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CURRENT ISSUE
LAWRENCE BROWNLEE AND THE MEN OF ARMIDA
The Singular Spell of
Rossini's Armida
Feminine Mystique:
Puccini's Women
Frederica von Stade
Sings Farewell
Loving Opera in The
Digital Age
Sasha Cooke
Opera Boston
Amelia at Seattle Opera
Six of One
It takes a sextet of tenors to counterbalance a prima donna as powerful as Rossini's Armida. JENNIFER MELICK examines the distinctive musical and dramatic qualities that characterize the legendary enchantress's multiple foils. The Met's current contenders, led by Lawrence Brownlee, share thoughts on their respective roles with SCOTT BARNES.
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The Eternal Feminine
Puccini's soaring, yearning melodies for the lirico-spinto voice he favored make it abundantly clear that his heart was with his heroines. RICHARD SPEER identifies the stylistic fingerprints that set the composer's indelible stamp on his myriad leading ladies.
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