While attending several First Round Regionals of Classical Singer’s High School Competition this past spring, I heard some fine singing from well-prepared students singing age-appropriate repertoire—with a few exceptions. One
Great singers are globetrotters— it isn’t easy to pin them down, but Gil Carbajal managed to sit down with Eric Halfvarson while the bass was in Madrid to perform Hagen in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung at the Teatro Real opera house. Halfvarson discusses everything from the need to learn patience as a bass, the challenges of singing the “big voice” repertoire, and lessons he’s learned for tackling new roles.
Last year saw the passing of an icon in the classical singing world: Anna Russell. Most singers are memorialized for their beautiful voices—Anna Russell is remembered for precisely the opposite.
It’s the size of a laptop. You can take it out of the box, plug it in, press the record button, and voilà, you’ve got a CD. Can it really be that easy? Lisa Houston is your gear guinea pig for Superscope’s latest CD recorder.
