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You are here: Home / Archives for Richard Wagner

Famed Chinese opera singer to debut in ‘Figaro,’ says Asian singers need not Westernize

January 14, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

To Shenyang, a Chinese bass-baritone singer, his name represents a bridge between the opera performer’s Chinese roots and his international reputation.

“My full name, pronounced from first to last (Yang Shen), sounds like a ‘goat’s kidney’ in Chinese,” said Shenyang.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, China, Famed Chinese, General Director Aidan Lang, Given Western, Juilliard School, Le Nozze, Metropolitan Opera, Michael Jackson, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Wagner, Seattle Opera, Shanghai Conservatory, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, attention, language

“Worst thing I ever heard in my life” — Adam Diegel: From bad auditions to a leading role in ‘Tosca’

January 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Adam Diegel, star of “Tosca,” now playing at the Seattle Opera, was once told to change careers after a bad audition.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Adam Diegel, Although Diegel, Asian American, Australia, Charlie Reicker, Diana Soviero, German American, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Julie Freeman, Korean, Luciano Pavarotti, Madame Butterfly, Metropolitan Opera, Northwest Asian Weekly, Richard Wagner, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, Yale University, language

Seattle Opera: An artistic marriage between East and West, part 2 of 2

August 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Opera is changing in China and the Seattle Opera is helping contribute to its future …

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: Although Western-style, Beijing, China, Der Ring, Die Walk, Europe, General Director Speight Jenkins, Great Hall, Kelly Tweeddale, NCPA, North America, Opera, Richard Wagner, Washington National Opera, World Theatre Forum Photo, World Theatre Forum Seattle Opera

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