Sounds of Learning

Welcome to Opera-Online! Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online! This is our last week to review La traviata before the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s production which premiers on Friday May 7th with the Student dress rehearsal as soon as this coming Wednesday, May 5th! YouTube Clip of the Week As it's our last week we have two great clips of the week! On Saturday, April 24th, the Opera Company of Philadelphia teamed up with the Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival for a large-scale " Flash Opera " event! Over 30 members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and principal cast members of La traviata performed the famed "Brindisi" in the aisles of Reading Terminal Market, entertaining hundreds of Philadelphians, and proving that the perfect accompaniment for all things Italian is a little Verdi! If you missed out on this historical event check out the video below! Clips from San Francisco’s production of La traviata Similar to The Opera Compa...

Allison Sanders , soprano Today, we bring you the Adopt a Singer Program! This blog is written by one of the cast members of Traviata , Allison Sanders . Allison is a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and plays the role of Flora in the opera. Allison's Blog April 12th, Today was our meet and greet for the opera Traviata . I haven’t been feeling well but I wanted to come to the meet and greet to see my cast mates and attempt to sing. Something must be in the air because two people of the cast were out because of illness. Robert Driver didn’t skip a beat, so instead of doing the first act, which was on the schedule, he moved to the second act of the opera. This will give us all about two days to try and get better. Time for a lot of rest and fluids! Allison Sanders April 15th, I just got home from a Meet the Artist event at the Bellevue Hotel, where the cast members in the opera, meet donors and their friends. This is my fifth show with the opera compan...

Welcome to Opera-Online! Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online! With only a few weeks to go we will look at the last of our main cast members; Mark Stone who plays Germont in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata . YouTube Clip of the Week Baritone Giorgio Zancanaro singing one of the most famous baritone's aria: "Di provenza il mar, il suol?" from La traviata . Mark Stone will be singing this aria in The Opera Company of Philadelphia production. Web Site of the Week A native of England in the United Kingdom, baritone Mark Stone returns to Philadelphia to play the role of Germont in the Opera Company’s production of La traviata ! Mr. Stone has sung with some of the greatest opera companies in Europe and throughout the world. Visit his website to find out more about his life, roles and his up coming performances. Opera on the Air This week we have two great operas to watch and listen to... On Saturday, April 24th WRTI ...

Welcome to Opera-Online! Welcome students and teachers to Opera Online! Continuing to look at the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata . This week we will take a closer look at the man behind the role of Alfredo Germont - Charles Castronovo . YouTube Clip of the Week In this clip, Placido Domingo sings Alfredo's Act II aria De' miei bollenti spiriti from Franco Zeffirelli's La traviata movie. The text of the aria can be found on page 23 of the Sounds of Learning guide. Web Site of the Week A New York native, tenor Charles Castronovo sings the role of Alfredo Germont, Violetta's lover, in the Opera Company’s production of La traviata . To find out more about this world renowned tenor visit his website ! Opera on the Air Why not take a listen to La traviata live from the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday, April 17rd at 1pm on WRTI Radio . Conducted by Yves Abel the all star cast includes Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta Val...