Vocal

Barber’s songs take center stage at the Good Shepherd Center

June 23, 2010

In this, the Barber anniversary year, mezzo-soprano Janna Wachter paid homage to the creative partnership of Samuel Barber and his long time partner Gian Carlo Menotti with a recital of songs, piano works, and chamber operas by the two composers. Wachter’s Saturday evening tribute concert on June 19th was a first for the season. With [...]

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Renee Fleming returns to Seattle

December 6, 2009

By: R.M. Campbell Renee Fleming has been a regular visitor to Seattle for 20 years or so but her voice has never sounded richer or more opulent than it did Friday night at Benaroya Hall. The recital of mostly unfamiliar material, which began with French composers and ended with Italian, was chosen to flatter the [...]

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