SCHENECTADY — World-class singing by three rednecks named Billy Bob, Billy Joe and Billy Billee. That, according to veteran opera singer Matthew Lord, is the formula for success of “3 Redneck Tenors: ...
Every generation has their defining musical super group. The 1950s had The Four Seasons. The 1960s were for uniting Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The 1970s and ’80s banded together Led Zeppelin, ...
James Valenti has performed at major venues like The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and even Yankee Stadium. He credits his high school choir teacher and the influence of The Three Tenors for ...
Though it featured some other fine portrayals, this season’s Hoffmann was compromised by brusquely brisk conducting by Marco Armiliato who was conspicuously out of his usual Verdi-Puccini comfort zone ...
African American opera tenor George Shirley reflects on his trailblazing music career. As one of the first African American operatic performers, renowned tenor and trailblazer George Shirley’s ...
When it comes to challenging operatic roles for tenors, the clown troupe leader Canio in Leoncavallo Ruggero’s beloved 1892 “Pagliacci” is right up there. It requires power-singing, vocal range and ...