Melodic Musings: Uncovering the Beauty of Art Song
Paving the Way for the Next Generation
Today, January 16, 2025, marks the 91st birthday of world-renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne who continues to inspire a generation of opera singers. VADC Artistic Director Peter Russell highlights how her legacy impacted Vocal Arts DC founder Dr. Gerald P. Perman.
In Conversation with tenor Lunga Eric Hallam & pianist Craig Terry
In October, Lunga Eric Hallam and Craig Terry spoke with Vocal Arts DC’s communications manager, Isabel Randall about this program. Here is a condensed and edited version of that interview.
Recital Singing vs. Opera Singing: What’s The Difference?
Republished from thebaritoneblog.wordpress.com, Authored by baritone Lucas Meachem.
Commissioning New Works
We are excited that mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack has selected the fabulously gifted American composer Rene Orth as her collaborator on the newly commissioned work that will stand proudly as part of Daniela’s recital with Keun-A Lee on April 18. Rene Orth’s most recent...
Tribute to Renée Fleming Part 2
Gerald Perman, our beloved Founder, subscribed to the theory that Washington audiences had short memories; if a singer therefore presented a notably successful debut recital here, his oft-repeated mantra was, “We have to bring them back right away,” ideally intended...
Tribute to Renée Fleming, Part 1
Let us pay tribute to Renée Fleming on the occasion of her well-deserved 2023 Kennedy Center Honors Award by traveling back over three decades to her first Vocal Arts DC recital at an exciting moment in the soprano’s burgeoning career. In January 1992, Fleming gave...