by Gregory Moomjy Every opera lover has their own story about how they first fell in love with the artform. However, it is safe to say that many of us got our first exposure to it from Looney Tunes, specifically cartoons like “What’s Opera Doc?” and “The Rabbit of Seville”. The latter is predominated by…Continue reading REVIEW: The Barber of Seville
Interviews from the Void: Chris Fecteau & Marianna Mott-Newirth, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble
In this interview we hear from Chris Fecteau and Marianna Mott Newirth of dell’Arte Opera Ensemble about how they made their way through the worst of the pandemic by keeping to their core mission of singer development. They offered Zoom classes to all season 2020-2021 artists including: vocal coaching on festival and standard repertoire roles; Wiki-translation…Continue reading Interviews from the Void: Chris Fecteau & Marianna Mott-Newirth, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble
Review: Elizabeth Cree
By Gregory Moomjy PLEASE NOTE: This review contains spoilers for Eastman School of Music’s Elizabeth Cree. As opera lovers we are sometimes painfully aware of the role that death plays in our beloved artform. It has even become a punchline. Browse the Julliard bookstore for instance and you will see books about opera with titles like Weep, Shudder,…Continue reading Review: Elizabeth Cree
REVIEW: 21c Liederabend
by Gregory Moomjy By now loyal followers of this podcast are accustomed to my occasional references to my years studying Musicology in my undergrad. Listening to 21c Liederabend, op. Worldwide I was reminded of when my professor for my class in Romantic Era music threatened us with an F if we did not eat some…Continue reading REVIEW: 21c Liederabend
Interviews from the Void: Jean-Michel Richer, Florestan in Leonore, Opera Lafayette 2020
Jean-Michel Richer discusses his performances as Florestan in Opera Lafayette’s productions of the operas Leonore by both Beethoven and Gaveaux. Also his experience creating the role of Count Vallier de Tilly in Les Feluettes by composer Kevin March & Librettist Michel-Marc Bouchard that had its world premiere at Opera de Montreal in 2016, directed by…Continue reading Interviews from the Void: Jean-Michel Richer, Florestan in Leonore, Opera Lafayette 2020