The Opera Star With Heavy-Metal (and Philosophy) Chops

The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one ...
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Santa Fe Opera performers say singing at 7K feet tough — but they're up for the challenge

Jamez McCorkle was pleasantly surprised by how his voice was faring after he arrived in Santa Fe earlier this summer to begin rehearsals for Die Walküre at the Santa Fe Opera, where he plays Siegmund.
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A singing career in opera burnt her out, but compassion fueled a new passion

Kerriann Otaño found opera at 14, when a former opera singer heard her sing and decided to take her under her wing. That decision eventually turned into a 15-year career for Otaño singing ...
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From singing mariachi to Il Trovatore: Mexican American tenor breaks barriers in opera

SAN FRANCISCO -- He can bring you to tears with his Italian arias. But tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz started his musical journey by singing popular Spanish mariachi songs. The Mexican singer starred in the ...
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Is Angelina Jolie Singing in “Maria”? How the Actress Transformed Into Opera Legend Maria Callas (and Her Shocking Reaction to Singing for the First Time!)

Angelina Jolie may not have a background in singing, but that didn't stop her from mastering the art of opera for her role in Maria. "I don't think I've ever seen someone make such a huge difference ...
BroadwayWorld

Video: Angelina Jolie Explains How Singing Opera is Like Therapy

Angelina Jolie is shedding light on her performance in Maria. In the biopic, the actress channeled opera star Maria Callas, playing the legendary performer in the later years of her life. "I thought ...

I’m Bidding My Opera Career Adieu. Here’s Why.

Retiring from opera has its own set of challenges, but there is plenty I share with the other millions of Americans ending ...
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Angelina Jolie Spent ‘7 Months’ in Opera-Diva Training

Angelina Jolie makes playing a sexy fish look elegant, so it’s hard to imagine the actress having challenges when preparing for a role. In Pablo Larraín’s new movie, Maria, premiering at the Venice ...
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Angelina Jolie Stopped Singing After an Ex Was 'Not Kind' About Her Voice: I'd 'Adapted to This Person's Opinion'

"I just assumed I couldn’t really sing," the actress recalled of herself prior to playing an opera singer in 'Maria' Blair Getz Mezibov Angelina Jolie had to rediscover her confidence as a vocalist ...
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Opera-singing robots? Absolutely, in Project BLANK’s new chamber opera

Take two UC San Diego alums, a century-old sci-fi play and an adventurous theater/music company, and what do you get? Project BLANK’s “The Robots,” a humorous and dystopian — or is it dystopian but ...
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Is Angelina Jolie Singing in “Maria”? How the Actress Transformed Into Opera Legend Maria Callas (and Her Shocking Reaction to Singing for the First Time!)

The Oscar winner spent nearly seven months training to play the role of opera legend Maria Callas Angelina Jolie may not have a background in singing, but that didn't stop her from mastering the art ...