#onthisdate the #deathday of Igor Stravinsky (1971) From his opera “The Rake’s Progress” Tom’s aria in this @oldenburgischesstaatstheater production #iwishihadmoney
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#soundon #belcanto #musicalmonday #randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #musician #sänger #오페라 #loudfastandhigh #oper

#pastproduction Ubaldo from the Rossini Opera Festival production of “Armida” #puppisiciliani #rossini
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#randallbills #loudfastandhigh #tenor #lights #opera #onstage #operalife #costume #sänger #오페라 #operasinger #regie #gesang #オペラ #wigs #tenore #oper #belcanto

#lifeisajourney #freshair #outdoors
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#pastproduciton Il barbiere di Siviglia with Lyric Opera Ireland at the Grand Opera House Belfast #ontothenextcount #loudfastandhigh #belfast
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#randallbills #belcanto #freelance #tenor #theprocess #sangin #opera #sänger #gig #오페라 #imstillhere #gesang #オペラ #tenore #oper

#dressingroomselfie #belcanto #ontothenextprince in La Cenerentola with the Boston Youth Symphony
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#dressingroomselfie #randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #freelance #opera #behindthescenes #stillatit #musician #lifebackstage #sänger #오페라 #loudfastandhigh #gesang #オペラ #tenore #oper

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#lifeisajourney #cathedral #prettyinpink
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#pastproductions #rossini #mipardesser at Göteborgsoperan
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“The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life.” -Pablo Casals #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #gig #musicart #опера #operalirica #lifeontheroad #sänger #rehearsal #gesang #voice #belcanto #practicemakesprogress

#lifeisajourney #iloveLA #observatory
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#pastproduction Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Theater Chemnitz
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #lights #opera #onstage #sänger #오페라 #operasinger #regie #musicianlife #loudfastandhigh #stillatit #gesang #オペラ #wigs #tenore #oper #production #belcanto

“The total person sings not just the vocal chords.” -E. M. Broner #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #gig #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #опера #operalirica #sänger #rehearsal #gesang #voice #belcanto #practicemakesprogress #tenorelirico

#chandelier #lookingup #lifeisajourney
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#randallbills #dispatchfrom #ontothenextprince #tenor #travelpictures #operalife #sänger #operasinger #roamtheplanet #seetheworld #gesang #imstillhere #wanderlust #tenore #instaclassical #passport #oper #letsgosomewhere #belcanto #hardlyhome

#lifeisajourney at the #nationalportrait #gallery
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“I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.” -Maria Callas #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #gig #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #опера #operalirica #lifeontheroad #operapassion #sänger #gesang #belcanto

#dressingroomselfie Fernand from Donizetti’s La favorite with Washington Concert Opera #tuxedup
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#randallbills #tenor #opera #behindthescenes #stillatit #musician #lifebackstage #sänger #오페라 #loudfastandhigh #operasinger #gesang #オペラ #tenore #oper #belcanto #mirrormirror

#onthisdate #happybirthdate to Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), librettist of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (among many others...) Don Ottavio’s Act I aria “Dalla sua pace”
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #operasinger #vocalarts #liveclassicalmusic #operapassion #belcanto #imstillhere #technique

#happybirthdate to Jean Lahor/Henri Cazalis (1840) poet of Chanson triste by Henri Duparc; with Dr. Alan L. Smith #musicandlyrics
Tu prendras ma tête malade,
Oh! quelquefois sur tes genoux,
Et lui diras une ballade
Qui semblera parler de nous;
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#belcanto #musicalmonday #randallbills

OK! An xcercise for a B4!
Practice vowels ONLY everyday, in the higher register. Like #Pavarotti!
=>top notes will be easier. #practice! #topnotes #sånglärare
Ready for a 1-on-1🎵 lesson, in 🇭🇲/🇲🇫/🇮🇹/🇩🇪/🇸🇪? Comment; yesplease! #belcanto #tenor #grit #ulfbergström #singinglessons #sånglektion #opera

#dressingroomselfie Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Theater Chemnitz
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #оперныйпевец #makeup #operatheatre #behindthescenes #musicismagic #operatime #オペラ歌手 #costume #musicart #operalirica #theatre #imstillhere #dressingroomselfie #belcanto

Double #premierdate #onthisdate first with Bellini’s La sonnambula in 1831 at Teatro Carcano in Milan! From the Staatstheater Darmstadt production with Julie Davis, soprano.
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#soundon #belcanto #randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #operalife #sänger #오페라 #loudfastandhigh #vocalarts

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. -Pablo Picasso #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #gig #musicart #опера #operalirica #lifeontheroad #operapassion #sänger #rehearsal #gesang #belcanto

grid of four opera posters, arranged side by side : only the first is specific to the Tulsa Opera company, for their 2022 production of "L'Italiana in Algeri" (couldn't find company-specific posters for the others)

As to operas, my #last4attended in person, @TulsaOpera (all from the 19th century):
Rossini, Puccini, Offenbach, Mascagni
1. opera buffa 2. opera seria 3. opéra fantastique 4. verismo

#belcanto #onstage
#OperaSky
#TheatreSky
#ClassicalMusic
#HighBrow
#NowPlaying
#MusicHistory
#musicology

#pastproduction Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore @operapoznan
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#lifeisajourney #stockholm #art
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#randallbills #dispatchfrom #ontothenextprince #tenor #travelpictures #operalife #sänger #operasinger #roamtheplanet #seetheworld #gesang #imstillhere #wanderlust #tenore #passport #oper #letsgosomewhere #belcanto #hardlyhome

#lifeisajourney #takemetochurch #firenze
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“Imagination creates reality.” -Richard Wagner #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #gig #опера #operalirica #lifeontheroad #operapassion #sänger #gesang #voice #belcanto #practicemakesprogress #tenorelirico

#lifeisajourney #freimarkt #bremen
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#randallbills #dispatchfrom #ontothenextprince #tenor #travelpictures #operalife #sänger #operasinger #roamtheplanet #seetheworld #gesang #imstillhere #wanderlust #tenore #instaclassical #passport #oper #letsgosomewhere #belcanto #hardlyhome

VASILISA BERZHANSKAYA Is perfect in the lead part, I listened to most of it with closed eyes. But it was the duets with Adalgisa (MARIA LAURA IACOBELLIS) that really brought me to musical extasis. #opera #bellini #norma #belcanto

“I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.” -Julie Andrews #musicart #liveclassicalmusic #musicismagic
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#randallbills #ontothenextprince #tenor #musicart #опера #operalirica #lifeontheroad #operapassion #sänger #gesang #voice #belcanto