Bass-baritone Taras Kulish was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Green Mountain Opera Festival in Waitsfield, VT.BASS-BARITONE TARAS Kulish was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Green Mountain Opera Festival in Waitsfield, VT. For the 2006 festival, which runs June 11-25, the Montreal-born Kulish has programmed a performance of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (June 24, in Barre Barre (bă`rē), city (1990 pop. 9,482), Washington co., central Vt., SE of Montpelier; settled late 18th cent., inc. 1894. Granite quarrying, which began in the region in the early 19th cent., is still important. , VT). Rosina will be sung by soprano soprano [Ital.,=above], female voice of highest pitch. The three basic types of solo soprano are coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. The coloratura has a great range and impressive vocal agility; the lyric soprano has a light, pretty voice; and the dramatic soprano has Mariateresa Magisano. Among other vocal events, the festival also features two concerts by soprano Agathe Martel Agathe Martel is a Canadian soprano. Soprano Agathe Martel has attracted considerable critical and public acclaim for the beauty of her voice, for her remarkable artistry and her elegantly communicative stage presence. . For more information, call (802) 496-7722. Other artists recently taking on administrative duties include tenor Kurt Lehmann, as Artistic Director for Opera Saskatchewan, and baritone baritone or barytone (both: băr`ĭtōn), male voice, in a lighter and higher range than a bass but lower than a tenor. Andrew Tees, as Artistic Director of Opera York's Opera for Schools program. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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