Tag Archives: bel canto
what’s your favorite Donizetti opera?
Today is composer Gaetano Donizetti’s birthday! He was born on November 29, 1797, in Bergamo, Italy. Some wonderful links to recordings, broadcasts, publications, and performances of Donizetti’s work have been posted at the Donizetti Society web page and a worth … Continue reading
Filed under Audience participation, Bel canto opera, Classic Opera, Poll
have you read ‘Bel Canto’?
Editor’s Note: Since I will soon be publishing my own opera novel, I thought I’d repost a review of a very fine, award-winning opera novel. I don’t do many book reviews on “Operatoonity,” but since we are featuring North American opera this month, I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Bel canto opera, Classic Opera, North American Opera, Opera fiction
Spanish tenor Albelo replaces JDF in Bellini’s ‘I Puritani’
Tenor Celso Albelo will travel to Japan this week to take the lead role in the opera I Puritani vacated by Juan Diego Flórez. According to his website, Flórez broke a small blood vessel on a vocal cord after swallowing … Continue reading
Filed under Bel canto opera, opera news, Performers
don’t quote me . . .
Since I featured the novel Bel Canto yesterday, I thought I’d share a quote from the book: “Try to concentrate on the music. The music is the truth of opera.” –Ann Patchett
Filed under Bel canto opera, Classic Opera, opera quotes
He’s ‘phat,’ all that, and a bona fide opera brat–meet ‘Opera Rat’ on Sunday Best
What should you do when you plug “opera” into the Twitter search engine, and the username “Opera Rat” pops up? Isn’t it obvious? You click “Follow” — immediately. I love funny people. As far as his affection for opera goes, Roberto Romani, aka … Continue reading
Filed under Classic Opera, Classical Composers, Interviews, Sunday Best
