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2022-10-08 09:45:35
Born on this day in 1925 versatile mezzo-soprano Irene Dalis.
2022-04-08 19:20:56
Newswire | Canadian Mezzo Chantelle Grant Amongst 12 Semi-Finalists for Opera San José’s Irene Dalis Vocal Competition
SAN JOSE, CA (8 April 2022) – This May, Opera San José will play host to the nation’s next generation of opera stars during its Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, named for the internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano who founded Opera San José. Chosen from hundreds of entrants, the 12 semi-finalists who will compete include: mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia (Little Rock, Arkansas); bass-baritone Ben Brady (Denver, Colorado); soprano Susanne [...]
2017-02-14 14:00:30
The right box
[…] find her ideal. Leonie Rysanek owned the Empress and she always impressed me as a singer, like Nilsson, who didn’t warm up excessively backstage. She’s a little scattershot in the opening scene but by her grand scena in the second act she’s at peak Leonie. Her Emperor, James King. has a handsome instrument and was at his best here as evidenced by his ability just to get through this voice wrecker. More controversial is Irene Dalis as the Nurse. She’s almost over the top in her malevolence but for me it works. Meanwhile Bohm had apparently been chipping bits and pieces off the score for years. It runs just about 50 minutes for each of the three acts. Since this was the last performance of nine in that season, you’d think the orchestra wouldn’t sound so tentative. Still the maestro leads a powerful reading and builds to a spectacular inferno […]
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