What to do the morning of an HD broadcast of Rusalka? Why learn about the opera and listen to harpist Emmanuel Ceysson of course!
All in Around the Met
Chorus Costumes from Fitting to Finale
As we rehearse on stage for the premiere of Sir David McVicar’s Metropolitan Opera production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux on Mar 24th, 2016, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the importance of costumes and costume designers in opera.
Spotlight on Saturday's Turandot in HD
Photo Marty Sohl
Turandot masked Ping, Amir Levy, masked Pang, Elliot Reiland, masked Pong, Andrew Robinson with Chorus Sapienti Brandon Mayberry, Edward Hanlon, Seth Malkin
La Donna del Lago from a Chorister's perspective
The first time that I heard La Donna del Lago was in college. It was a recording of Marilyn Horne and I wondered if I would ever get to hear it live because it was staged so infrequently. That, and who could sing the demanding role of Elena?
Fast forward to 2015 and I’m in utter disbelief that I’m only mere feet away from Joyce DiDonato and Lawrence Brownlee, the main characters in Rossini’s operatic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s 1810 narrative poem. They both make it look so easy and my predominant thought is how people should be beating the door down to hear this indescribably beautiful singing – and it’s LIVE! Real, live people singing in the most extraordinary, beautiful bel canto style. The whole cast is truly wondrous.