http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/04/canadian-soprano-nabs-top-prize-in-palm-beach-opera-competition/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:03:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/04/canadian-soprano-nabs-top-prize-in-palm-beach-opera-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5584 Palm Beach Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:05:04 +0000 http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/?p=2410#comment-5584 That's awesome that Canadians are excelling vocally. If Yannick-Muriel Noah comes back to Palm beach, I'll be certain to go see him. That’s awesome that Canadians are excelling vocally. If Yannick-Muriel Noah comes back to Palm beach, I’ll be certain to go see him.

]]> http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/04/canadian-soprano-nabs-top-prize-in-palm-beach-opera-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-4023 William Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:44:52 +0000 http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/?p=2410#comment-4023 Biaggi made a comment that PB Opera is going to look more and more to these young singers for casting at PB Opera in the future. Although many were good, my thought was, "Oh no!" In my opinion, Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Opera need to forget about staging opera, if they can't afford stars or at least second tier stars (B list singers that might or could sing at the Met). Why not just have opera in concert and save money on the sets, costumes, backstage people, and give us at least one semi-known name in each opera? As much as I like seeing young artists in competition contests, when it comes to actual opera and paying big bucks for seats I think star power makes things more exciting. If PB Opera uses more and more of these young artists in starring roles, I think I will stop going to the actual operas and just go to this one competition. Biaggi made a comment that PB Opera is going to look more and more to these young singers for casting at PB Opera in the future. Although many were good, my thought was, “Oh no!” In my opinion, Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Opera need to forget about staging opera, if they can’t afford stars or at least second tier stars (B list singers that might or could sing at the Met). Why not just have opera in concert and save money on the sets, costumes, backstage people, and give us at least one semi-known name in each opera? As much as I like seeing young artists in competition contests, when it comes to actual opera and paying big bucks for seats I think star power makes things more exciting. If PB Opera uses more and more of these young artists in starring roles, I think I will stop going to the actual operas and just go to this one competition.

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