Author: stephanieadrian
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OPERA NEWS – Lucia di Lammermoor
OPERA NEWS – Lucia di Lammermoor. My latest review in the February issue of Opera News. Lucia di Lammermoor ATLANTA Atlanta Opera 11/12/11 Stage director Tomer Tvulun brought his signature cinematic vision to Atlanta Opera’s 2011–12 season opener, Lucia di Lammermoor (seen Nov. 12), working in a style reminiscent of his 2009 AO production of…
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Review: It’s “American Idol” at Spivey Hall, Metropolitan Opera style, for Southeast finals by Stephanie Adrian | ArtsCriticATL.com
It’s “American Idol” at Spivey Hall, Metropolitan Opera style, for Southeastern finals February 6, 2012 By Stephanie Adrian Heather Phillips, last year’s Southeastern winner. (Photo courtesy HeatherPhillips-soprano.com) Lawson Anderson is a 25-year-old management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. That’s his day job; on weekends he sings opera arias. As a high school athlete at the Westminster Schools…
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Guest Blogger: Soprano Janai Brugger
I find it fascinating and inspiring to talk to that top 1% of singers who are “making it” in the incredibly difficult field of opera singing. Janai Brugger is a member of the the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at LA Opera. She’s won spots in training programs like the Steans Music Institute and Merola. Next month Janai…
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Susan Graham in Atlanta
Graham’s Atlanta recital yesterday afternoon was truly flawless. Her unifying theme was “ladies” and she covered it all: the Virgin Mary, Goethe’s Mignon, Ophelia and Lady Macbeth… My review was posted this evening on ArtsCriticATL. Review: Lieder, mélodie flow gracefully from refined mezzo-soprano Susan Graham at Spivey Hall January 23, 2012 By Stephanie Adrian …
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The Impact of Pregnancy on the Singing Voice
“In 1999 I was newly married and in the midst of doctoral studies in voice at The Ohio State University when I discovered that I was expecting a baby. As a student, graduate teaching assistant, and adjunct faculty member at another college, I was unsure how this would affect my singing and my performance obligations…
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The 24-Hour Opera Project
Can an inspired opera be created in only 24 hours? This year the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner highlighted films from the 48 Hour Film Project, an idea conceived by two D.C. filmmakers, Mark Ruppert and Liz Langston, ten years ago. The mission was to promote film making and filmmakers, but the ancillary result was to build…
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Top Atlanta Music Picks for the New Year
In January I’ll join ranks with Jimmy Paulk and Mark Gresham, writing classical music news and reviews for the ArtsCriticATL website: http://www.artscriticatl.com/. Vocal music offerings for the first quarter of 2012 look promising. The Atlanta Opera will produce Peter Ash’s new opera The Golden Ticket (March 3-11), Susan Graham comes to town to sing a recital with Malcolm Martineau…
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Opera Education for Kids
Director of Education at the Atlanta Opera Emmalee Iden has created a study guide for Atlanta music educators to go along with the AO premiere of a new children’s opera called Rabbit Tales. My 2008 review of AO’s Hansel & Gretel for Opera News is excerpted in association with a number of potential lessons that educators could implement within the classroom. (link…
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