The soprano Denise Dupleix, whose death is reported today, burst onto the scene at Tours in 1950 with the Bell Song from Lakmé. For the next four decades she was a high-note star in both Paris opera houses. As you can hear below, she was astonishing in her prime.
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Message received: Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-nominated guitarist Bernie Williams will take the stage at Carnegie Hall on January 13 at 8PM alongside international operatic tenor Jonathan Tetelman (pic). The duo will perform a variety […]
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Casting a spell: baritone Andrè Schuen & pianist Julius Drake in Schumann's Heine settings at Temple Church for Temple Music")
