Aria Frequency Lists! And the End of an Era 14 Feb 2023 1:09 PM (2 years ago)
Friends, we have finally churned through the data and have the Aria Frequency Lists for your perusal! They are linked here, and we will link to them on our social media sites. If you’ve followed us for any length of time, you know that this blog was a true labor of love put into the
Low Voices: Aria Frequency Lists 10 Feb 2022 5:34 AM (3 years ago)
And finally….the low-voiced men! Baritone Aria Frequency Bass Baritone Aria Frequency List Bass Aria Frequency List Our baritones had a tie for most popular aria; we heard both Hai gia vinta la causa and Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen nine times and we heard them both five times in the first round. Bass-baritones added one more
It’s Tenor Time! 8 Feb 2022 5:26 AM (3 years ago)
We return to the Aria Frequency Data with the Tenor Aria Frequency List. As is our usual expectation, Tamino came in first place with tenors this year. We heard Dies Bildnis 11 times total, but only once in round one. We asked for it five times in both round two and in the callbacks. Continuing
Aria Frequency List: Mezzos and Countertenors 24 Jan 2022 11:49 AM (3 years ago)
It’s the Mezzos and Countertenors Aria Count! These women and men made some very interesting choices this year. One might expect to hear Carmen or Cherubino a lot from mezzos, but we heard our Spanish Siren’s Habanera once in round one and once in round two and the Card Aria once in round two. Cherubino
The Return of the Aria Frequency List: Sopranos 20 Jan 2022 7:33 AM (3 years ago)
Wolf Trap Opera hit the audition trail in fall of 2021, and as a result we’ve parsed through the data and arias that we heard in the audition room. As you might guess, there were some new surprises, and some upsets! We’ll roll out the results in score order over the next two weeks.
Wrapping up…and introductions! 5 Nov 2021 10:41 AM (3 years ago)
Friends, I am happily ensconced in my office in Vienna Virginia, plotting all things opera for the 2022 season. Let me tell you that the talent was an ocean – so deep that I’m wishing I had twice the number of projects to assign! Also, let me congratulate every singer who put themselves out there
Through the Midwest: WTO 2022 17 Oct 2021 4:15 AM (4 years ago)
I’m writing this from my hotel room at The Palmer House. Both of the hotels we’ve stayed in in the midwest have been beautiful, historic properties. This is the Palmer House’s 150 anniversary season, and the hotel is iconic, a real remnant of old-school, glamorous Chicago – it’s a treat to see it being
WTO 2022: Southern Passage 13 Oct 2021 4:18 AM (4 years ago)
Our days in the south have yielded some beautiful auditions! We started in Atlanta, with The Atlanta Opera serving as our gracious hosts at their rehearsal facility in midtown. Here’s a shot of their rehearsal room taped out for an upcoming production: each color denotes a different scene, and the singers have to navigate
WTO 2022: The Search Begins 5 Oct 2021 2:59 AM (4 years ago)
Dear Friends of WTO, I’m writing this from an airplane heading out of Los Angeles, winging home for 20 hours to doing some laundry and see my husband and pets before starting the second leg of the journey: Houston, Cincinnati, Chicago – and starting with our first-ever trip to Atlanta! The week in New
What do we do now? 11 Aug 2021 8:35 AM (4 years ago)
The Wolf Trap Opera summer season has sadly concluded, and the energy and musicianship of our 2021 has scattered to the winds. But that doesn’t mean that WTO is silent, by any means. Because now is the perfect time to plan for 2022! Applications are already open for the 2022 season, and the WTO team