Frankfurt OperaTalk

In March 2020, the 27th semester of Frankfurt OperaTalk was interrupted after only two meetings, when all VHS courses were suspended in an effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
I would like to thank our two most recent guests from the world of opera, tenor Neil Shicoff and baritone Christopher Maltman, for coming and talking with us this semester. Each of these outstanding singers spent an entire evening answering our questions and providing insights from their long careers on the international opera circuit.

The 26th semester of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the autumn of 2019 with twenty-six registered participants. Our featured guests from the opera were:
• Ambur Braid, Soprano
• Kelsey Lauritano, Mezzo-Soprano
• Nina Brazier, Stage director
• Yves Saelens, Tenor

The 25th round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the spring of 2019 with twenty-two registered participants. Our featured guests from the opera were:
• Michele Bradley, Soprano
• Zanda Svede, Mezzo-Soprano
• Mario Antonio Marra, rehearsal pianist
• Jennifer Holloway, Soprano
• Bozidar Smiljanic, Bass-Baritone

The 24th round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the autumn of 2018 with twenty-four registered participants. Our featured guests from the opera were:
• Barnaby Rea, Bass
• Sydney Mancasola, Soprano
• Kirsten MacKinnon, Soprano
• Michael Petruccelli, Tenor
• Mikolaj Trabka, Baritone

The 23rd round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the spring of 2018 with nineteen registered participants. Our guests from the opera were:
• Alexander Prior, conductor and composer
• Brian Mulligan, baritone
• Gal Fefferman, dancer and stage manager
• Marta Herman, mezzo-soprano

Come to our Operastudio reunion concert at on September 4th! With the great Museumsorchester and Hartmut Keil conducting

Today's blog post is about a performance I saw last Wednesday at the Opéra Bastille in Paris.

Verdi’s Troubadour at the Opéra Bastille This audience at the Opéra Bastille in Paris turned out to be highly enthusiastic, rewarding all four of the lead singers in Verdi’s Troubadour with bravos and prolonged applause after their main a…

The 22nd round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the autumn of 2017 with seventeen registered participants. Our guests from the opera were:
• Theo Lebow, Tenor
• Jessica Strong, Soprano
• Angela Vallone, Soprano
• Emilia Gausse, Violinist
• Jonathan Beyer, Baritone

The 21st round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the spring of 2017 with twenty registered participants. Our guests from the opera were:
• Anne Larlee, rehearsal pianist
• Brandon Cedel, Bass-Baritone
• Elizabeth Sutphen, Soprano
• Sydney Mancasola, Soprano

The twentieth round of Frankfurt OperaTalk took place in the autumn of 2016 with twenty-three registered participants. Our guests from the opera were:
• Theo Lebow, Tenor
• Ceclia Hall, Mezzo-soprano
• AJ Glueckert, Tenor
• Daniel Miroslaw, Bass