Genre: American Opera

22 posts

Joyce DiDonato – The Transport (Heggie) 3/5

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: The Royal Opera

Date: 2018

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Transport

Composer:  Jake Heggie

From:  Another Sunrise

Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Parto, ma tu ben mio

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Lia's aria

Composer:  Claude Debussy

From:  L'enfant prodigue

Genre:  French Opera

Translation

Opera Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Acerba volutta

Composer:  Francesca Cilea

From:  Adriana Lecouvreur

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Genre:  Question and Answer

Allison Voth – Must the Winter Come So Soon (Barber) 2/6

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​Master Artist: ​​Allison Voth

​Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ Diction Coach

Venue:​ ​​Loyola University

Date:​ N/A

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 6

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano
Title:   Must the Winter Come So Soon?
Composer:  Samuel Barber
From:  Vanessa
Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Diction Discussion

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Embroidery in Childhood

Composer:  Benjamin Britten

From:  Peter Grimes

Genre:  British Opera

Libretto

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​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Hear Me O Lord, I Beseech Thee

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ain't it a Pretty Night

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  It's about the way people is made, I reckon

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  Carlisle Floyd

Libretto

Allison Voth – Hear Me O Lord, I Beseech Thee (Floyd) 4/6


Master Artist: Allison Voth

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Diction Coach

Venue: Loyola University

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 6

Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Hear Me O Lord, I Beseech Thee

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Diction Discussion

English Diction Recommended Texts

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano
Title:   Must the Winter Come So Soon?
Composer:  Samuel Barber
From:  Vanessa
Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Embroidery in Childhood

Composer:  Benjamin Britten

From:  Peter Grimes

Genre:  British Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ain't it a Pretty Night

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  It's about the way people is made, I reckon

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  Carlisle Floyd

Libretto

Allison Voth – It’s about the way people is made, I reckon (Floyd) 6/6

​Master Artist: ​​Allison Voth

​Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ Diction Coach

Venue:​ ​​Loyola University

Date:​ N/A

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 6 of 6

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  It's about the way people is made, I reckon

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  Carlisle Floyd

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  English Diction Discussion

English Diction Recommended Texts

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

​Title:   Must the Winter Come So Soon?

Composer:  Samuel Barber

From:  Vanessa

Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Embroidery in Childhood

Composer:  Benjamin Britten

From:  Peter Grimes

Genre:  British Opera

Libretto

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​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Hear Me O Lord, I Beseech Thee

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ain't it a Pretty Night

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

Baldwin/Frohnmayer – Monica’s Waltz (Menotti) 3/3

Master Artist: Marcia Baldwin/Mira Jean Frohnmayer

Baldwin Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Mezzo-Soprano/Director

Venue:  Loyola University & New Orleans Opera

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 3

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Monica’s Waltz

Composer: Gian Carlo Menotti

From: The Medium

Genre: American Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: L’invitation au voyage

Composer: Henri Duparc

From: N/A

Genre: French Mélodie

Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Deh vieni alla finestra

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Don Giovanni

Genre: Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

Jennifer Larmore – Here I Stand…Since it is Not By Merit (Stravinsky) 3/5


Master Artist: Jennifer Larmore

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Here I Stand...Since it is not by Merit

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

From: The Rake's Progress

Genre: American Opera

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Smanie Implacabili

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Cosi fan tutte

Genre: Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: En fermant les yeux

Composer: Massenet

From: Manon

Genre: French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Der Hölle Rache

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis

Ronan Tynan – Warm as the Autumn Light (Moore) 2/4

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​Master Artist: ​​Ronan Tynan

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Tenor

Venue: ​​​Boston College

Date:​ 2017

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 2 of 4

​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Warm as the Autumn Light

Composer:  Douglas Moore

From:  The Ballad of Baby Doe

Genre:  American Opera

Opera Synopsis

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Whither Must I Wander

Composer:  Ralph Vaughan Williams

From:  Songs of Travel

Genre:  British Art Song

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Villanelle

Composer:  Eva Dell’Aqua

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Art Song

Noteworthy Recordings

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  O Mio Babbino Caro

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  Gianni Schicchi

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

George Shirley – Soprano Aria (Okoye) 3/6

Master Artist: George Shirley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Tenor

Venue: George Shirley Vocal Competition

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 6

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  N/A

Composer:  Nkeiru Okoye

From:  Harriet Tubman:  When I Crossed That Line to Freedom

Genre:  American Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Opening Comments

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  What Makes a Man a Man

Composer:  Terence Blanchard

From:  Champion

Genre:  American Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Life and Death

Composer:  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee

Composer:  Undine Smith Moore

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  I, too, Sing America

Composer:  Margaret Bonds

From:  Three Dream Portaits

Genre:  American Art Song

George Shirley – What Makes a Man a Man (Blanchard) 2/6

Master Artist: George Shirley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Tenor

Venue: George Shirley Vocal Competition

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 6

Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  What Makes a Man a Man

Composer:  Terence Blanchard

From:  Champion

Genre:  American Opera

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Opening Comments

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  N/A

Composer:  Nkeiru Okoye

From:  Harriet Tubman:  When I Crossed That Line to Freedom

Genre:  American Opera

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Life and Death

Composer:  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee

Composer:  Undine Smith Moore

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

Scene Six

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  I, too, Sing America

Composer:  Margaret Bonds

From:  Three Dream Portaits

Genre:  American Art Song

Renée Fleming – I Want Magic (Previn)

Master Artist: Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Aspen Music Festival

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  I Want Magic

Composer:  André Previn

From:  A Streetcar Named Desire

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation