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Tamar Iveri.(soprano)(Interview)
Tamar Iveri wishes she had been born "in another epoch, when singers were treated like gods." As she reaches the latest milestone in an already dazzling career--her Met debut as Donna Anna--she muses, "Today, everything depends on promotion and publicity."
The lirico-spinto from the Republic of Georgia, now in her early thirties, came to prominence at Graz Opera, where her Desdemona and Elisabetta in Don Carlo quickly led to engagements as Mimi at Vienna's Staatsoper, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra at Covent Garden and Fiordiligi at the Salzburg Festival.
Iveri's sublime Adriana Lecouvreur in Graz conjured the sounds of Tebaldi and Cerquetti, making one wonder whether she listens to historic recordings. "I love Caruso, Ponselle--she was fantastic!--Kathleen Ferrier, Gigli, Titta Ruffo, Callas and Tebaldi," Iveri enthuses. "My dream is to sing next to singers like these." In Tbilisi, Iveri's childhood fantasies had been fueled by films of Mario Lanza and Deanna Durbin on TV.
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- Simon Boccanegra
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera JOHN WARRACK and EWAN WEST January 1, 1996 700+ words
Simon Boccanegra. Opera in a prologue and 3 acts by Verdi; text by Piave, based...rev. version Milan, S, 24 Mar. 1881. Genoa, 14th cent. Simon Boccanegra (bar), a plebeian candidate, is elected Doge. He hopes this...
- Opera: SIMON BOCCANEGRA 1857 version, QEH South Bank / 1881 version, Royal...
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London EDWARD SECKERSON July 6, 1995 700+ words
Simon Boccanegra, before and after. Now this is where the Royal Opera's Verdi...the closing moments - these are the sombre sounds and sights of Simon Boccanegra. n In repertoire to 21 July at the Royal Opera, Covent Gdn, London...
- Opera note.(Music)(Don Giovanni, Simon Boccanegra, Beatrice and Benedict,...
- Magazine article from: New Criterion Smith, Patrick J. November 1, 2004 700+ words
Don Giovanni, Simon Boccanegra, Beatrice and Benedict, Agrippina & La Sonnambula at...company have tackled a big, sprawling Verdi opera such as Simon Boccanegra? Yes--the entire cast responded to this uneven work with...
- Solti, cast excel in concert form of `Simon Boccanegra'
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Robert C. Marsh October 7, 1988 700+ words
...Orchestra Hall Thursday night. Prologue and Act I of "Simon Boccanegra," Verdi. Amelia, Susan Dunn; Gabriele, Giacomo Aragall...in a concert presentation of the Prologue and Act I of "Simon Boccanegra." The work is firmly established in the Lyric repertory...
- Simon Boccanegra.(CDs)
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Gooding, Wayne June 22, 2004 700+ words
...projected series featuring original versions of Verdi operas. With Macbeth already out, now comes the 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra, as performed in a BBC Radio production of 1976. This broadcast performance was touted as the first presentation of the...
- `Boccanegra': A grand opera by all counts.(Arts)(Opera)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Ponick, T.L. November 8, 1998 700+ words
Giuseppe Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" initially was numbered among...its current production of "Simon Boccanegra." With its heroic cast of...month. The grand theme of "Simon Boccanegra" is Verdi's championing...
- Following an unconventional route to all the major houses: conductor Yves Abel...
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Turp, Richard March 1, 2007 700+ words
...that fuels my approach to Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, for example, which I am also doing...the next few seasons with Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, Rossini's l'Italiana in Algeri...where he has led the new production of Simon Boccanegra and performances of Le nozze di Figaro...
- The world is a stage for opera star Simon Estes.(Arts)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Ponick, T.L. October 25, 1998 700+ words
...of Verdi's infrequently heard "Simon Boccanegra." "It's my 100th role," he...Washington Opera. I couldn't refuse." Simon Boccanegra is a popular general in medieval Genoa...James Earl Jones. In some ways, Simon Boccanegra's life mirrors that of Simon Estes...