This opera company is not intended to be conventional, but rather, transformative; to present bold and brave interpretations of the standard and modern operatic repertoire and provide young, emerging artists the opportunity to perform roles that may not be available to them elsewhere. Opera for all.
There are only six characters, so to mention any without mentioning all would be pretty bad form. This is unlike me, but I have to say the low voices in Saturday's cast were my favorites. Bass Jonathan Moots is more experienced than many of the singers in the program, and gave a confident and convincing performance of the scheming Don Alfonso, while also singing beautifully. Mezzo Anna Petrie is known and loved by audiences at Opera Manhattan and other New York opera companies. Dorabella is a perfect fit vocally, and she acted Dorabella's impetuous character with comedic charm and grace. Andrew Jamison as Guglielmo played the wronged lover well, a talent that will serve him as he graduates to Verdi baritone roles. Very young tenor Chris Mosz shows great promise, and I see him moving into much bigger tenor repertoire. Sopranos Nicole McQuade and Page Madison as Fiordiligi and Despina also showed great promise, and I hope I hear them again as they grow vocally and gain experience.
On August 4 I attended mock audition open to the public. There was so much valuable information from that day, I will make it a separate post. I will also post when I have had a chance to learn more from Opera Breve Executive Directors Eva Lenora and Darla Diltz about growing a small opera company from the ground up.
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