Vincenzo Bellini News

“All the people were smiling and very open”

Albina Shagimuratova spoke too soon. During an interview for a recital closing out her two years at Houston Grand Opera Studio, the Russian raved about Houston's weather. via Houston Chronicle

The Teatro Massimo from Palermo in Sicily will be the guest foreign company at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2009, according to information gathered by . via Helsingin Sanomat

Font Many might not consider civil war the necessary pre-condition for a love story, but Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani manages to deliver the required passion and believe it or not, happy ending. via Associated Content

Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani . Seattle Opera's Young Artists have good fun with the story of an amiable con artist, while also staging a rare "lyrical fantasy" by Ravel , here set in a subway. via Crosscut.com

Spectacular singing carries Pittsburgh Opera's production of Vincenzo Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" -- the infrequently performed early 19th-century "bel canto" opera that opened Saturday night at the ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

“There were dozens and dozens of differences.”

Vincenzo Bellini was born in Sicily in 1801 and wrote three great operas, among others, before his death in 1835, when his final opera, "I Puritani," premiered. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“You think the king of high c's is good? These tenors go up to D's and higher. So it's quite an extraordinary showpiece for the singers.”

Take civil war, add a tormented love affair, a few swordfights, and some beautiful music and what've you got? Seattle Opera's new production of I Puritani . via KUOW-FM Seattle

“The Florentine Opera Company is honored to dedicate this production ... to Dominic Frinzi”

Tags: dominic frinzi , vincenzo bellini , florentine opera , amy erato , romeo & juliet , shakespeare The Florentine Opera's production of Vincenzo Bellini's "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" runs this weekend and ... via OnMilwaukee.com

“You need to be virtuoso but also light and bright. It's about taste.”

As model Heidi Klum likes to say about the fashion business every week on 'Project Runway,' one day you're in and the next day you're out. via Detroit Free Press

“It's such a thrill to be able to present this beautiful production with such an illustrious production team”

The Michigan Opera Theatre opens its spring season with Vincenzo Bellini's "La Sonnambula," a haunting tale of love, betrayal and redemption. via Grosse Pointe News Online

“It was hard to pass up, mainly because I didn't have to do much preparation”

Bruce Sledge left his home in Orange, Calif., before dawn Feb. 7, arrived in West Palm Beach at 5 p.m. and was in rehearsal by 7 p.m. WEB EXTRAS Hear an excerpt of the aria "Una Furtiva Lagrima" In the spring ... via PalmBeachDailyNews

The operas of Vincenzo Bellini currently give me more pleasure than anything else in life. via Taipei Times

Olga Makarina brings a strong voice and a spurned lover's anguish to Norma. Norma When: Tuesday, Nov. via Prague Post

MARIA: ARIAS BY GIOVANNI PACINI, MARIA MALIBRAN, LAURO ROSSI, VINCENZO BELLINI, MANUEL GARCIA, FELIX MENDELSSOHN Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano Orchestra La Scintilla Decca La Malibran, born Maria Garcia into a ... via Globe and Mail

For a few magical hours Sunday at Lisner Auditorium , soprano Sarah Coburn and tenor Lawrence Brownlee seemed to be the world's best opera singers. via The Washington Post

Washington Concert Opera presented the first half of their new season on Sunday night at an admirably full Lisner Auditorium . via Ionarts

Sarah Coburn looks forward to singing the "really meaty" Elvira role tomorrow. Engaging, witty, poised, intelligent and stunningly attractive, coloratura soprano Sarah Coburn lights up a room the moment she ... via Washington Times