My Opera Story
Tori Thomas
Tori Jonique Thomas grew up in Onslow County and showed her vocal talent very early. Now, as she completes her final semester at UNCW, she contemplates just where she’d like her talent and interests to take her. In the meantime, this self-professed “Puccini...
My Opera Story
My Opera Story Maggie and Kate Bradley Kate and Maggie Bradley, 14-year-old daughters of Frank and Mary Bradley, have been part of the Opera Wilmington family for several years. They have attended our Opera Camp! each summer to learn about all aspects of staging an...
Missing Hvorostovsky
Missing Hvorostovsky When Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky passed away in the early morning of November 22, 2017, his life cut tragically short at age 55 by brain cancer, the opera world lost one of its most distinctive voices and dramatic talents. Like many...
Getting comfortable with opera
Getting comfortable with opera I have been an opera lover since my teens and I knew that set me apart somehow as the very word “opera” seems to turn many people defensive. It scares them. This is still true, as a recent survey showed that a significant number of...
Here's this month's Opera IQ question
Which one of the following operas does NOT have a leading lady?
- Tosca
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- La Traviata
- Cendrillon