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Following the overture, in her Boston debut, the soprano Christine Brewer sang Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido. Brewer navigated the recitative, an abandoned woman's diatribe against her lover, with confidence and ease. The first slow half of the subsequent aria showcased her delicate control and artistry in the upper register. The second half, speckled with piercing cries directed against the faithless lover, called for a quicker, more agitated approach, which Brewer delivered well. The aria closed on a satisfying note with the reprise of the first theme. Throughout the piece, the intimate quality of the period orchestra proved...
Anyone who has seen Ragtime knows there is no finer singer on Broadway than McDonald. A 28-year-old Juilliard School graduate who opted for musical comedy over grand opera, she has a tangy, beautifully focused soprano voice and an intensely evocative way with words. She could make a toothpaste jingle sound poignant--and the songs on Way Back to Paradise are anything but mindless tunes. Jason Robert Brown's Stars and the Moon tells the wry tale of a material girl who brushes off a series of poor but ardent suitors only to learn that yachts and champagne aren...
...cocaine, phone sex, unemployment and, of course, love. Renee's songs may have varied subjects (she wrote or co-wrote every song on the album), but they invariably share one thing: a sharp melodic hook. The listener, once caught, is reeled in quickly. Renee has a nasal, adventurous soprano that stands out in contrast to the mellow, unobtrusive croons of many of today's best-selling R.-and-B. vocalists. She's a new voice that's hard to forget...
...Named Desire, commissioned by the San Francisco Opera. Previn, who turned 69 in April, knows he's leading with his chin--nearly all the great opera composers of the past got started in their 20s or 30s--so he has taken out a classy piece of flop insurance: superstar soprano Renee Fleming is singing the role of Blanche Dubois. "Of course it's inhibiting to make an opera out of so famous a play," he says, "but even if you don't like what I've written, I think it's safe to say you'll love Renee." When...
...ceremony will be open to all members of theHarvard community. It will feature performances bythe Kuumba singers, the University choir andworld-famous soprano Jesse Norman...