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Right after the disastrous US election of November 2024, I published an episode entitled “Mezzos on the Verge,” which featured some of my favorite mezzos in rafter-shaking performances of “on the edge” repertoire. At the time, I had enough additional material to produce a second episode, which I have called “Mezzos in Extremis.” And what better time to present that episode than as the new regime has begun its process of dismantling democracy. The material today ranges from Mozart to Britten, Handel to Janáček, Bach to Wagner, and features performances both live and studio from exceptional singers as Fedora Barbieri, Eva Randová, Margarete Klose, Irina Arkhipova, Brigitte Fassbaender, Viorica Cortez, Giulietta Simionato, Joyce DiDonato, Jennie Tourel, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and Dunja Vejzović, among others. I have structured the program so that the explosive expressions of insanity, fury, and rage gradually give way to the quieter (and possibly more profound) emotions of sadness, doubt, and contrition. And because I always like to compare and contrast singers, I take great joy in presenting several pairs of contrasting singers in the same repertoire: Dunja Vejzović and Paula Rasmussen in Handel's Serse; Giulietta Simionato and Brigitte Fassbaender as Dorabella in Così; and Fedora Barbieri and Joyce DiDonato as Dejanira in Handel's Hercules. The episode is offered in solidarity with all those who find themselves today in extreme situations. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.  

La saison actuelle, tout comme celles à venir, sera caractérisée par des jalons importants pour la mezzo tuniso-canadienne Rihab Chaieb, ce qui comprend notamment son rôle-titre dans Carmen au Festival de Glyndebourne, son rôle de Claire dans Melancholia avec le Kungliga Operan, son rôle de Dorabella dans Così fan tutte tutte à la Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, en plus de ses apparitions auprès du Los Angeles Philharmonic, de la Compagnie nationale d'opéra du Canada et de l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec, ainsi que son retour au Metropolitan Opera et à la Bayerische Staatsoper.Rihab Chaieb a fait ses débuts à la Bayerische Staatsoper lors de la saison de 2022-2023, où elle a ébloui l'audience dans son rôle de Fenena dans Nabucco, sous la direction de Daniele Rustioni, puis au Los Angeles Opera dans le rôle de Cherubino dans Le nozze di Figaro de James Gray, sous la direction de James Conlon. Elle a ensuite repris son interprétation exceptionnelle de Carmen à la Compagnie nationale d'opéra du Canada et au Calgary Opera, avant de retourner au Grand Théâtre de Genève où elle a été mise en vedette dans son rôle de La mère Meryem lors la première mondiale du Voyage vers l'espoir de Jost.Sur les scènes de concert, elle est apparue aux côtés du Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra dans une prestation de Messiah de Handel, elle a également partagé la scène du Vancouver Symphony Orchestra pour présenter Les nuits d'été de Berlioz sous la direction d'Otto Tausk, puis elle a fait son premier spectacle auprès du Manitoba Chamber Orchestra dans le rôle de Ruggiero dans Alcina de Handel.Rihab Chaieb a marqué la saison 2021-2022 en faisant son entrée au Washington National Opera dans le rôle de Dorabella dans Così fan tutte, puis au Palm Beach Opera dans le rôle titre de Carmen. Elle a joué pour la première fois le rôle de Penelope dans Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria en tournée et pour un enregistrement avec l'Ensemble I Gemelli, avant de retourner à l'Opéra National de Montpellier pour jouer Maddalena dans Rigoletto, puis au Metropolitan Opera pour incarner Nefertiti dans la production d'Akhnaten de Philip Glass mis en scène par Phelim McDermott et sous la direction Karen Kamensek.Elle a récemment connu de nombreux succès, notamment en faisant ses débuts au Houston Grand Opera lors de la première mondiale de The Phoenix de Tarik O'Regan, puis au Cincinnati Opera dans le rôle de Rosina dans Il barbiere di Siviglia, ainsi qu'à l'Opéra de Montpellier dans Fantasio d'Offenbach, au Teatro Santiago de Chile en incarnant Dorabella, à l'Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Kasturbai dans Satyagraha de Philip Glass, et enfin à l'Oper Köln dans le rôle de Carmen dans une production de Lydia Steier.Elle a joué le rôle de Charlotte dans Werther pour la première fois à l'Opera Vlaanderen sous la direction de Giedrė Šlekytė et elle a ouvert la saison au Muziektheater dans le rôle de Lola dans Cavalleria Rusticana de Robert Carsen sous la direction de Lorenzo Viotti. Sur les scènes de concert, Rihab Chaieb s'est produite avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal dans un programme de Rossini sous la direction de Kent Nagano, ainsi que dans Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen de Mahle sous la direction de Johannes Debus. Elle a également interprété Messiah de Handel sous la direction de Gustavo Gimeno avec le Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Elle a aussi chanté Three-Cornered Hat de Manuel de Falla avec le Vancouver Symphony Orchestra et le Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra sous la direction de Carlos Miguel Prieto.Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/laprescriptiondrfred/?hl=frFacebook :https://www.facebook.com/people/La-prescription-avec-Dr-Fred-Lambert/100078674880976/ Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Theo and Rob weigh the merits of champagne at bath time, ask when live music became more karaoke than concert, and share a little music for the UK Tories as they sail off into the sunset. Oh, and there's a crossword too. Can they get back to a winning record for Episode 25? Così fan tutte: Act I, Trio, "Soave sia il vento", Kiri Te Kanawa (s), Fiordiligi; Frederica von Stade (ms), Dorabella; Jules Bastin (bs), Don Alfonso; Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard, cond.Erato, recorded in the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, May 1977

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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFW14zSYiFY Prof. Greg Kondrak is a computer scientist who used Machine Learning to help decode the Voynich Manuscript and Dorabella Cipher. Sponsors: - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off - *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:07 Overview of the difficulty of the Voynich Manuscript 00:04:53 There is no other document like Voynich 00:11:17 The controversy of the Voynich 00:12:38 All language is decipherment 00:27:51 "It is not simple at all" 00:30:49 The Dorabella cipher 00:33:05 Voynich may not be a human language 00:35:05 Universal concepts in language (fighting Chomsky) 00:43:37 ChatGPT knows nothing 00:44:41 AI doesn't have "truth" 00:47:09 Multiple language theory (Voynich) 00:48:34 Artificial intelligence lacks motivations 00:51:48 What rivals the Voynich? 00:53:05 "Puzzles made me a better scientist" 00:56:26 The Zodiac cipher 01:01:27 The problem of "language understanding" has been solved 01:06:48 Training AI in ethics 01:13:53 Chinese and English are superior (analytically) 01:19:35 Proving what the Voynich was and wasn't Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die Revolution des Begehrens: „Die Schule der Liebenden“, so der Untertitel von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Oper Così fan tutte, fängt lustig an, als kreuzweise Treueprobe. Am Ende aber herrscht Verstörung, denn Dorabella und Fiordiligi, die Verlobten der beiden Jungens Guilelmo und Ferrando, erweisen sich als sehr wohl verführbar, eine früher, eine später. Was aber heißt das für die Idee von der wahren Liebe? Und was für die heile Welt unserer Gesellschaft, die auf Heirat, Kinder, Festanstellung … baut? Behält Don Alfonso Recht, der lebenserfahrene „Philosoph“ und Regisseur des abgründigen Spiels, der zu wissen meint: Così fan tutte, so machen es alle (Frauen) –? Oder gibt es, nachdem hier zwei Paare durch das Feuer des Zweifels und der Verzweiflung gegangen sind, noch mehr zu lernen? Autor und Sprecher: Holger Noltze Sprecher:innen: Magda Willi, Benedict Andrews, Vladimir Jurowski, Cathrin Störmer Schnitt: Thomas Rott Dramaturgie und Projektleitung: Christopher Warmuth

Beautiful Fans and Followers, I love a good meditation as it helps me be centered and calm - something we all need prior to a pageant, an interview, or LIFE! Join me today for an amazing gratitude meditation with Megan Gillespie. About Megan:Megan has two degrees from Manhattan School of Music, a Bachelor of Music and a Masters in Opera Performance. Megan's opera career has taken her to the Royal Opera House of Oman, the Palacio de la Opera de La Coruna in Spain, the Castleton Opera Festival, Central City Opera, Carnegie Hall, the Beverly Hills Sundays at Two Recital Series, One World Symphony, and to venues in Greve, Italy, and Salzburg, Austria.Her roles include: Maddalena in Rigoletto, Petra in A Little Night Music, Amelia in Ottelo, Wowkle in La fanciulla del West, Hyppolita in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lyubasha in The Tsar's Bride, Barbara in One Penny Opera, Annina in La Traviata, Carmen in Carmen, Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, to name a few. Some Oratorios she has performed are Rossinis' Stabat Matter, The Bach Christmas Oratorio, Alexander's Feast, and each year she performs Messiah with St. Cross Episcopal Church in Hermosa Beach.Megan has been a Young Artist at programs such as Central City Opera in Colorado and The Castelton Festival in Virginia under the baton of Lorin Maazel.She directed over 30 youth musicals, also performing as the music director. Most recently, she directed The Tsar's Bride for The Independent Opera Company.During the pandemic she has sung session work and voice overs from her home studio including commercials, podcasts, operas, and stories.Some of the awards Megan has won include: Regional MET National Council Auditions, Fe Bland Vocal Competition, Beverly Hills Music at the Mansion, LACMA Sundays Live, Opera Florham, AMTL Recitals in Carnegie Hall, Birgit Nilsson Scholarship, YoungArts Finalist, and the Palm Springs Opera Guild, Classical Singer CompetitionHow to connect with Megan:www.MeganGillespieMezzo.comTikTok: @Megnificent_LessonsIG: @Megnificent_LessonsFB: @MeganGillespiesStudioSupport the show

Lamentamos una nueva desaparición, la de la mezzosoprano Teresa Berganza. Como es costumbre analizamos su voz y su arte, comentamos sus opiniones y sus teorías y la escuchamos en tres arias mozartianas: las dos de Cherubino de Las bodas de Fígaro, Smanie implacabili de Dorabella de Così fan tutte Dela grabación en vivo de su debut en Aix-wn-Provence en 1957- y la de Sesto, Parto, parto, de La clemencia de Tito. Nos canta también el fox-trot de Los Gavilanes de Guerrero, El paño moruno de las 7 Canciones populares españolas de Falla –y comparamos su versión con las de Conchita Supervía y Victoria de Los Ángeles-, el rondó de Angelina de La Cenerentola de Rossini y la Habanera de Carmen de Bizet. Escuchar audio

I had to take a step further, to get different perspectives on this topic “emotional intelligence”. We pointed, if for a fact we are short sighted or we just know better and the lens that makes “generation z” as they call us, different from theirs. We were left with the big question “Do we lack emotional intelligent” ?. I had Gbone, Virtue, David and Dorabella on this episode.

Teresa Berganza ist am 13. Mai im Alter von 87 Jahren in ihrer Heimat, unweit von Madrid gestorben. Mit 22 debütierte die Mezzosopranistin in Aix-en-provence - als Dorabella in Mozarts Oper "Cosi fan tutte". Damit legte sie den Grundstein für eine über drei Jahrzehnte währende Bühnenkarriere. Berganza war eine herausragende Mozart und Rossini-Interpretin. Als Carmen hat sie Maßstäbe gesetzt, zum ersten Mal sang sie Bizets Oper 1977 in Edinburgh, Jahre später folgte die legendäre Aufnahme mit Claudio Abbado. Als Lied-Interpretin war sie 1985 auch einmal bei den Schwetzinger SWR Festspielen. In der Sendung „Zur Person“ von 2017 spricht Teresa Berganza über ihren Werdegang, ihre Parade-Rollen, ihre Liebe zur spanischen Musik, ihre Lieblingskomponisten und über ihr Leben.

Elle est l'une des égéries contemporaines du chant français. Elle s'apprête à chanter Dorabella dans Così fan tutte au Théâtre des Champs Elysées dans la nouvelle production de Laurent Pelly. Retour sur le parcours de Gaëlle Arquez et sur les mille précautions qu'il convient désormais de prendre en montant un ouvrage aussi délicat que Così fan tutte. David Kadouch est pianiste concertiste. Passionné de voix et notamment d'opéra, il vient d'accompagner Sandrine Piau au Wigmore Hall de Londres. Dans « Générale piano », il rencontrera pour Forumopera des chanteurs dans leur processus de création.   

Con una de las voces más privilegiadas del mundo, la cantante mezzosoprano Martha Senn (Suiza-Colombia 19 nov 1949) ha conmovido al mundo. Es abogada, cantante lírica, actriz y escritora. Algunos de los personajes estelares del repertorio operático que ha presentado en los escenarios más importantes del mundo son: Carmen, en Carmen, Rossina en El Barbero de Sevilla, Dorabella en Cosi fan Titte, Dalila en Sanson y Dalila, Charlotte en Werther y tantos otros. Sus dos libros Notas sin pentagrama (2007) y Más allá del canto (Tragaluz editores, 2021) son una gran aportación para entender la vida de la ópera desde dentro, así como una memoria histórica invaluable. El último está disponible en formato gratuito en Shopify. Visiten www.hablemosescritoras.com para saber más de su obra.

For Part I of the interview, please see Previous Post With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. ​Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. ​Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate.​ DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course​ programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers ​Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. ​Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. ​Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate.​ DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course​ programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers ​Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

Today I am talking to mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin. In our chat we discuss Carolyn's career trajectory from art teacher to opera singer, and how her creativity carried her through loss and grief during the Covid-19 pandemic.Northern Irish mezzo-soprano and Samling Scholar, Carolyn began her career as a teacher of Art and Design before graduating from the Opera course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Carolyn was Associate Artist at Welsh National Opera in 2010 and spent two years at Luzern opera house, Switzerland in 2012-2014.She has performed extensively in opera, oratorio and in solo recitals, including appearances at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio, English National Opera, Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, Luzerner Theatre, Stadttheater Bern, and the Royal Albert Hall. She has performed the roles of Carmen, Annio, Penelope, Bradamante, Polina, Meg Page, Dritte Dame, Lucretia, Amastre, Octavia, Nicklausse, Magdalena, Dorabella, Charlotte, Teodata, Concepcion, Scipio, Idamante and Angelina. She recorded the role of Madeleine in R. Loders rare opera ‘Raymond and Agnes'  with Richard Bonynge and Retrospect Opera, and Ethel Smythe's 'Fete Gallant' with Odaline de la Martinez. She released a solo CD ‘Caleno' with Delphian Records and Iain Burnside of songs by composers from Northern Ireland in 2018 and has appeared on BBC Radio 3 and BBC TV. She set up the Northern Irish song project which aims to collect and record many forgotten songs by Northern Irish composers and new song cycles by current composers.  Recent and future roles include Madam Popova in The Bear, Mary in Wagners Der Fliegende Höllander, Smeton in Anna Bolena for Longborough Festival Opera, Fenena in Nabucco and Alise In Lucia Di Lammermoor for Dorset Opera Festival , Mrs Peachum in Mrs Peachums School for Lovers and ‘ The Witch'  in Hansel and Gretel for Irish National Opera. Future roles include Siegrune in Wagner's Walküre 2020/23, Mary in Der Fliegende Höllander with Sir Bryn Terfel in 2022,  Northern Ireland Opera's Wallace Film Project, the premier of a new Harvey Weinstein based opera for the Belfast Festival,  Handels Alexander's Feast for the new Le Foyer des Artistes and Recitals of her Northern Ireland song project.Website: www.carolyndobbin.comInstagram: @carolyn_dobbin_mezzoTwitter: @carolyndobbin

This week, we’re hunkering down in the Cabinet War Rooms with Col Sillitto from New to Who, surrounded by increasing numbers of suspicious-looking miniature tanks. Nathan is finding the Prime Minister increasingly intolerable, James is gagging for a cup of tea, Richard is admiring the Group Captain’s Spitfire, and Col is reminiscing about that night behind the post office with Dorabella. Little do we know how close we all are to the ultimate Victory of the Daleks.

1. Mason Bates - The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs: Scene 7, That Can Also Be a Ticking Clockhttps://spoti.fi/3nEI1OG2. Pamela Z - Badagadahttps://youtu.be/9_d6UFZZ8ck?t=2433. Errollyn Wallen - Gun Gun Gunhttps://spoti.fi/3kHe4Mb4. Judah Adashi - Risehttps://youtu.be/s2NCPiX3A1MYou can listen to these before or after the episode, or you can pause our podcast and go listen to each piece as we introduce them. Panelists:Bass Robert Ellsworth Feng is acclaimed for having a “commanding darkness and thickness to his tone,” and is a born collaborator who performs with artists of all mediums. Robert is the recipient of the George Woodhead Prize in Voice and the Peabody Career Development Award and placed second in the NY Classical Music Society International Voice Competition. Performance highlights include Don Giovanni (Il Commendatore) with Kor Productions, The Mikado (Ko-Ko) with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Tobias Picker’s Emmeline (Pastor Avery) with Manhattan School of Music, and more. Robert has premiered new works including Tony Small’s Qadar and Nick Peros’ Lamentation of Ruin. During quarantine, Robert performed in Social Distance Opera's production of Street Scene as Henry Davis, with Seagle Music Colony, and was a featured artist for Tony Small's Virtual Masterclass series for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. Robert received his Bachelors at Peabody, his Masters at Manhattan School of Music, and is an alumni of Seagle Music Colony. Robert is also a proud member of the Hawaii Opera Theatre Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio.Taylor-Alexis DuPont is a young and engaging Mezzo-Soprano from Orlando, Florida. Since graduating with her Masters in Voice from the Peabody Conservatory while studying with Denyce Graves, Taylor-Alexis has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the Ising International Young Artist Festival in Beijing and Suzhou, China, the Glimmerglass Festival, Prototype Festival, Sarasota Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Opera Orlando, First Coast Opera, Christman Opera and City Lyric Opera. Performance highlights include Cendrillion (Prince Charmant), Così fan tutte (Dorabella), Ruslan and Ludmilla (Prince Ratmir), The Snow Maiden (Lel) and Pinocchio (Pinocchio). Earlier this year Taylor-Alexis performed as an ensemble member and soloist cover in the Metropolitan Opera’s wildly successful production of Porgy and Bess and made her debut with Heartbeat Opera in a new work titled Lady M. Taylor-Alexis is currently working with the Florentine Opera as a Baumgartner studio artist for the 2020-2021 season.Praised for her “vocal control and exquisite refinement,” soprano Teresa Ferrara is dedicated to music’s power to transcend social divides and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds. She has performed as a solo vocalist at the Kennedy Center and her chorus work has allowed her to perform often with the National Symphony Orchestra. She has earned many awards for her singing, including the George Woodhead Prize in Voice from the Peabody Conservatory, the Award for Excellence in the Arts from the National Society of Arts and Letters, and The Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Award. Ms. Ferrara has performed repeatedly with Maryland Lyric Opera, Baltimore Musicales, and the IN Series. Notable opera credits include Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (Countess Almaviva) and Così fan tutte (Despina), as well as Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (Giannetta), Massenet's Chérubin (L'Ensoleillad), and Viva V.E.R.D.I. - The Promised End, (Soprano). A graduate of the Master of Music program at Peabody, she plans to continue to pursue musical endeavors that stretch the norms of classical music and seek to educate and serve the community.

October 17th through the 29th, Pittsburgh Opera presents Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" at the George R. White Opera Studio at Pittsburgh Opera headquarters.  WQED-FM's Anna Singer spoke with the opera's "Dorabella," Therese Carmack, about the role, performing while singing with masks, and much more.  

The Damnation of Faust (La damnation de Faust) is a work by 19th-century French composer Hector Berlioz for four solo voices, chorus, children’s chorus, and orchestra based on German Romantic poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust.Santiago del Estero is a province and city in northern Argentina.Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru.Carlos Gardel was a French Argentine singer notable for his tango compositions and hundreds of recordings of tango pieces.Loons are aquatic birds found in North America and northern Eurasia.The Peruvian panpipe (Andean panpipe or siku) is a traditional flute-like instrument associated with music from the Qullasuyu region of the Andean Mountains of South America.Ella Fitzgerald was one of the best-known American jazz singers of the 20th century.Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who is one of the best-selling musicians of all time.Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, and choreographer most noted for work in film and television.Gene Kelly was an American actor, dancer, and director known for his lead roles in Singin’ in the Rain and An American in Paris.Located near Lincoln Center in New York City, LaGuardia High School is a public magnet high school focusing in the visual and performing arts.Marilyn Horne is an American mezzo-soprano and music pedagogue.Matthew Epstein is a prominent artistic advisor and artist manager within the opera community.Der Rosenkavalier is a frequently performed comic opera by German composer Richard Strauss.A pants role (or trouser role) is a character which is performed by a woman in traditionally masculine clothing. Some examples of these roles include Cherubino from W.A. Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Count Ottavio from Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.Dorabella is a principle soprano role from W.A. Mozart’s comic opera Così fan tutte.Marnie is an opera by contemporary American composer Nico Muhly based on Winston Graham’s 1961 novel by the same name. Notably, Alfred Hitchcock directed a film adaptation of the same novel. Leonard performed the title role in the U.S. premiere of the operatic adaptation at the Metropolitan Opera in 2018.Coal Mountain is an opera by contemporary American composer Jennifer Higdon surrounding the American Civil War.The Fach system is a method of categorizing singers’ voices into specific “types.” Not all musicians agree with every aspect of the system, however it is a commonly used tool for understanding the range, weight, and color of a singer’s voice.Rosina is a principle soprano role in Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera The Barber of Seville. Leonard will perform this role in Cincinnati Opera’s 2021 Summer Festival.Edith Bers was a member of the voice faculty at The Julliard School.White Fragility is a book by Robin DiAngelo about systemic racism in the United States.Trevor Noah is a South African comedian and political commentator known for being the current host of the satirical The Daily Show.The Hardy Boys is a series of mystery novels for children written under the name Franklin W. Dixon.Schitt’s Creek is an acclaimed Canadian television sitcom.

Anto and Greg talk about unsolved ciphers: the Zodiac killer, the Beale papers, the Dorabella ciphers, Kryptos, the Voynich manuscript, and the Somerton man.

Avsnitt #132 bjuder på en efterlängtad önskegäst – hela Sveriges Siw Malmkvist! Vi gör nedslag i ett långt artistliv, pratar bl.a. om melodifestivalen, Tysklandskarriären, Kurtan, Trolltider-fén Dorabella och Astrid Lindgrens målmedvetna Pippi-casting. Och hur många omtagningar blev det egentligen när Sickan gick i barndom med sin sko i Jönssonligan? (Inledningsvis blev det också lite peptalk inför Lets Dance – men som många säkert vet fick Siw ställa in sin medverkan p.g.a. coronaviruset. Vi ser givetvis fram emot att se henne tävla nästa år istället!) Intervjuar gör Henrik Ahlström och Erik Jensen Foto:  Magnus Ragnvid/TV4

Avsnitt #132 bjuder på en efterlängtad önskegäst – hela Sveriges Siw Malmkvist! Vi gör nedslag i ett långt artistliv, pratar bl.a. om melodifestivalen, Tysklandskarriären, Kurtan, Trolltider-fén Dorabella och Astrid Lindgrens målmedvetna Pippi-casting. Och hur många omtagningar blev det egentligen när Sickan gick i barndom med sin sko i Jönssonligan? (Inledningsvis blev det också lite peptalk...

Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta is a multi-faceted artist with a variety of interests, a great take on mindful practice, and a truly wonderful personality.  In our conversation, we discuss, among other things, the importance of making choices that will allow you to thrive, how she prepares for a role, and how she uses mental practice to learn and memorize music at a deeper level. We elaborate on: Her journey from Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) to Toronto, New York, and, more recently Leipzig as a member of Oper Leipzig Her experience as a young girl in the Ottawa Youth Choir, and the importance it had in her becoming a professional singer Her experience at the Glenn Gould School and the Canadian Opera Company and the various opportunities she found there How making choices that fit her well were very important in her development and allowed her to thrive Her life as a member of Oper Leipzig Her fun, mindful way of curating a recital program that is meaningful to her How she prepares for a role How she went from a more repetitive form of working on songs to a more mindful and mental approach to practicing as she evolved as an artist o   Translate the text and understand the meaning o   Listen to various recordings and interpretations o   Break it down o   Memorize it How practicing mentally first thing in the morning and last thing before bed is tremendously effective for her and helps her cement the repertoire to memory How she has developed the skill to learn repertoire mentally, now that that is in a place where she feels confident about her technique How singers practice difficult passages How she brings operatic characters to life     ALL ABOUT WALLIS: Wallis Giunta's website Wallis' YouTube channel Wallis' Facebook page Wallis on Instagram The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Knickerbocker Classics) The Complete Sherlock Holmes (2 Volumes)   Irish-Canadian mezzo, Wallis Giunta, has been named “Young Singer of the Year” in the 2018 International Opera Awards, and was named both “Young Artist of the Year” by The Arts Desk and “Breakthrough Artist in UK Opera” in the What's On Stage Opera Awards for her work in 2017. She has been praised by OPERA NEWS for her “delectably rich, silver-toned mezzo-soprano, with a beautiful sense of line and effortless, rapid runs”, with her performance as Mozart's Sesto for the Canadian Opera Company celebrated as “a triumph…remarkable in its combination of intelligence and beauty”. Her 2018/19 season includes debuts with the BBC Proms Festival in a program celebrating Leonard Bernstein, with the Grange Festival as Cherubino at The Barbican, London, with the MDR Sinfonieorchester as Haydn's Berenice, and with the Royal Opera House Muscat in La Traviata. She also debuts the title roles in Carmen and Der Rosenkavalier, along with Rossini's Rosina for Oper Leipzig, and Idamante for Toronto's Opera Atelier. She began the 2017/18 season with two role debuts for Opera North, the title role in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortiléges, and Dinah in Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, both to great critical acclaim. She returned to Oper Leipzig, where she has been an ensemble member since 2015/16, for her house roles of Angelina, Cherubino, Rossweise & Wellgunde, and debuted Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Der Gymnasiast in a new production of Berg's Lulu. She also returned to the Munich Radio Orchestra, Toronto's Koerner Hall and the Music & Beyond Festival in concert, and debuted at the Oregon Music Festival as Anna I in Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. The 2016/17 season saw her debuts with Opera North, performing the title role in Rossini's La Cenerentola, with Teatro Communale di Bolzano as Cherubino, and with the Munich Radio Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony Nova Scotia in concert. Wallis returned to Opera Atelier to debut the title role in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, and to both the Toronto Symphony and the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla for new productions of Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. The 2015/16 season saw her make several major European debuts, including for Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Adams' I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky), Oper Frankfurt (Carmen), Oper Leipzig (La Cenerentola, Le Nozze di Figaro, Faust, Der Ring des Nibelungen), the Hamburg Symphony (Candide), and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in concert. She also returned to the Edmonton Symphony for Messiah and had her first experience teaching, with a series of masterclasses for Toronto's Tapestry New Opera. Early in 2015, she returned to The Metropolitan Opera as Olga in their new production of The Merry Widow, directed by Susan Stroman. Other recent highlights include returns to the Canadian Opera Company as Dorabella in Atom Egoyan's new production of Cosí fan tutte (2014), to Opera Lyra Ottawa as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (2015), and to Opera Atelier as Bradamante in a new period-production of Alcina (2014), along with debuts at Madison Opera (2014) and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra as Annio in La Clemenza di Tito (2013). In June 2014, she recorded her first album with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin (NAXOS), of a new work by American composer, William Perry. Wallis also debuted in 2014 with Toronto's 21C Music Festival in Louis Andriessen's one-woman-opera, Anaïs Nin, and brought her acclaimed recital program of Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins to Miami, New York, Toronto and Ottawa. She had a whirlwind 2012/13 season, making her Metropolitan Opera debut in Rigoletto, debuting the roles of Sesto & Annio in La Clemenza di Tito with the Canadian Opera Company, making her Paris debut with Le Théâtre du Châtelet as Tiffany in John Adams's I Was Looking at the Ceiling…, and singing Dorabella in the Met + Juilliard production of Cosí fan tutte at Lincoln Center. She also made debuts with Fort Worth Opera, L'Opéra de Montréal, the Edmonton, Seville and Nuremberg Symphonies, the Stuttgart Festivalorchester, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Wallis is a passionate recitalist, and has recently performed for the Aspen, Caramoor, Banff, Luminato, Music & Beyond, and Ottawa Chamber Music festivals. She is the grateful recipient of the 2016 Bernard Diamant Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, the 2013 Novick Career Advancement Grant, the 2013 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Career Development Award, and multiple prizes from the George London Foundation. Wallis is a 2013 graduate of both the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & the Juilliard School's Artist Diploma in Opera Studies, and a 2011 graduate of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. She has also studied at The Glenn Gould School, the Ravinia Festival's Steans Music Institute, and the International Meistersinger Akademie in Germany, and continues her private studies with Edith Wiens. Wallis is also devoted to animal rights, particularly the rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned domestic rabbits. She is an active rabbit foster parent and finds opportunities to foster and volunteer at shelters as she is performing around the world. She is a volunteer and supporter at Rabbit's Rest Sanctuary & WildRescue in Denton, Texas, and works to draw attention to our societal responsibility towards domesticated animals. Please get in touch if you are interested and would also like to help!   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes!  I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. For added fun, join the Mind Over Finger Tribe on Facebook where you will find a community of mindful musicians!   THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme!  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a huge thank you to my producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/     (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, which helps cover some of the costs associated with the production of the podcast.  Thank you for your support.)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte Zwei Männer wollen die Treue ihrer Frauen prüfen und gehen eine Wette ein, dass sie standhaft bleiben. Die Frauen müssen sich heftigen Attacken der Männer erwehren, die die Festung ihrer Treue am Ende doch noch zu Fall bringen. Aber die Männer, als beteiligte Elemente des Experiments, haben nicht damit gerechnet, dass auch sie ihren Frauen und ihren Gefühlen untreu werden könnten. Das Betrügen, Verwirren, Belügen - der anderen und sich selbst - ist grotesk komisch und grausam zugleich. Die einen machen sich eher weniger Gedanken über die neue Lage (Guglielmo und Dorabella), die anderen ringen bis zur Erschöpfung darum (Fiordiligi und Ferrando). Die Schlusszeremonie soll den gesellschaftlichen status quo zementieren und zwingt die neue Freiheit in die Knie. Doch die Heirat ist nur Schein, und unter der Oberfläche der Tradition rumort es. www.staatsoper-hamburg.de

MEET JENNIE LEGARY Artistpreneur: design, branding, & marketing consultant with a diverse background in classical music, real estate, finance, media, and startup business development. Opera singer, co-founder, and cryptocurrency/tech enthusiast. Currently, as Chief Marketing Officer of imusify, she is assisting the startup venture in running their upcoming ICO campaign. Experienced in the roles of business development, corporate management, product commercialization, coaching, and leadership. Co-authored white papers, business plans, pitch decks and presentations, academic publications, and articles. Formerly with Archstone in New York City, acquired by Equity Residential, and former quality analyst at Apple, Inc. Experience in US and European creative projects within the performing arts focusing on music and cross-cultural innovation. As an opera singer, a mezzo-soprano, from the San Francisco Bay Area and received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder with further private studies in New York City. She made her international debut at the Rome Festival Opera in Rome, Italy and New York debut with Regina Opera as Flora in La Traviata. She has been a guest soloist with the Solano Chamber Society, the Golden Community Choirs and the Mannes Conservatory Young Orchestra, and has performed previously with the Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar, Bronx Opera, Brooklyn Repertory Opera, Denver Opera, Opera Colorado, and CU Light Opera. She most recently sang at the Tuscia Operafestival in Viterbo, Italy as the Principessa in Suor Angelica and Dorabella in Così fan tutte. In 2017, she completed a Masters in Performing Arts Management at Accademia Teatro alla Scala and assisted the Young Artist Program at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. “Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.” ― Maya Angelou (http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jens.jpg) Jennie Legary BOOKS: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda (https://amzn.to/2MoVEjp) CONTACT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniedlegary/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniedlegary/) https://www.jenniedlegary.com/ (https://www.jenniedlegary.com/) http://imusify.com/ (http://imusify.com/) BONUS: Click on this link and Help support this podcast becuase I love puppies : ) https://www.patreon.com/advanceyourart (https://www.patreon.com/advanceyourart) This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download Audible.com (http://www.audibletrial.com/Yuri) QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

Junhao Cai shares the story of the Dorabella cipher, an unsolved mystery left by English compose Edward Elgar.

On this episode of Opera for Everyone, we listen to Così Fan Tutte - an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and an Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. It is an "opera buffa" - comedic opera - and is one of the three Mozart operas for which da Ponte wrote the libretto. The other two da Ponte-Mozart collaborations were "Le nozze di Figaro" and "Don Giovanni." It debuted in 1790 in Vienna's Burgtheater. The opera's full name is "Così fan Tutte - ossia La Scuola degli Amanti" which translates to "Thus Do They All - or The School For Lovers." It refers to the storyline where two young men - Guglielmo and Ferrando - agree to a bet with their older and wiser friend Don Alfonso who wagers that women can cheat just the way men do. Don Alfonso plots to have the men tell their fiancees - Dorabella and Firodiligi - that they have been called away on military duty immediately, and begins a scheme to seduce the young women thereby proving his assertion that women will stray, allowing him to win the bet. The surly hotel maid, Despina, plays a key role in Don Alfonso's plot helping him to introduce the ladies to two young male foreigners besotted with the young sisters. The "foreigners" are actually the soldiers in disguise. The plot moves along with the men trying to seduce their own girlfriends, and luckily ends happily with the couples reunited with their true loves.

On this episode of the podcast, meet mezzo soprano Tamara Gura who is performing the role of Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte this season. Tamara talks about living and working in Europe, the magic of Mozart’s music, how the experience of losing her father 10 years ago has made her into a more honest and authentic performer, and the inner workings of Dorabella. Have questions or want to provide feedback? Email us at podcast@centralcityopera.org. Remember to subscribe to our podcast to get the latest episodes delivered directly to your device. To hear more stories from inside Central City Opera and buy tickets to the shows, visit us at CentralCityOpera.org.

Mezzosopran/Alt, Lied, Konzert, Oper: barocke und zeitgenössische Musik;        experimentelles Musiktheater (Mathis Nitschke). Eigene Konzertreihe: kunst.salon auf wanderschaft (zusammen mit Monika Lichtenegger und Michel Watzinger): Musik und Literatur verbinden, neue Interpretationen und Kompositionen anregen. Mitglied der Gruppe 3Gesang (mit Ruth Geiersberger, Performance, und Georg Glasl, Zither): Verbindung von zeitgenössischer und bayr. Volksmusik Dozentin für Ariengestaltung am Masterstudiengang Musiktheater an der August -Everding-Akademie, München. Stimmbildnerin beim Münchner Mädchenchor Nach der Musikhochschule München nahm sie Engagements an verschiedenen Opernhäusern an, widmete sich aber auch gleichermaßen dem Konzert- und Liedgesang. Die Mezzosopranistin arbeitete mit Dirigenten wie Enoch zu Guttenberg, Helmuth Rilling, Armin Jordan, Alicja Mounk, Paul Goodwin und Constantinos Carydis und war Gast u.a. beim Rheingau-Musikfestival, den Internationalen Festwochen in Stuttgart, dem Osterklang Wien und dem International Festival of Music in Bath/England. Martina Koppelstetter ist eine gefragte Interpretin für zeitgenössische Musik. Sie war wiederholt Gast bei der Münchener Biennale für modernes Musiktheater und trat bei Konzerten der Reihe „das neue werk“ des NDR in Hamburg, beim A.Devantgart-Festival und bei „musica viva“ des BR in München auf, sowie bei den Tagen für Neue Musik in Darmstadt und Witten. Sie gastierte am Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Theater Ulm, Tiroler Landestheater und am Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, München, dem Sie von 2003 bis 2007 als Ensemblemitglied angehörte. Dort war sie u.a. als Dorabella, Hänsel, Suzuki, Orlofsky, Nancy und Frau Reich zu hören und arbeitete mit Regisseuren wie Claus Guth, Doris Dörrie und Katharina Wagner. In der Saison 2012/13 debutierte Martina Koppelstetter an der Opéra National de Montpellier mit „What next?“ von E. Carter und „Jetzt“ von Mathis Nitschke, sowie als „Fili“ in Händels „Acis and Galatea“ am Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, und dem Theater an der Wien. Im Sommer 2015 u.a. erarbeitete sie mit Mathis Nitschke dessen interaktive Kurzoper im öffentlichen Raum „Viola“ in der Titelrolle, im Rahmen des Festivals „pasing by“ in München. Eine Fortsetzung dieses Aufsehen erregenden Konzeptes bildete „Katharina“ im September 2016 im Rahmen von „München dezentral“. (katharina.mathis-nitschke.com). 2017 wird sie in nun die „Maya“ im gleichnamigen Werk des Komponisten verkörpern. Eine enge Zusammenarbeit verbindet die Künstlerin auch mit dem Ensemble für Alte und Neue Musik Così facciamo. Hier war sie als Herzog Polinesso in Händels „Ariodante“ und als Sorceress in „Dido & Aeneas“ von H. Purcell zu hören sowie als Messagiera und Proserpina in „L'Orfeo“ und als Ottavia in „L'incoronazione di Poppea“ von C. Monteverdi. Mit dieser Partie war sie zuletzt 2016 u.a. im Münchener Cuvilliéstheater zu erleben. Zu ihren Einspielungen zählen die „Petite Messe Solennelle“ von Gioacchino Rossini, die „h-moll-Messe“ von Bach, „Der kleine blaue Bergsee“ und „Peter Pan“  von Wilfried Hiller (Deutsche Grammophon) und eine Reihe von Liedaufnahmen mit Werken von R. Schumann, B. Britten, R. Spring und J. Sibelius beim HR und BR. Martina Koppelstetter arbeitet als Gesangspädagogin u.a. beim Münchner Mädchenchor und hat eine Dozentur für Ariengestaltung im Masterstudiengang Musiktheater an der Bayerischen Theaterakademie inne. Buchempfehlung:  „Strudlhofstiege“ von Heimito von Dodoerer   „Alles hat seine Zeit“ Ole Knausgard  „Warum ich fühle, was du fühlst“ Joachim Bauer    Kontakt:  www.koppelstetter.com

 I hope I am not inundating you too much with all these compilations, but I do think they are fun. 1. Fedora Barbieri                       Trovatore   "Stride la vampa." 2. Daniele Barioni                         La Rondine aria (with nice interpolation at end.) 3. Lina Bruna Rasa                       Cavalleria Rusticana   "Voi lo sapete" ( Insane chest!) 4. Grace Bumbry                           Don Carlo     "Oh don fatale." 5. Maria Callas                               La Gioconda     "Suicidio" 6. Enrico Caruso                            "Vesti la giubba" 7. Regine Crespin/Carlo Bergonzi        Ballo in Maschera Duet 8. Gilda Cruz-Romo                         Attila Cabaletta 9. Giuseppe de Luca                        Tanhauser Evening Star   (in Italiano.) 10.Bernardo de Muro                      Isabeau (Mascagni) aria 11.Ghena Dimitrova                         "Vissi d'arte" 12.Placido Domingo                         Tanhauser Rome Narrative 13.Nicolai Gedda/Fernando Corena       Elisir Duet 14.Mario Filippeschi                          "Messun Dorma"   (LOUD!) 15.Elina Garanca                                Cosi Fan Tutte"   Dorabella aria 16.Leyla Gencer                                  Adriana Lecouvreur Act 3 Phedre Narration 17.Marcello Giordani                           Huguenots aria 18.Thomas Hampson/Sam Ramey     Duet from Verdi's "Un Giorno di Regno" 19.Susan Graham                                   Komponist aria from Ariadne 20.Hei-Kyung Hong                                "Che bel sogno di Doretta" (Rondine) 21.Marilyn Horne                                     Cabaletta from Meyerbeer's "Le Prophete" 22.Kiri Te Kanawa                                     "Summertime"

Italian Diction is back this week with conductor Matteo Beltrami from Milan. The texts for this week are "Tutte le feste al tempio" from the second act duet in Rigoletto and Dorabella's "Smanie implacabili" from Così fan tutte, and we talk about when to voice or unvoice the S, the imperfect verb ending -EVA and the problem of rolling Rs! Maestro Beltrami also talks about the importance of text in recitative. For the text to "Tutte le festi al tempio" click here and scroll down to No 10-Scena e Duetto. For the text to "Smanie implacabili" click here and scroll down to just before No 11-Aria. In case you want to read about the life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, here is the Wikipedia link. There will be no episodes for the next two weeks since I'll be in the US doing some master classes, but TDP will be back on October 15! As always, please feel free to contact me here, at the Facebook page or directly at ellen@ellenrissinger.com