Word: operatice
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It may seem perverse to take a trashy TV talk show and turn it into opera. Yet composer Richard Thomas and lyricist Stewart Lee see the transition as natural. "The format of the Jerry Springer Show is very operatic," says Thomas. "You have lots of people screaming at each other...
After graduation, Rockwell pursued a doctorate from Berkeley in German cultural history, writing his dissertation on operatic reform in Berlin in the 1920s. He freelanced in California before joining the New York Times in 1972 as a classical music critic.
In a bright rehearsal room somewhere in the backstage labyrinth of London's Royal National Theatre, more than 30 men and women - soaring sopranos, firm baritones - are singing what sounds like a solemn Mass - Bach, perhaps. Except the words don't fit. They abruptly launch into an eyebrow-raising staccato...
As an introduction to Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Pushkin’s literature, the Lowell House Opera’s Eugene Onegin is a worthy production. There are a few starring operatic leads which stand out, while others are mediocre amateurs. On the whole, the show is a...
Angelika Kirchschlager is not your usual opera star. An unruly mop of ringlets frames her impish features. Her soft voice breaks into a surprisingly boisterous laugh. She radiates an easy warmth, sports a leather jacket, chews gum and likes her cigarettes and wine - though they don't seem to cloud...