suggesting, that’s a fact. This is an excerpt from the interview conducted by T.S. Sudhir of Headlines Today with T.M. Krishna on 3 January after the release of Krishna’s book ‘A Southern Music-The Karnatic Story’ . This interview left me thinking on whether the music world I adore and grew up with was after all not all that pure and divine. T.M. Krishna is one of the most loved performers in the Carnatic scene. His mellifluous voice, deep understanding of the ragas and his experiments with them have garnered him accolades and respect. So, to hear the above statement from him was indeed shocking. I mulled over this for a […]
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