Director Jennifer Williams is making the opera world more exciting. Bringing a non-traditional voice to an art form drowning in the conventional, Williams is exploring the use of technology – currently video projections – in opera, and digging deeper into the narratives of the standard repertory in an attempt to Read more…
Everything is going right for Italian bass Andrea Mastroni; he debuted at the Met earlier this year, he’s releasing his first album soon, and he’s receiving rave reviews left and right. I recently had the opportunity to ask Andrea a few questions about his background, training, and interest in aesthetic Read more…
Gerald Finley is one of opera’s finest artists. His exceptionally beautiful tone has made him one of the world’s top Mozart baritones, but he doesn’t only do Mozart; currently he is playing Athanaël at the Met, opposite Ailyn Pérez’s Thaïs, and last season he played the title role in Guillaume Read more…
Adam Plachetka is an exciting young performer who will soon be playing the title role in the Met’s run of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. The Czech bass-baritone is renowned for his interpretations of Mozart and bel canto roles. Adam is one of those people whom everyone loves to be Read more…
Matthew Rose is an absolute delight to see and hear on stage. I first saw the English bass perform in a Met Live in HD production of Don Giovanni. Currently Matthew Rose is in Norma at the Met, so I’m thrilled that he was willing to take some time out Read more…
Matthew Polenzani is one of today’s opera superstars – he has sung it all and performed everywhere, all to great acclaim. He has a voice that today’s young artists know, respect, and attempt to emulate. Mr. Polenzani is one of the most sought after lyric tenors on stage today. When Read more…
American tenor Jonathan Blalock is one of those opera singers who is not only a pleasure to listen to, but also a delight to talk to. The North Carolina native, who will soon be playing Beppe in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, was gracious enough to sit down with Opera Sense and answer Read more…
Amanda Majeski has one of those commanding yet intimate soprano voices that makes you forget everything else going on around you. When you first hear her, you know immediately that she is the real thing. Playing Donna Elvira at the Met this year in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Majeski sat down Read more…
I first noticed Kiri Te Kanawa because she kept appearing on opera CD box sets I bought – Le Nozze di Figaro, Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, etc. She had a gorgeous, warm, unmistakable lyric soprano voice that seemed especially suited to Mozart. She has gone on to become one of my favorite divas.
I don’t know if it can get any better than this. Transport yourself as you listen to Gerald Finley’s rich baritone sound caress one of Mozart’s most beautiful pieces from Don Giovanni.