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Performer: Ron Daniels

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Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle

Composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, both in their Seattle Opera debuts, have done a creditable job of conveying the jazz artist’s lifework.

***11
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Brenda Rae carries Santa Fe Opera's Lucia

Static blocking and an uneven cast can't kill a Lucia di Lammermoor with a star this bright.
***11
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A moving tribute in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird

Lawrence Brownlee gives a compelling performance that truly does the groundbreaking saxophonist justice. 
****1
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A thoughtful Don Giovanni at Santa Fe

In Ron Daniels' production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Santa Fe Opera, the specter of death and the possibility of judgment is always center stage. 
****1
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He knew why the caged bird sings

Great performances by Lawrence Brownlee and Angela Brown in a fantasia on Charlie Parker's life and death.
****1
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Getting Out of the Cocoon: Ana Maria Martinez Conquers the WNO

For over a century, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly has been one of the most famous and widely staged operas in the world. The secret of this undying popularity lies in the complex and contradictive nature of the main heroine. Audiences always look for new vocal and dramatic interpretations of the character and keep their expectations high for the leading soprano.
*****
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