The following interview took place at the Santa Fe Opera Ranch the day after Ms Perez’ festival debut as Marguerite in Gounod’s “Faust”. The facilitation of this interview by the Santa Fe Opera is gratefully acknowledged. Wm: You were raised in the Chicago area. When and where were your earliest memories of opera? AP: I [...]
Entries from July 2011
Rising Stars – An Interview with Ailyn Perez, part 1
July 26th, 2011
Tags: 2008-2012 William's Interviews
Top of His Game – An Interview with David Daniels
July 16th, 2011
The interview took place at the Santa Fe Opera Ranch prior to opening night of the 2011 Summer Festival. The facilitation of this interview by the Santa Fe Opera is gratefully acknowledged: Wm: You are from South Carolina, and were raised in a musical family. When did you first become aware of opera, and how [...]
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Master of the Lyric Voice – An Interview with Paul Groves
July 15th, 2011
The interview took place at the Santa Fe Opera Ranch prior to opening night of the 2011 Summer Festival. The facilitation of this interview by the Santa Fe Opera is gratefully acknowledged: [Below: Tenor Paul Groves; edited image of a promotional photograph.] Wm: You are from Lake Charles, Louisiana. When did you first hear opera, [...]