Tag Archives: Gioachino Rossini
lend me a tenor?
I’d love to, but you’ll have to be more specific. That’s like a surgeon saying, “Lend me an instrument” when he needs a scalpel. Since it’s Talented Tenors month, I thought I’d talk about the categories of tenors determined by … Continue reading
Filed under Performers, tenors, Terminology
opera or Broadway?
I got lucky earlier this month when I went to the Big Apple. I didn’t have to choose between seeing an opera or Broadway show. I packed them both in one day–Ariadne auf Naxos at the Met and Anything Goes … Continue reading
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COC mounts ‘Cenerentola’ with sensational cast . . . and cute contest!
Lawrence Brownlee (foreground) as Don Ramiro in ‘La Cenerentola’ Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as the Prince? Elizabeth DeShong as Cinderella? The two talents together singing classic Rossini? North American opera simply doesn’t get much better than that. The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) spring 2010/2011 season opens … Continue reading
Filed under 21st Century Opera, North American Opera, opera firsts
Rossini’s opinion of Mozart … an Operatoonity Tiny Tale
Someone asked Gioacchino Rossini who was the greatest musician. “Beethoven,” came the reply. “What of Mozart then?” “Oh, Mozart is not the greatest musician,” Rossini said. “He is the only.” *Rossini wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, and … Continue reading
Filed under Classical Composers, Microtales, Opera and humor
how about COC’s indie pop & opera mashup!
Indie darlings Broken Social Scene and members of the Canadian Opera Company (COC’s) Ensemble Studio are combining forces for a truly special special event, Operanation VII, Cinderella: Rock the Ball. Operanation takes place at the beautiful Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on October … Continue reading
Filed under 21st Century Opera, Benefit, North American Opera, Opera Marketing
