Lyric Stash

Enigmatic Bel Canto Stretches Through Ages (The Epoch Times)
You might not know exactly what bel canto singing is, but when you hear the continuous tones used in Italian opera, you are sure to recognize it.

New leaders take charge at COC (Toronto Star)
The Canadian Opera Company has succeeded in not only steadying itself but in walking boldly toward the future less than 18 months after the sudden death of its general director, Richard Bradshaw.

French opera is a 'Pearl' for tenor (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
William Burden, an American tenor who likes French opera, plays a leading role in Seattle Opera's production in Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers," which opens Saturday night at McCaw Hall.

Soprano Gutiérrez shows daunting vocal flexibility (Miami Herald)
If the vocal recital ranks high on the endangered-species list, someone forgot to tell Eglise Gutiérrez. The charismatic Cuban-American soprano led off 2009 with a wide-ranging program of Russian, Italian, French and Spanish music for Sunday Afternoons of Music, and her vibrant singing and personality-plus artistry showed there's plenty of life in the concert platform.

Opera company makes bold choice with new director (Toronto Star)
The Canadian Opera Company has succeeded in not only steadying itself but is walking boldly toward the future less than 18 months following the sudden death of its general director Richard Bradshaw.