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...magic, and the necromancer's spiritual struggle is mirrored in his agonized, atonal music. Alonso's disoriented entourage is aptly symbolized by a raucous chorus of trumpets and trombones, searching for its pitches through a sliding microtonal minefield. A small Renaissance ensemble often accompanies the shadowy, faceless Ariel (Mezzo Susan Quittmeyer) on his spritely missions, and his unaccompanied Where the bee sucks becomes a mock-Elizabethan song. A trio of alto sax, electric guitar and electric bass represents the bestial Caliban (Mezzo Ann Howard), and his drunken revels with Trinculo and Stephano are celebrated with some exquisitely low-down jazzrock...
Peritz, who was accepted to an undergraduate music conservatory as a mezzo soprano singer, decided to come to Harvard largely because of its strong opera program. She says the prospect of simultaneously enjoying rigorous academics and leading roles in operatic productions made Harvard an attractive choice for college...
Experience soothing Brahms and Dvorak side by side with jolting Stravinsky in the Boston Chamber Music Society’s classical music mix. The show will include Brahms’ “Two Songs for Mezzo Soprano, Viola and Piano, Op. 91;” Dvorak’s “Piano Quartet in D major, Op. 23;” and Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” Non-student tickets range from $17-$46; student tickets, $8. For $5 rush tickets, arrive an hour early. 7:30 p.m. Sanders Theatre...
...music of Brahms highlights this concert with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, mezzo-soprano Susan Platts and tenor Thomas Young. Conductor Benjamin Zander hosts a pre-concert talk at 1:45. Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m. Tickets $69/$53/$39/$26 general; $4 off students and senior citizens; half price for Mass. Student rush tickets $8 (cash only), 90 minutes prior to the concert. Harvard Box Office...
Since the initial recognition of her talents at age nineteen by Riccardo Muti, Bartoli has ascended into the ranks of the most skilled and sought-after mezzo-soprani in the world. Her early career established her reputation with collaborations with such musical luminaries as Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She has since worked with such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Christopher Hogwood, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, and Sir Simon Rattle to name...