Anne Midgette

Who's the voice that you listen to? ANNE MIDGETTE offers advice on how to choose the right voice teacher. D... In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter your username and password.

ANNE MIDGETTE heads to the Midwest for a dose of the old-fashioned, unpretentious charm of Chicago's Ravinia Festival. ummer music festivals are supposed to be the center of the action. They're a way to stimulate tourism, visitors, commerce. Step off…

The fin-de-siècle splendor of Manhattan's Belle Epoque is a perfect setting for the charms of Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh. ANNE MIDGETTE reports. ... In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter…

Hans Hotter welcomes ANNE MIDGETTE for a winter morning's visit. "Fremd bin ich eingezogen..."he city is wrapped in a hush of whiteness. Snow has fallen overnight, and now, at ten, there are so few cars that the streets of Munich retain the early…

An insider's list of Berlin restaurants and hotels is offered by ANNE MIDGETTE and OWEN THOMAS. OrientationThere's hardly a trace left of the wall that used to divide the two sectors of Germany's capital, but the former East and West Berlins have…

The rising stars of the German music scene are profiled by ANNE MIDGETTE. he German-speaking world offers opera performers a wealth of theaters in which to hone their art. Many native singers never have to travel far from home to have a fulfilling…

Eve Queler withstood critical brickbats early in her conducting career - but her Opera Orchestra of New York has grown into an important force in Manhattan's musical life. ANNE MIDGETTE reports. In order to view this article, you must be a…

ANNE MIDGETTE visits Deutsche Oper am Rhein, a company struggling to maintain a cutting-edge profile despite shrinking government subsidies. In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter your…

Can the most famous opera singer in the world be difficult to find? It depends on where you look. After a couple of false starts, ANNE MIDGETTE finally caught up with Luciano Pavarotti in Pesaro. In order to view this article, you must be a…

A select gathering of the best of the songmakers: F. PAUL DRISCOLL profiles Wolfgang Holzmair; MANYA ZUBA on Marjana Lipovsek and Christoph Prégardien; Christine Schäfer talks to ANNE MIDGETTE. In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber.…

William Schuman, teacher of opera and Broadway singers, discusses the differences between the two styles with ANNE MIDGETTE In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter your username and…

Why Azucena is the mother of all "Verdi mezzos." By ANNE MIDGETTE hen Verdi set out to writeIl Trovatore, in 1851, he was ready to continue the kind of innovation he had initiated with Rigoletto, to write "something original and out of the ordinary."…

How a Prussian princess transformed a German "dung heap" into a musical hot spot. By ANNE MIDGETTE In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter your username and password.

ANNE MIDGETTE examines the history of both city and opera In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please enter your username and password.

In many of today's German opera houses, entertainment is a dirty word. ANNE MIDGETTE reports on the serious-minded composers getting big commissions. In order to view this article, you must be a subscriber. If you already have an account, please…