Two fun articles about opera in the NYT yesterday, one about the young American soprano Danielle DeNiese and another that provides an entertaining look inside the world of Ring enthusiasts (with special attention paid to Seattle Opera).
Magazine
Opera’s Coolest Soprano
By CHIP BROWN
Published: September 20, 2009
Danielle de Niese sings at Covent Garden, tops the iTunes classical-music chart and is about to marry opera royalty, but she isn’t above flexing her voice to the beat of Beyoncé.
Travel
If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be ‘Siegfried’
By HENRY ALFORD
Published: September 20, 2009
Wagner’s “Ring,” a towering blend of music and myth, continues to send a certain breed of operagoer in quest of the next performance.
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