by marketing | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Stefanna Kybalova soars – but on stage instead of in the skies Stefanna Kybalova, Mimi in Opera Carolina’s upcoming production of Puccini’s La Bohème, wanted to fly planes. But her mother convinced her that her real talent was in music. She was a child prodigy on the...
by marketing | Sep 30, 2019 | Opera Carolina News, Uncategorized
The Charlotte resident talks about his first principal role with Opera Carolina, his heavy metal history and not being superstitious – unless his team is playing Jonathan Kaufman won’t have to travel far to be part of Opera Carolina’s Macbeth (Nov. 7, 9 and 10). He...
by marketing | Aug 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The highly caffeinated diva dishes on playing Lady Macbeth, her rituals on the road and her surprising superpower Canadian-American soprano Othalie Graham is acclaimed throughout North America for her interpretations of the title roles in “Turandot” and “Aida,” both...
by Megan Miller | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a voice therapist, I am frequently asked to name the “best” exercises for the voice. Without hesitation, I always give this “best” distinction to a category of exercises called semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVT). There are several variations to these...
by Megan Miller | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
You love music. You listen to it all the time, and you might even play it, too. Music is a major part of your life, but you don’t want to hurt yourself while listening to it. That’s why it’s important to protect your hearing. HOW LOUD CAN MUSIC GET? Music of all kinds...
by marketing | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Truth, it is said, is stranger than fiction. In the spring of 1877, Tchaikovsky got a sort of “fan letter” from Antonina Milyukova, a former music student he barely remembered. Within the same month, a friend introduced him to Eugene Onegin, a novel by Alexander...
