Tag Archives: Washington National Opera
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
my Spring Semester opera awards
Thus far this semester, I’ve traveled to various houses in major metropolitan areas in the Mid-Atlantic States to see seven professional productions–at the Kennedy Center, the Met, the Merriam Theater, the David H. Koch Theatre, to name a few. (A bit of explanation–I work at a college, and so everything … Continue reading
Filed under 21st Century Opera, Best of Operatoonity, Reviews
murder at the opera?
Only on the page, I’m afraid. Though at least one opera singer in the US was believed to be murdered in the past year (according to one news story I read), real murder at the opera is merely the stuff of … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews
WNO’s ‘Butterfly’ simply glorious
In the spirit of full disclosure, I need to say that I was predisposed to write a generous review of Washington National Opera‘s ‘Butterfly’–I received two premium tickets for winning their opera songwriting contest last fall. However, I am not the … Continue reading
Filed under North American Opera, Reviews
a ‘Butterfly’ wing . . .
Circumstances–namely a full day’s work and a luncheon engagement, followed by church choir practice–have prevented me from writing a review of the splendid Butterfly I saw at the Kennedy Center yesterday presented by the Washington National Opera (WNO) today. Instead, I’ll offer … Continue reading
Filed under 20th Century Opera, Classic Opera, Premieres
