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Richard Margison's Daughter Lauren Manages Classical And Crossover
The 23-year old daughter of famed opera tenor Richard Margison is now emerging into the world of classical music as a strong contender to continue his musical legacy. Not only has the soprano proven...
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Bryan Hymel On Family, Santa Fe Opera, High Notes, "Les Troyens"
Shaken, Not Stirred: Bryan Hymel brings cool to opera with his heroic high notes. (Photo: Dario Acosta)"French grand opera makes great demands on singers, with performances clocking in at times that...
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Maria Callas Vocals Appear In "The Cleveland Show" On TBS
Season 2, episode 22, of The Cleveland Show is titled "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang." The plot summary is as follows: "Cleveland takes the entire family to a comic convention in an attempt to sell his comic...
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Alumni Deborah Voigt Returns To California State University - Fullerton
CSUF Star Alumni: The School of Music turned opera stars like Deborah Voigt, Rodney Gilfrey, Charles Castranovo, and most recently Renée Tatum."Opera star and alumna Deborah Voigt will offer a 7 p.m....
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Renée Fleming Honored By Daughter's Alma Mater Harvard
Talented Offspring: Amelia Ross, daughter of Renée Fleming, is a Harvard University alumni and singer as well."One of the most acclaimed opera singers and sopranos of all time, Renée Fleming sang...
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Andris Nelsons Innaugural Concert With Kaufmann & Opolais To Air
"Andris Nelsons’s first season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has come and gone — but in case you missed it entirely, you wanted more, or you just wondered what all the buzz was...
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Anna Netrebko Ushers Out John Copley "La Bohème" At ROH
Living on Love: Rodolfo (Joseph Calleja) and Mimì (Anna Netrebko) struggle to make ends meet, but they still have each other until death do them part at Covent Garden."So now we bid farewell to another...
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Angela Gheorghiu Discusses Falling In Love And Being A Diva
Angela Gheorghiu photographed by Gabi Hirit with styling by Domnica Margescu and Maurice Munteanu.In the June issue of Elle magazine (Romania), soprano Angela Gheorghiu talks intimately about falling...
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French Opera Singer Ève Brenner's Son Is Making It Big In Hollywood
Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs actress Charlize Theron in Dark Places (2014).Gilles Paquet-Brenner born September 14, 1974, in Paris, is a director and screenwriter. He is the son of opera singer Ève...
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Rolando Villazón "Traviata" Is Circus Clowns And A Willy Decker Clock
Time Stands Still For No One: La Traviata in Baden-Baden (Photo: Andrea Kremper)The new production of Verdi's La Traviata directed by Roland Villazón had its premiere on May 21, 2015, and the critics...
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Soprano Angela Meade Married By Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
The Bride Wore Blue: Soprano Meade on her special day (Photo: Facebook)Congratulations to Metropolitan Opera star Angela Meade on her marriage to tenor John Myers on May 23, 2015, in Philadelphia. The...
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Elizabeth Novella Opens Mmuseumm 2 In New York City On High Note
Trilling Moment: Elizabeth Novella leads guests to Mmuseumm 2 with her voice.If you saw the previous blog entry featuring filmmaker Casey Neistat and still couldn't figure out the owner of the soprano...
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Alyson Cambridge Helps Notorious RBG Continue Her Domination
Alyson Cambridge is escorted down the aisle by her father Richard Cambridge.First it was the nuptials of David Daniels, then Angela Meade, and now Alyson Cambridge. Associate Justice of the Supreme...
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Isobel Buchanan Will Return To The Stage In Scotland On June 20
Soprano Isobel Buchanan with husband and actor Jonathan Hyde. (Photo: Dan Wooller)Soprano Isobel Buchanan is wagging a finger at me intently from across the kitchen table. 'I don't care how much anyone...
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Anna Caterina Antonacci Does Double Duty At San Francisco Opera
Anna Caterina Antonacci stars in two roles during the San Francisco Opera's June season, which opens Sunday, June 7, 2015. She will play the role of Cesira in the world premiere of Marco Tutino's Two...
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Anna Netrebko Answers The Guardian's Probing Questions
Anna Netrebko wears a Zac Posen gown in this Dario Acosta portrait from 2013.While in London for performances of La Bohème and in honor of her upcoming engagement at the Royal Albert Hall in...
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"Orange Is The New Black" Cast Member Is A Classically Trainer Singer
"As gripping as it is funny, Orange Is the New Black has become one of the most forward-thinking and revolutionary shows on television in just two years' time. The new issue of Rolling Stone (on...
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The Marcella Sembrich Museum Houses Her Personal Victrola Player
A Portrait of Madame Sembrich"In our series the Adirondack Attic, North Country Public Radio collaborates with Andy Flynn and his sources at the Adirondack Museum and other historical associations and...
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Rolex Sponsors New DG "Abduction" With Yannick Nezét-Séguin
"Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail features a star cast full of critically-acclaimed artists – including Rolando Villazón, Diana Damrau, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Prohaska and Thomas Quasthoff....
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GQ Encourages A One-Night Stand With Carmen Based On Bieito
"Calixto Bieito's raunchy production of Georges Bizet's Carmen at the English National Opera proves that opera is no longer for the old (or boring). For those of you hoping to expand your horizons,...
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