Andrea DelGiudice is an operatic polymath who boasts a dizzying array of talents, skills and passions. Beyond her vibrant career as an Italianate lirico-spinto soprano, DelGiudice has quickly gained recognition as an acclaimed opera stage director, dramaturg, voice teacher and consultant. Her most recent project was the world premiere of Read more…
Soprano Jacquelyn Wagner is in high demand at the grand opera houses of the world, especially across the pond. I am delighted that she was willing to talk with me about her background, what it’s like living in Germany, and what’s in store for her as she prepares for a Read more…
American soprano Rainelle Krause’s flexibility isn’t limited to her voice. Like every other professional opera singer in the world, Krause has rolled with the punches of canceled performances and severely altered schedules. Further proof of her unique flexibility is evident in her physical athleticism as an aerial artist. A simple Read more…
American Soprano Jennifer Zetlan has forged a singular singing path with twists and turns from The Metropolitan Opera to Broadway, The Hall of Dinosaurs in New York City’s Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Hall, Santa Fe Opera and many other esteemed stages across the country. She is known for her Read more…
Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka will soon be playing the mysterious priestess Leïla in Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Mozart and Rossini expert has an active concert life in addition to her opera performances, and has some exciting house debuts this season. I am thrilled that Marina Read more…
Soprano Lisette Oropesa has been lighting up the great stages of the world for the last 10 years. The Cuban-American soprano is currently working her magic at the Royal Opera House, singing the title role in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, but that’s only one of the many exciting productions she Read more…
American soprano Robin Johannsen is one of the great interpreters of Baroque opera. This Philadelphia native has spent the majority of her career on the great stages of Europe, including the Berliner Staatsoper, Oper Leipzig, and Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie to name but a few. I am extremely grateful Read more…
American soprano Corinne Winters seems to be on the fast track to opera stardom – she’s making major house debuts left and right and transforming some of the great leading ladies – Violetta, Tatyana, and Mimì, to name a few – into her signature roles. Currently Winters is making her Seattle Opera debut Read more…
Edita Gruberová is one of the singers I wish I had discovered earlier in my life; every time I hear her, I’m amazed by her intonation, ornamentation, and clarity in both tone and diction. Born in 1946, the Slovak soprano studied music at the Bratislava Conservatory and the Academy of Read more…
I’ve heard a lot of naysayers talk about Olga Peretyatko’s diction and intonation, but just listen to her in this recording of Bellini’s I puritani. What a gorgeous sound in such an exquisite work, an excellent example of bel canto. I puritani premiered in Paris in 1835, the year of Read more…