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Article: Through a voice, darkly.(Entertainment)(Eugene Opera prepares a staging of Verdi's ``Rigoletto,'' a work that makes some special musical demands on its singers)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2005
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Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard
In Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto," the three principal singers and the chorus each face special challenges.
The title role requires a baritone who has a ``very dark, thick, hefty weight to his voice,'' but who can also sing almost into the tenor range, Eugene Opera artistic director Robert Ashens says.
``This is such a substantial and weighty piece that you couldn't have a twentysomething sing it, or even a thirtysomething person, unless he had considerable stage experience and strong vocal technique,'' says Ashens, who will conduct Hult Center performances of "Rigoletto" this coming Friday and Sunday, ...
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Article: METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 17, 2005, 1:30 P.M.: ...
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... ... THE VINCENT A. STABILE FOUNDATION. RIGOLETTO THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance ... Ceprano sop., YVONNE GONZALEZ REDMAN Rigoletto baritone, CARLO GUELFI Marullo baritone ... 31 Sc. 1 The Duke's palace Sc. 2 Rigoletto's house ACT II The palace 2:57 ...
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