As part of National Opera Week we got some great tips from The National Center for Voice and Speech to keep your voice in tip-top shape. Check back all week for new tips! Tip #3. Hoarseness or breathiness may signal a voice disorder. It is…
As part of National Opera Week we got some great tips from The National Center for Voice and Speech to keep your voice in tip-top shape. Check back all week for new tips! Tip #2. Well-hydrated vocal folds vibrate more freely and are less prone…
As part of National Opera Week we got some great tips from The National Center for Voice and Speech to keep your voice in tip-top shape. Check back all week for new tips! Tip 1. Frequent heartburn and/or a sour taste in your mouth…
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Why Salome? Some of you may be aware that there are exciting changes going on at the Capitol Theatre as part of a multi-stage renovation. When it became clear two years ago that, as a part of this renovation, the Capitol Theatre would need to…
In last week’s interview with Vita Tzykun, the Set and Costume Designer for Salome, she mentioned the importance of one of the set elements – seven spheres. The spheres represent the phases of the moon, and also play a prominent role in Salome’s Dance of…
This week I sat down with the Set and Costume Designer for our production of Strauss’ Salome, Vita Tzykun. Vita shared some of the symbolism from Salome that inspired her designs: “The opera Salome is very symbolic and it’s anything but realistic, and one of…
There is a certain amount of travel that comes with this job. Under the General Ledger it is called “Artistic Research” but it takes several guises. This weekend, the days just before we begin rehearsals in earnest for Salome, it is a mixed bag. Some…