Deceptive Cadence posts about Confessions Of An Operaholic
by Tom Huizenga
The soprano, whose life unfolded with more tragic and triumphant twists and turns than any opera plot was celebrated for her electrifying performances and her dissident political views.
by Tom Huizenga
The Swiss soprano will be remembered especially for singing songs and operas by Richard Strauss, which fit her sweet and silvery voice like couture gowns. She appeared more than 400 times at the Vienna State Opera and was a favorite at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s and '60s.
by Tom Huizenga
A panel of experts takes the pulse of opera today and discuss its possibilities for the future.
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by Tom Huizenga
A new 23-CD set explores the suave elegance of one of the most successful opera composers.
by Pablo Helguera
Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
by Tom Huizenga
Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.
by Tom Huizenga
From rugged individualism to visionary technologies, American opera forges a distinct repertoire.
by Tom Huizenga
A new documentary follows the Metropolitan Opera's controversial staging of Wagner's Ring cycle.
by Tom Huizenga
European opera ranged from realistic to unhinged in the 20th century, as composers wrote with freedom and imagination on all sorts of subjects.
by Tom Huizenga
Hear opera reinvent itself in the hands of cutting-edge composers facing an uncertain new century.
