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Daily dose of opera. A very personal curation. Super opinionated. Don't come here for objectivity.
My favorite part in Handel's Acis and Galatea!
The Flock Shall leave the Mountain
YouTube video by Martin Stanford
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March 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My favorite part in Handel's Acis and Galatea!
Jessye Norman as Sieglinde! #opera
O hehrstes Wunder! Jessye Norman in Walküre
YouTube video by jaason53
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February 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Jessye Norman as Sieglinde! #opera
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#Art Celebrate Black History Month with London Symphonia! 🎶 Join us for a special concert that honors the legacy of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. An evening filled with impactful music and inspiration awaits. #MusicHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
February 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#Art Celebrate Black History Month with London Symphonia! 🎶 Join us for a special concert that honors the legacy of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. An evening filled with impactful music and inspiration awaits. #MusicHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Gender bent Tuba Mirum! If I could I would fund the entire Requiem to have this treatment.
What the Fach?! Ep. 7: Tuba Mirum, Requiem - Mozart ft.Rehanna Thelwell, Ariana Wehr, Joshua Conyers
YouTube video by Aaron Crouch
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February 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Gender bent Tuba Mirum! If I could I would fund the entire Requiem to have this treatment.
Kathleen Battle in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. "Vieni non tardar"
Giunse alfin il momento . . . deh, vieni (Kathleen Battle)
YouTube video by musicalpunchlines
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February 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Kathleen Battle in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. "Vieni non tardar"
A moment from the current curation. Let us listen to the finale of Beethoven's #opera Fidelio. Let it embolden us to fight against the fascists- machine without souls cannot take away your god-given humanity. Truth and humanity will eventually win. I promise you that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZk...
Fidelio , finale
YouTube video by Opera Lover
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February 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A moment from the current curation. Let us listen to the finale of Beethoven's #opera Fidelio. Let it embolden us to fight against the fascists- machine without souls cannot take away your god-given humanity. Truth and humanity will eventually win. I promise you that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZk...
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#OperaNews Exciting times for Canadians in opera! This summer, six talented Canadian vocalists will join the prestigious Merola Opera Program, leading as the nation with the highest representation. Bravo to these rising stars! 🌟 #CanadianTalent #Opera
February 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#OperaNews Exciting times for Canadians in opera! This summer, six talented Canadian vocalists will join the prestigious Merola Opera Program, leading as the nation with the highest representation. Bravo to these rising stars! 🌟 #CanadianTalent #Opera
The King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin wrote a beautiful #opera called Treemonisha. Infusing opera with black folk music, the music is just sublime. I especially love the finale: Real Slow Drag www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdlx....
Treemonisha: Real Slow Drag | Stars of Tomorrow Opera Gala | KET
YouTube video by KET - Kentucky Educational Television
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February 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin wrote a beautiful #opera called Treemonisha. Infusing opera with black folk music, the music is just sublime. I especially love the finale: Real Slow Drag www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdlx....
This account could literally be a Shirley Verett fan account. Her acting is extraordinary- I love her as Lady Macbeth but the way she plays the guilt-ridden Amneris in the #opera Aida- chef kiss. Just watch her expression 4:53 and at 5:44 - so much subtle movements in her eyes.
Shirley Verrett - Aida - "Judgement Scene"
YouTube video by Gabba02
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February 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This account could literally be a Shirley Verett fan account. Her acting is extraordinary- I love her as Lady Macbeth but the way she plays the guilt-ridden Amneris in the #opera Aida- chef kiss. Just watch her expression 4:53 and at 5:44 - so much subtle movements in her eyes.
A little aside from our usual monthly curation: Chapell Roan! With a gun!
Joking aside, but Operavision has the free streaming of the #opera Salome.
It's uh... interesting.
Joking aside, but Operavision has the free streaming of the #opera Salome.
It's uh... interesting.
February 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A little aside from our usual monthly curation: Chapell Roan! With a gun!
Joking aside, but Operavision has the free streaming of the #opera Salome.
It's uh... interesting.
Joking aside, but Operavision has the free streaming of the #opera Salome.
It's uh... interesting.
PSA: I would like to say that I am an academic but in STEM - I have no training in the humanities. So when I link scholarly work and offer some opinion, please keep this in mind. I will, however, ensure that I am not twisting the truth.
February 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
PSA: I would like to say that I am an academic but in STEM - I have no training in the humanities. So when I link scholarly work and offer some opinion, please keep this in mind. I will, however, ensure that I am not twisting the truth.
It is very important to not only enjoy the music, but to learn the full history! The history of Black Americans and opera is closely entwined- we must ensure that we look at entire scope. I really enjoyed this paper, learned about Mattiwilda Dobb!
February 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It is very important to not only enjoy the music, but to learn the full history! The history of Black Americans and opera is closely entwined- we must ensure that we look at entire scope. I really enjoyed this paper, learned about Mattiwilda Dobb!
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Consider learning about Edmond Dédé an American composer who spent over 40 years conducting in Bordeaux and wrote Morgiane, the earliest known #opera by an #AfricanAmerican composer, which its first staged performances are happening THIS MONTH (138 years later!)
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Consider learning about Edmond Dédé an American composer who spent over 40 years conducting in Bordeaux and wrote Morgiane, the earliest known #opera by an #AfricanAmerican composer, which its first staged performances are happening THIS MONTH (138 years later!)
One of my favorite divas- the amazing Shirley Verett. Her voice? Beautiful. Her acting? Amazing- enjoy her Orpheus in Gluck's #opera.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmu...
Shirley Verrett "Che faro senza Euridice"
YouTube video by Onegin65
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February 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
One of my favorite divas- the amazing Shirley Verett. Her voice? Beautiful. Her acting? Amazing- enjoy her Orpheus in Gluck's #opera.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmu...
I was bummed I didn't get to see John Holiday when he was in Boston (Mitridate) - he has a beautiful, beautiful voice. I think this is my favorite rendition as he plays Nero in Handel's #opera Aggripina.
John Holiday sings 'Come nube che fugge dal vento' from Händels Agrippina | Dutch National Opera
YouTube video by Nationale Opera & Ballet
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February 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I was bummed I didn't get to see John Holiday when he was in Boston (Mitridate) - he has a beautiful, beautiful voice. I think this is my favorite rendition as he plays Nero in Handel's #opera Aggripina.
Another Leontyne Price video to brighten up the day. Puccini's #opera La Rondine:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33D...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33D...
Leontyne Price "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" La Rondine
YouTube video by Onegin65
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February 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Another Leontyne Price video to brighten up the day. Puccini's #opera La Rondine:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33D...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33D...
One of my favorite behind the scene videos - the great Shirley Verett and Grace Bumbry at rehearsal.
Divaprobe
YouTube video by operazine
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February 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
One of my favorite behind the scene videos - the great Shirley Verett and Grace Bumbry at rehearsal.
My dream is to have my little house. My study would have portraits of the great Divas. Leontyne Price has the greatest portrait of all time.
It is at the National Portrait Gallery (artsandculture.google.com/asset/leonty...)
It is at the National Portrait Gallery (artsandculture.google.com/asset/leonty...)
February 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My dream is to have my little house. My study would have portraits of the great Divas. Leontyne Price has the greatest portrait of all time.
It is at the National Portrait Gallery (artsandculture.google.com/asset/leonty...)
It is at the National Portrait Gallery (artsandculture.google.com/asset/leonty...)
Jessye Norman - it's just amazing watching amazing musicians perform (Seiji Ozawa is conducting!). They get into their roles. Jessie Norman's voice is pure seductive power, the French she speaks- oof, my heart!
Jessye Norman sings Carmen - Seguidilla - Près des ramparts de Séville
YouTube video by Joca Freitas Joca
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February 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Jessye Norman - it's just amazing watching amazing musicians perform (Seiji Ozawa is conducting!). They get into their roles. Jessie Norman's voice is pure seductive power, the French she speaks- oof, my heart!
Leontyne Price is one of the greatest Verdi interpreters of all time. Most famous for Aida. Listen to her beautiful, dramatic voice - particularly the 0:19-0:21 is one of her most iconic moments. #opera
Leontyne Price sings "O Patria Mia" from AIDA by Giuseppe Verdi
YouTube video by vaimusic
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February 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Leontyne Price is one of the greatest Verdi interpreters of all time. Most famous for Aida. Listen to her beautiful, dramatic voice - particularly the 0:19-0:21 is one of her most iconic moments. #opera
Ah, Kathleen Battle. Such an absolute beautiful voice. Ombra Mai Fu from the #opera Serses. I hope it brings you some peace in these troubled times
Kathleen Battle - "Ombra Mai Fu / Largo" - G.F. Handel
YouTube video by Enzo GD - Contribution
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February 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ah, Kathleen Battle. Such an absolute beautiful voice. Ombra Mai Fu from the #opera Serses. I hope it brings you some peace in these troubled times
February is Black History Month! I will be tweeting about great Black #opera singers, the struggles of reprsentation on stage, and outstanding scholarly work dedicated to this complex history. It’s a reminder of how much further we have to go to achieve equity on stage!
February 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
February is Black History Month! I will be tweeting about great Black #opera singers, the struggles of reprsentation on stage, and outstanding scholarly work dedicated to this complex history. It’s a reminder of how much further we have to go to achieve equity on stage!