5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Tenors
Rufus Wainwright, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and others choose opera’s most passionate, golden voices.
Credit.Angie Wang
March 3, 2021
Now we want to convince those curious friends to love the passionate, ringing tenor voice. We hope you find lots here to discover and enjoy; leave your choices in the comments.
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Rufus Wainwright, composer and songwriter
My dad, Loudon, has never much liked opera. But when I was 13, the opera bug struck me hard, and I’m pretty sure that in an effort to better understand what I was going through, he bought a Luciano Pavarotti CD. One of the tracks was a thrilling version of “Di rigori armato seno” from Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier,” and I became entranced with the aria. Pavarotti’s rendition also connects me to a later, magnificent experience when, during a performance of “Rosenkavalier” I was attending at the Metropolitan Opera, Luciano magically appeared without billing
Norwegian Christmas Music: Songs for the Season
December 26, 2020
Add a Scandinavian touch to your festive celebrations this year with this guide to some of the most popular Christmas songs from Norway.
Christmas music is one of those love it or hate it things. For those who love it, why not add some Norwegian Christmas music into the mix this year?
Not only are these tunes great to put you in the festive mood (and let’s face it, we all need some of that after this year!), they’re also fantastic for learning Norwegian! Just be aware that there are many dialects in Norwegian, and we even include one Swedish song.