Richard Russell
@raruss.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Living a life of opera, music, theater, and kindness. I run an opera company and have a life filled with beautiful sounds. I’m trying to avoid politics here.
He would have been 90 today. The beauty of his voice and the natural enjoyment of singing was remarkable.
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Young Pavarotti Amazing!
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October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
He would have been 90 today. The beauty of his voice and the natural enjoyment of singing was remarkable.
youtu.be/4Nv-GnhNVRo?...
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It’s the 4th of July and I think I’ll watch Miracle on 34th St.
July 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It’s the 4th of July and I think I’ll watch Miracle on 34th St.
There have been many consequential Opéra recordings, but there isn’t one that I return to more frequently than this one. Historic and wonderful. #solti #wagner #rheingold
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There have been many consequential Opéra recordings, but there isn’t one that I return to more frequently than this one. Historic and wonderful. #solti #wagner #rheingold
One of the last of a generation, gone. A wonderful, elegant singer and a paragon Rossinian and Mozart singer.
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Luigi Alva, Elegant Tenor With a Lighthearted Touch, Dies at 98
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May 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
One of the last of a generation, gone. A wonderful, elegant singer and a paragon Rossinian and Mozart singer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/a...
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Opera in the Park. Enjoying a beautiful sunny day and Cavalleria rusticana. #sarasotaopera
April 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Opera in the Park. Enjoying a beautiful sunny day and Cavalleria rusticana. #sarasotaopera
Good Friday listening. Münchinger’s Matthew Passion and the heartbreakingly beautiful singing of Wunderlich (Ameling, Pears, Prey, and Krause are pretty wonderful too) even if the interpretation is a bit old fashioned. And an impressive Parsifal from Barenboim et. al.
April 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Good Friday listening. Münchinger’s Matthew Passion and the heartbreakingly beautiful singing of Wunderlich (Ameling, Pears, Prey, and Krause are pretty wonderful too) even if the interpretation is a bit old fashioned. And an impressive Parsifal from Barenboim et. al.
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Some major changes have been made to the initial concept designs for the proposed Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects reveal new ideas for the project that still awaits approval from the Sarasota City Commission.
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Architects cut back on buildings and find parking for Sarasota performing arts center
Updated concept plans show two buildings combined into one and a medium-sized theater put on hold until decisions are made about Van Wezel hall
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February 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Some major changes have been made to the initial concept designs for the proposed Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects reveal new ideas for the project that still awaits approval from the Sarasota City Commission.
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/l...
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Happy Birthday Leontyne Price!
February 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Birthday Leontyne Price!
I’m looking forward to this season. Great operas and great casts. #sarasotaopera @jayhandelman.bsky.social #sarasotaheraldtribune
Sarasota Opera stages favorites and a rarity as 66th season opens
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Sarasota Opera stages favorites and a rarity as 66th season opens
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Sarasota Opera stages favorites and a rarity as 66th season opens
Sarasota Opera opens a new season with the double bill of one acts ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ and ‘Pagliacci’ to launch its 66th season.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I’m looking forward to this season. Great operas and great casts. #sarasotaopera @jayhandelman.bsky.social #sarasotaheraldtribune
Sarasota Opera stages favorites and a rarity as 66th season opens
www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Sarasota Opera stages favorites and a rarity as 66th season opens
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Continuing my Winterreise with Schubert. Margaret Price was such a lovely singer. It was nice to revisit this voice.
February 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Continuing my Winterreise with Schubert. Margaret Price was such a lovely singer. It was nice to revisit this voice.
I'm so sad to hear about the passing of Paul Plishka. A great bass in his prime and a wonderful character singer in his later years, he sang at the Met for 51 years and nearly 1,700 performances. He was a great colleague and nice man. RIP
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I'm so sad to hear about the passing of Paul Plishka. A great bass in his prime and a wonderful character singer in his later years, he sang at the Met for 51 years and nearly 1,700 performances. He was a great colleague and nice man. RIP
This is a really lovely record. A great selection of songs and very well done.
February 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is a really lovely record. A great selection of songs and very well done.
Renata Tebaldi was born #OTD in 1922. I never heard her live but her recordings make it clear that she was one of the greatest. The warmth of her voice and the passion of her singing are magical.
February 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Renata Tebaldi was born #OTD in 1922. I never heard her live but her recordings make it clear that she was one of the greatest. The warmth of her voice and the passion of her singing are magical.
I’m happy that we are producing Pagliacci. It was the 2nd live opera I saw (with Richard Tucker weeks before he died) and one that packs quite the emotional punch.
BTW, the cover of this recording is co-opted from our 2005 production. The pictured tenor, Rafael Dávila, is singing it with us again.
BTW, the cover of this recording is co-opted from our 2005 production. The pictured tenor, Rafael Dávila, is singing it with us again.
February 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I’m happy that we are producing Pagliacci. It was the 2nd live opera I saw (with Richard Tucker weeks before he died) and one that packs quite the emotional punch.
BTW, the cover of this recording is co-opted from our 2005 production. The pictured tenor, Rafael Dávila, is singing it with us again.
BTW, the cover of this recording is co-opted from our 2005 production. The pictured tenor, Rafael Dávila, is singing it with us again.
This is not a volume I return to, but giving it a good listen this time around, it’s interesting to hear some of the early pieces to understand where Schubert came from and where he is going.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is not a volume I return to, but giving it a good listen this time around, it’s interesting to hear some of the early pieces to understand where Schubert came from and where he is going.
I’m trying to catch up on my Schubert listening over the last few days. I always love listening to Brigitte Fassbaender’s unique voice and great artistry.
January 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I’m trying to catch up on my Schubert listening over the last few days. I always love listening to Brigitte Fassbaender’s unique voice and great artistry.
I needed to take a few days off my Schubert journey. I'm back at it today. The genius of these songs!
January 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I needed to take a few days off my Schubert journey. I'm back at it today. The genius of these songs!
January 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Continuing my Schubert journey. It's nice to revisit singers i have listened to in a while. I'm used to Erlkönig sung by a male voice but this is persuasive. #schubertedition #sarahwalker
January 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Continuing my Schubert journey. It's nice to revisit singers i have listened to in a while. I'm used to Erlkönig sung by a male voice but this is persuasive. #schubertedition #sarahwalker
I'm a bit behind in my Schubert. Over the weekend it was nice spending time with Elly Ameling.
January 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm a bit behind in my Schubert. Over the weekend it was nice spending time with Elly Ameling.
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“Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.”
We will continue. Thank you, Dr. King 💙
#DrMartinLutherKingJr 💙
We will continue. Thank you, Dr. King 💙
#DrMartinLutherKingJr 💙
martin luther king jr. is giving a speech at a podium in front of a crowd of people .
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January 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.”
We will continue. Thank you, Dr. King 💙
#DrMartinLutherKingJr 💙
We will continue. Thank you, Dr. King 💙
#DrMartinLutherKingJr 💙