Word: aria
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...however, the strings were slightly too thick, using Romantic strokes that were most problematic when their texture covered alto Melinda N. Biocchi’s ’08 nuanced performance. Although the tenor recitative seemed rushed, soprano Kathy D. Gerlach’s ’07 pellucid aria rounded out the performance...
...Kathryn E. Andersen ’07 and Brendan J. Gillis ’06, soloing in the “Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola, & orchestra,” communicated beautifully, handing melodies off to one another with facility and grace. Soprano Amanda Forsythe was terrific singing the aria “Misera, dove son!”. But pianist and composer Aaron L. Berkowitz, a second year student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was the clear standout. His performance of the Adagio movement from Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 23?...
...greats; though the operas and symphonies of Mozart, Mahler and Brahms make frequent programmatic appearances, audiences are rarely given the opportunity to experience their lieds. Given its simple nature and exclusion from a larger plot, the art song as a form stands little chance of earning the recognition the aria enjoys; a ditty addressed to gentle breezes is easily overshadowed by Mimi’s consumptive farewell. Yet, as the Society demonstrated, this neglect makes for an even more refreshing and exhilarating program when it is featured. With sweeping satin dresses and glittering jewels, select members of RCS displayed...
...real snow in town. But it turned out they were leaving in the eighth inning. Massive ruby drapes had appeared beneath the cauldron and they parted to reveal a giant chandelier and Luciano Pavarotti in a setting suggesting an outdoor opera house. H?e performed "Nessun Dorma," the Puccini aria he made immortal. In English, it would be, "With the dawn I will win! I'll win! I'll win!" Or even, "I will conquer." The brief fireworks that followed were literally anticlimactic...
...ARIA S. K. LASKIN ’08 of Vancouver, British Columbia and Cabot House Associate Magazine Editor...