Carlo Bergonzi “Quando le sere al placido”
OPERA SINGERS
A Vocal Masterclass with Antonio Pappano and Jonas Kaufmann
Grammy Award Opera Singer Isabel Leonard Announces ‘Alma Española’
Isabel Leonard has announced her new album “Alma Española.”
The new CD will feature the Grammy winner alongside presents Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin in an all-Spanish recording for voice and guitar. The album will include twelve arrangements by Ms. Isbin in their premiere recordings as well as duos by Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla, Xavier Montsalvatge, Agustín Lara and Joaquín Rodrigo.
There will also be guitar solos by Granados and Tárrega.
The album is for release on July 14 and will be released by Bridge Records.
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Francesco Meli – Giovanna D’Arco
50th Anniversary Gala: Joseph Calleja “Che gelida manina”
Interview: Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
Study, listen, watch, and then remember to find yourself in all of that information being thrown at you. We can be good and being good students, but there’s a big leap to working professionally and becoming your own artist. This happens with time, certainly, but I think it’s important – after you’ve heard what everyone else thinks about how you should sing/act/think – that it’s important to have a sense of where your sensibilities stand in that creative process.
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Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros: Già nella notte densa from Verdi’s Opera Otello