American opera singer Soloman Howard is making a difference both on and off the stage. The Anti-Defamation League presented him with their “Making a Difference Award” in 2016 for raising awareness of voting rights and for bringing opera into the larger community, and Howard has also been blazing a trail on stages around the world […]
Tag: Opera
The triumphant Montreal homecoming of soprano Marie-Josée Lord
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Everyone knew they were witnessing a historic concert when 36-year-old Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra, hailed by The New York Times as the successor to Pavarotti, took the stage at L’Opéra de Montréal’s Signature Event back in 2004. Licitra’s first-ever concert in Canada was made more memorable when he […]
