Tag Archives: baritone
keys to a classy recital: a how-to from bari Andy Stuckey
A rigorous solo recital may have been a requirement for his doctoral degree in musical arts from Rutgers University, but baritone W. Andrew “Andy” Stuckey transformed an academic expectation into a labor of love for him and (especially) for the audience. It … Continue reading →
Filed under Performers, Recitals, Reviews
Tagged as Andrew Stuckey, Anthony Tommasini, baritone, baritones, Classical music, George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, Music, Nicola Porpora, Paul Verlaine, Richard Cory
Meet bari ‘Andrew’ Stuckey
I love when opera lovers recommend artists to be profiled on “Operatoonity.” Usually that means the performer has a following. Such is the case with the accomplished baritone W. A. “Andrew” Stuckey, whose career has whisked him around the world several times over, which explains his recommendation from “a voracious … Continue reading →
bari steals show in COC’s delightful ‘Flute’
How many people watch The Magic Flute and wonder why Mozart wrote such a lighthearted, whimsical character as Papageno for the baritone voice? Anyone besides me? In many cases, too many to mention here, baritones are opera’s bad boys, villains, tragically flawed protagonists, womanizers, and drunkards. … Continue reading →
Filed under Classic Opera, Mozart, North American Opera
Tagged as baritone, Canadian Opera Company, Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sherrill Milnes . . . a ‘bari’ microtale
Since we are basking in bass-baritones this month on “Operatoonity,” it’s the ideal time to recognize the contributions of Sherrill Milnes, an American baritone most famous for his Verdi roles, who made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1965 and continued appearing there through 1997. In an … Continue reading →
Filed under Opera and humor, Performers
Tagged as baritone, Giuseppe Verdi, Metropolitan Opera, Sherrill Milnes
rising Canadian star makes Opéra Comique debut . . .
One of Canada’s fastest rising opera stars, baritone Phillip Addis, makes his double debut Monday, June 14, in the title role of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande and his Paris debut at the legendary Opéra Comique where the work had its premiere more … Continue reading →
Filed under Classic Opera, opera firsts, Performers
Tagged as baritone, Debussy, Massenet, Opéra Comique, Pelléas et Mélisande, Phillip Addis, Romeo et Juliette, Werther
