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.
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
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.
Happy Birthday Leontyne Price!
February 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Birthday Leontyne Price!
Here are two. But there are many, many more.
February 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are two. But there are many, many more.
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.
We're starting rehearsals so my Schubert listening is getting a little behind. I've been listening to volume 6 over the past two days: Schubert and the Nocturne. A lovely selection.
January 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We're starting rehearsals so my Schubert listening is getting a little behind. I've been listening to volume 6 over the past two days: Schubert and the Nocturne. A lovely selection.
Schubert songs Day 5. In revisiting this series, I'm reminded how each disk works so well as a program. They are thoughtfully curated and make for such satisfying listening.
January 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Schubert songs Day 5. In revisiting this series, I'm reminded how each disk works so well as a program. They are thoughtfully curated and make for such satisfying listening.
Day 4 (staying in order). More Schubert to fill in gaps in my busy day.
January 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Day 4 (staying in order). More Schubert to fill in gaps in my busy day.
Day 3 of Schubert. Ann Murray was a singer I admired a lot, especially in my university days. Many years, as an new opera company GD, I was at an opening night party at Covent Garden and saw her at a table nearby. I was too shy in those days to tell her how much I admired her. Missed opportunities.
January 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 3 of Schubert. Ann Murray was a singer I admired a lot, especially in my university days. Many years, as an new opera company GD, I was at an opening night party at Covent Garden and saw her at a table nearby. I was too shy in those days to tell her how much I admired her. Missed opportunities.
Day Two of Schubert songs. It's been a minute since I've pulled these out. I forgot how much I enjoyed them.
January 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Day Two of Schubert songs. It's been a minute since I've pulled these out. I forgot how much I enjoyed them.
Happy 90th Birthday Sherrill Milnes!
January 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happy 90th Birthday Sherrill Milnes!