Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” contains one of Italian opera’s greatest tenor arias, a heart-wrenching moment of loss and betrayal in the second act, when the hero is deceived into believing that his beloved ...
Their names are synonymous with opera, their voices instantly recognizable and their artistry among the treasures of our age. Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti need no introduction, but two major ...
As part of the worldwide Mozart 250th birthday celebrations, last June conductor Richard Bradshaw brought three rising opera stars together to record an album of arias and duets from Mozart’s greatest ...
Saturday night in the Victory Theatre was a remarkable event. The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra teamed with the Orchestra Chorus and four soloists to present music rarely heard in our town. They ...
If there were any doubt that Natalie Dessay belonged in the realm of operatic superstars, her acclaimed performance in the Metropolitan Opera's "Lucia di Lamermoor" put it to rest last year. Dessay's ...
What word could we use to describe “La donna e mobile,” the beloved tenor aria in Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto”? Corny comes to mind. Let’s be candid — this is not what we could call a lilting, beautiful ...