Chen-Ye Yuan: Qiu Hu

Qiu Hu goes plans revenge after a prison break. However his enemy, Jiao, is dead which leaves his wife Mrs. Jiao and her son Da-xing. By coincidence Qiu Hu runs into a lady called Jin Zi, who once had an innocent affection for him. However she is now married to … read more

Seth Mease Carico: A Mandarin

Society lives in terror of a Princess. Turandot, the fascinating and beautiful representative of a ruling dynasty, presides over the cruelty. Matrimony alone seems likely to end the violence, yet no suitor has managed to solve her riddles and win her hand. Time and again the same scene is played … read more

Matt Boehler: Sparafucile

With Rigoletto, Verdi succeeded in creating one of his most rewarding roles in a title character that is so contradictory and human. In the first opera production of St. Gallen’s 2012-13 season, Mr. Boehler makes his debut with the company as the sinister assassin, Sparafucile.

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Elizabeth Byrne: Overseer

Elektra—a poisoned, shattered soul—witnessed the murder of her father King Agamemnon when she was just a child. And the killers? Elektra’s very own mother, Queen Clytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus. Isolated and maltreated, Elektra now lives for just one thing—death for her mother at the hands of her brother Orestes. … read more

Maestro Joseph Mechavich Classical Singer Article

 ”HOW A CHAIN OF CONNECTIONS BUILDS A CAREER”

By Cindy Sadler

Maestro Joseph Mechavich raises his baton and looks at the orchestra. “Can we all turn in our hymnals to measure 43? First violins, I want you to enjoy more of a pianissimo there. Chorus! I need your eyes there … read more

Chen-Ye Yuan: Qiu Hu

Qiu Hu goes plans revenge after a prison break. However his enemy, Jiao, is dead which leaves his wife Mrs. Jiao and her son Da-xing. By coincidence Qiu Hu runs into a lady called Jin Zi, who once had an innocent affection for him. However she is now married to … read more

Cindy Sadler: Dame Quickly

The merry wives of Windsor unite in mischief-making when an ignoble nobleman plots to plunder their savings in this inventive creation capping Verdi’s career. A true ensemble tour-de-force, Falstaff  improves upon the original Merry Wives script, keeping the sweet young lovers subplot and adding the knight’s most pithy observations … read more

Matt Boehler: Il Pedone

Regardless of the rise of late Verdi and verismo, composer Alfredo Catalani created an opera with charmingly sophisticated harmonies and extremely colorful orchestration for this lurid story, an emotional, Italianate expression of alpine folklore. This rare piece is staged for the first time for the audiences of St. Gallen.

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Audrey Babcock: Carmen

Passions Ignite as Bizet’s final work opens the 2012-2013 Season for the Florentine Opera audience.

Fall under the seductive spell of Carmen and her fiery affairs with Done José and the handsome toreador, Escamillo. This season opens with a scorching production of Bizet’s final work, as one of opera’s most … read more

Rebecca Ringle: Rosina

Gioachino Rossini’s Barber of Seville is arguably the funniest of all comic operas. This delightful, vivacious romp kicks off with an instantly recognizable overture, gains speed with a non-stop parade of world famous arias, and concludes with an “all is forgiven” effervescent finale. With its vibrant and inventive humorous scenes, … read more