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• Get to Know Michelle Trovato, Lyric Coloratura

  

  “Spot-on.”  ”A beautifully produced soprano.” “Already turning heads.” “A bundle of energy and vocal thrills.”     These are just some of the glowing comments... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Meet the Soubrette, a Stock Soprano Role

  

  Soubrette is wonderful word I was introduced to last year from the world of opera. A term associated with stock characters in the performing arts/theater... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Don’t Quote Me . . . the Soprano Hall of Fame

  

  “I felt I could do any coloratura soprano role; I always knew what I was capable of doing. In the performing arts you need ego, a certain self-assurance, or els... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Sì, Sì Sopranos!’

  

  I know T. S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month.”But not on “Operatoonity.”That’s because the ole editorial calendar turns to sopranos tomorrow, April 1,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Murder at the Opera?

  

  a novel by Margaret TrumanOnly 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... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Have You Read ‘Bel Canto’?

  

  I don’t do many book reviews on “Operatoonity,” but since we are featuring North American opera this month, I wanted to mention a beautiful read by a North... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• A Tale Godunov to Share – the Chevy Chase of Basses?

  

  Tonight, I went to opening night at Berks Jazz Fest. At the gala before the show, I was talking with a veteran local musician, now a senior citizen, who had see... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Donizetti Operas–three Score and Counting, All Totaled

  

  'Lucia di Lammermoor' --Operatoonity readers favorite DonizettiLucia di LammermoorLuciaAccording to one of Opera Pulse’s polls, in which I voted, Lucia is also... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Favorite Donizetti Opera?

  This Saturday I’m going to see Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at New York City Opera. Last Saturday I listened to Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor on the radio,... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2011 THEATRE & OPERA

• Lucy Wins It All!

  

  Do you know Lucy, aka @singingscholar on Twitter, aka host of the blog Opera Obsession?Well, you should. She’s a winner in so many ways. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Take Me out to the Opera–an Operatoonity Microtale

  

  Babe Ruth, a legendary baseball player, not known for singing opera Today, March 20, is the first day of spring, and many people in North America equate spring... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Hunkering Down for #operaplot 2011

  

  I don’t know how I missed the Omniscient Mussel’s Save-the-Date post regarding #Operaplot 2011. But I visited Miss Mussel’s website, and there it was. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• the State of Opera in Ireland

  

  It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and you may have ingested a green beer or two. Do you know the state of opera in Ireland? As a part of a government plan to establish... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• COC Mounts ‘Cenerentola’ with Sensational Cast . . . and Cute Contest!

  

  Lawrence Brownlee (foreground) as Don Ramiro in ‘La Cenerentola’ Tenor Lawrence Brownlee as the Prince? Elizabeth DeShong as Cinderella? The two talents togethe... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• WNO’s ‘Butterfly’ Simply Glorious

  

  WNO's elegant 'Butterfly'In the spirit of full disclosure, I need to say that I was predisposed to write a generous review of Washington National Opera‘s... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• 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... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Float Like a ‘Butterfly,’ Hurt Like a ‘Butterfly’

  

  Today I’m seeing WNO’s Madama Butterfly at the Kennedy Center, my first time visiting the venue. If all goes as planned, I’ll be seeing Ana María Martínez sing... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Moses Und Aron — an Anniversary Glance

  

  Today marks the anniversary of premiere of Arnold Schoenberg‘s Moses und Aron in Hamburg, Germany, in 1954. John Tomlinson as Moses, Metropolitan Opera,... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Rigoletto’ Potpourri: a Tale, Trivia, and a Magical Performance

  

  Today in history, Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto premiered in Venice, Italy in 1851. Based on a story by Victor Hugo, Rigoletto is a darkly tragic, gut-wrenching... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Gaga for Google

  

  This post is not a veiled attempt to ramp up my SEO by putting ”Gaga” in the title. I just happen to love alliteration a little too much for my own good. So, wh... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 TECH