Samuel Ramey

...ring. Rufus Wainwright stumbled through "That's Entertainment" as a prelude to a gooey excerpt from his faux-French opera, Prima Donna. Samuel Ramey wobbled through a scene from Susannah. Marc Kudisch strangled on the Carousel Soliloquy.

In this article: Esther, David H. Koch, New York City Opera, Prima Donna, and New York

...of The Met: Live in HD series. The famed opera company takes on Puccini's Turandot, starring Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey and Marina Poplavskaya; conductor Andris Nelsons makes his Met debut. It starts at noon and...

In this article: Fort Worth, Dallas Opera, Turandot, Otello, and Andris Nelsons

...were very gifted, many of them on their way to big careers." Among the superstars who began their careers at New York City Opera were Samuel Ramey and Beverly Sills, who eventually ran the company. Operatic Heartache And Hope But...

In this article: New York City Opera, Anthony Tommasini, Gerard Mortier, Metropolitan Opera, Heartache, Esther, and Columbia University

...Jason Becker, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Van Halen, Pantera, Dragonforce, Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Sonny Rollins, Andrea Bocelli, Samuel Ramey, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan What hobbies/interests would you...

In this article: Hinduism, Lemongrass, Metallica, Legend of the Seeker, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, and Ozzy Osbourne

...of Don Giovanni in 1963, with Norman Treigle in the title role) and as an apprentice with the Santa Fe Opera, he went to New York where he worked for an academic publisher before he had his first breakthrough at the New York City Opera,...

In this article: Samuel Edward Ramey, Norman Treigle, Don Giovanni, New York City Opera, Mefistofele, Colby, Kansas, and Santa Fe Opera

...eminent career as an accompanist and vocal coach. Among the many artists he has partnered in recital are Renee Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Samuel Ramey, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Susan Graham and Frederica von Stade. Associate Artistic Director...

In this article: Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind W.C. Handy, Merkin Concert Hall, Grammy Award, Leonard Bernstein, Hoagy Carmichael, and Noble Sissle

...production of Puccini's "Turandot" Features the Met role debuts of Maria Guleghina in the title role; Marcello Giordani as Calaf; Samuel Ramey as Timur; and Marina Poplavskaya as Liu. Conductor Andris Nelsons makes his Met debut. "Les...

In this article: Renee Fleming, James Levine, Carmen, Turandot, Aida, Armida, Placido Domingo, Violeta Urmana, and Susan Graham

...her dramatic ability, Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" was a predictable showstopper. For Ramey, a wobble persisted, especially in sustained pieces. His upper range, however, was powerful and taut, and three calling-card Mephistopheles arias...

In this article: Frederica von Stade, George Gershwin, Champagne, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, By Strauss, Hector Berlioz, and Aaron Copland

When Samuel Ramey answers the phone in his incredibly deep, booming, resonant bass, it's like hearing the voice of God, or maybe the devil, given the opera singer's legendary performances in roles like Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust .

In this article: Mephistopheles, God, and Faust

...Anna Netrebko, Elizabeth Futral and Anja Kampe, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, tenor Juan Diego Florez, baritone Alan Held and bass Samuel Ramey, among many others. WNO Music Director Heinz Fricke led the Washington National Opera Orchestra...

In this article: Denyce Graves, Washington National Opera, Juan Diego Florez, Anna Netrebko, Elizabeth Futral, Alan Held, and Marvin Hamlisch