Here are my list of 13 wonderful mezzo-sopranos actively singing on the operatic stage today who everyone interested in opera should know about…. in no particular order: (the underlined phrases are clickable links to a Youtube clip) 1. Vesselina Kasarova The sky is the limit for this Bulgarian mezzo’s talent. She is one of the ...
In a previous article I discussed the various female operatic voice types. It is now time to talk about the male voices. TENOR In traditional operas, the hero is usually a tenor. This is the highest-pitched of the natural male voices. Like their soprano counterparts, tenors come in a few different types. The highest and ...
Even if you aren’t a fan of opera or classical music, unless you have been living as a jungle hermit hiding out in Tibet or some even more isolated place, you surely have heard quite a few catchy opera music before. Ever been curious about the origin of that hooky tune you hear that keeps ...
In a whimsically purrful mode, here are five cat-friendly songs from that cattiest of music genre… Classical Music! 1. Maurice Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilège: The Cat Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2BCyDlUKMk (starting from 6:00 minute on) This coolly psychedelic opera about a spoiled boy whose abuse of the furniture ignites some delicious reproaches from the no-longer-long-suffering inanimate ...
