OperaNow!: Oliver's Corner

The "Virtuous Characters" from Coronation of Poppea
with examples of Ottavia's Act One Lament
and Seneca's death by Madrigal.

Act One, Lament, Death By Madrigal

OperaNow! #162: Beef Stew With Three Kinds of Meat

Oliver recaps his recent Classical Singer interview...we get a bit weepy with viewer mail...Composer Michael Nyman reems Royal Opera for not letting him write an opera...Pittsburgh Opera fans protest award given to Gov. Tom Corbett...Food on the operatic stage...Opera singers lose to a dog act on Britain's Got Talent...Nobody cares what an opera singer sang.

Oliver's Corner begins anew with a look at Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea. This week is a primer to get your juices flowing and he plays some style examples of recitar cantando, chaconne, tetrachord, a bit from Coronation of Poppea, and some contemporaries.

This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny.

OperaNow! #161: Take THIS Down!

WQXR takes down a post (not even that) critical of Peter Gelb and The Met Ring cycle...but YOU can post one!...Opera News awards yuck it up...Dallas Opera airs Magic Flute on the worlds biggest HD screen...Canadian Opera needs new sumo wrestlers (would love to have been at THOSE rehearsals to see what wrong)...NYCO reaches agreement with stage hands union...Zachary Woolf rides the rails hobo style to check the country's reaction to The Met in HD...our London reporter (easy folks...a new one) gives her opinion via Facebook of the BBC Maestro conducting Act 2 of Boheme at Covent Garden. 

Oliver's Corner closes out Peter Grimes with several myster singers version of Ellen's Embroidery Aria. Plus Peter's final mad scene.

Also Guess Who Died?

This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Tim Myers.

OperaNow! #160: A "Circle J*rk of PR"

We discuss the ups and downs of Jenny's "Arts Blogger Challenge" win...Peter Gelb takes it on the chin in Opera News...Dessay bows out mid Traviata...on cancelling performances..."Silent Night" wins music Pulitzer.

Oliver's Corner continues with Peter Grimes Act 2 Scene 1 featuring Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Felicity Lott.

This week features Michael, The OC, Jenny Rivera, and Maura Lafferty. Check out Maura's latest article on the blog Adaptistration here.

Vote For Jenny Rivera!!!

Just a reminder...voting for the Spring For Music Arts Blogger Challenge ends Thursday April 19th at 12 nooon EDT. Vote today and tomorrow for Trying To Remain Operational!

OperaNow! #159: No Stories? No Problem!

Oliver gives a recap of The Met's HD broadcast of La Traviata with Natalie Dessay...Don't ever say that to a singer...Ailyn Perez wins the Richard Tucker Award...Windows logo adorns The Met's Ring Cycle...Jackie Evancho to sing in Russia.

Oliver's Corner looks at Act 1 of Peter Grimes with tracks by Mystery Tenor 1, Mystery Tenor 2, Mystery Tenor 3, and Mystery Tenor 4.

Plus Guess Who Died and the answer to OPERABUSTERS!

This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny Rivera.

Jenny has made it to the finals for the 2012 Arts Blogger Challenge. Click here to read her post at Trying to Remain Opera-tional and vote! You can vote once a day until Thursday April 19, 12 noon EDT.

And here is the mentioned video of doing your laundry in a foreign land...

OperaNow! #158: In Culo Alla Balena?

Michael and Jenny give a brief review of Pat Racette's upcoming cabaret album...Peter Gelb is in charge here, sonny boy!...Chicago Opera Theater goes in "another direction"...Marilyn Monroe: The Opera...Woman denied compensation from Bolshoi Opera for moral agony...Teen to play Phantom of the Opera in New Rochelle High School.

Oliver's Corner looks at The Prologue of Peter Grimes focusing on Ellen Orford.

This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny Rivera. Be sure to vote for Jenny's blog, Trying to Remain Opera-tional in the Spring for Arts 2012 Great Arts Blogger Challenge! Voting this week ends Thursday April 12th at 12 noon EDT. You can vote once a day.

OperaNow! #157: She's Not Mean

SHOW NOTES TO COME

OperaNow! #156: Next Stop, Lucca.

So what's the deal with competitions?...The Met now offers an iPad app...Michigan Opera Theatre begins $10 MM fundraising drive (anyone want a parking lot?)...countertenor serenades in Washington DC Metro station...swords and liquor stolen from opera company offices...Stockhausen A-Team opera to be staged for first time...opera sets go on sale on eBay...Rachelle Austin on her way to Lucca.

Oliver's Corner (finally) finishes Romeo et Juliette with tracks by Germaine Féraldy & Mystery Tenor #1 (don't click on this link until you've taken the quiz), Pierrette Alarie & Léopold Simoneau, Mystery Singer # 2, and Mystery Singer #4.

This week's show features Michael, The OC, Jenny Rivera, and the return of Matt Boresi.

Be sure to vote for Jenny in the 2012 Great Arts Blogger Challenge competition! (Trying To Remain Opera-tionial on the right hand side) 

OperaNow! #155: My Lunch with George

Oliver recaps his lunch with New York City Opera impresario, George Steel...NYCO is heavily and hiply marketing the new season...Bartoli tackles Rossini's Otello...opera singer battles all kinds of crap to keep on singing...Benjamin Luxon is BACK (can ya hear me?...he now can)...Royal Opera calls in the break-dancers...if opera fails, we're all f*&%ed...Golijov defends his work. 

Oliver's Corner looks at Act 3 of Romeo and tracks featuring Alistair Miles, Jose Van Dam. Mirella Freni & Franco Corelli, and Éliane Lublin.

This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, and Jenny Rivera.