This great Russian tenor left only 13 recordings, but they vividly demonstrate his unique timbre, emotional commitment and supreme musicality.
Weary of tired performances and a dearth of opportunity, three emerging singers formed a company and staged their own production of Cosi fan tutte. The result? A rip-roaring success!
Dramatic soprano Renate Behle has found joy and satisfaction in teaching a gifted young tenor, her son Daniel
Get Happy! Dear CS: Your April editorial on unhappy singers touched a raw nerve in many of your readers, and I’m sure it will provoke much discussion. After having worked
If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother!” The first time I uttered this phrase in exasperation, my mother loved it. She cracked up, and we have laughed about it
Lincoln Center Face-lift Is On! The Met is ready to rejoin Lincoln Center’s $1.5 billion renovations after being given a larger voice in the matter. The Met seceded for two
The soaring rapture of this aria can best be conveyed by attending to the wistfulness that hides between the lines.
Hard Times A-Comin’? Although much of the world is impacted negatively by an economic recession, a New York Times study reported on Jan. 24 that entertainers and athletes have a
Naked, or Not? Dear CS: I enjoyed very much reading your January issue. It reminded me of Hans Christian Andersen’s story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” in which everybody praised the
Remember the popular lines in Fiddler on the Roof about Anatevka? There, “everyone knows who he is and what God expects him to do” (Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof
Hearing and singing have the closest relationship, one that cannot be overestimated.
Today, some 63 years after his death, this legendary basso's striking individuality and willingness to take chances and stand up for what he believed to be the truth in his art remain an inspiration to all singers.
