To the World: a musical geography lesson at Glimmerglass

Por Cameron Kelsall, 09 agosto 2021

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Crítica hecha desde Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown el 8 agosto 2021

El programa incluirá:

Kander, Music from Cabaret

Bernstein, Candide

Bock, Fiddler on the Roof

Herman, Film music from Hello, Dolly!: Before the Parade Passes By

Porter, Kiss me, Kate

Schönberg, Music from Les Misérables

Guettel, The Light in the Piazza

Leigh, Man of La Mancha

Loewe, My Fair Lady

Bernstein, On the Town

Rodgers, The Sound of Music

Horner, Film music from Titanic

Eric Sean Fogel, Dirección de escena

Isabel Leonard, Mezzosoprano

William Burden, Tenor

Alexandria Shiner, Soprano

Helen Zhibing Huang, Soprano

Michael Mayes, Barítono

Aaron Crouch, Tenor

Kameron Lopreore, Tenor

Armando Contreras, Barítono

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Brian Vu and Meredith Arwady shine in Glimmerglass Candide

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Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

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Soprano Alexandra Shiner displays extraordinary vocal promise and stage presence across a host of Wagner's great female roles.

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

To the World offers a musical geography lesson at the Glimmerglass Festival