http://brendaroberts.net Online journal and webpage of opera singer Brenda Roberts Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:42:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please think of ordering or downloading "Glory, Glory, Alleluia" for Christmas from cdbaby !  This CD includes sacred selections from Baroque Oratorios as well as songs that everyone loves to hear like "Amazing Grace".  I recorded this CD in the Rheingauer Dom, a cathedral in Germany built in the 12th century and ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/12/14/merry-christmas-with-music-in-2011/ The role of Medea was not a simple task. Its complexities demanded highest musical and interpretive skills and fullest concentration. The vocal range extended over 2 octaves, sometimes in direct jumps, with "Sprechgesang" (spoken styles of singing) as well as piano singing and expansive forte outbursts. At ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/10/31/short-notes-to-medea-recording/ Here's a recording of me singing Medea's third act Monologue in Friedhelm Döhl's opera, Medea, recorded live in Kiel, in 1990, just recently released as a CD. You can buy this incredible opera as an MP3 download from Amazon or as a CD from Classic Direct. http://brendaroberts.net/2011/10/25/medea-act-iii-monologue/ On YouTube I have uploaded my video "I will always love you" that I sang at the country music portion (Opry) of the benefit concert.  It is not a professional recording, but I wanted my fans to know that there is a lot of great music genres out there and ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/10/24/opera-to-opry-program/ Our Opera to Opry event was very successful!  I want to thank everyone for supporting the church in this cause and who gave freely to help others. There are many needy organizations helping people in these difficult times.  I do hope that this program of various musical genres can be repeated!  It was ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/10/21/from-opera-to-opry-continued/ I am singing a benefit at the Lowell Indiana Methodist Church on July 31, 2011 at 3 p.m.  This event is planned and hosted by friends of mine, Jim Kirk and Peggy Hendricks, and will include opera arias sung by me, then sacred songs and, after the intermission, a country music session.  Indeed ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/07/23/from-opera-to-opry-brenda-roberts-and-friends/   Carnegie Hall is an experience that I will never forget.  The excitement of performing on this renowned stage as so many other great artists have done is a remarkable dream come true.  I was well-taken care of by the people at Carnegie Hall and would like to thank them all for their ... http://brendaroberts.net/2011/01/10/dramatic-songs-from-the-german-high-romantic/ A blessed Merry Christmas to all!  I wish you all the very best! Carnegie Hall tickets go on sale tomorrow, December 26, 2011 for my recital in Weill Hall on February 25, 2011.  I hope you all will order tickets and come to hear me sing!  It will be a very ... http://brendaroberts.net/2010/12/25/carnegie-hall-tickets-go-on-sale-tomorrow/ I am very pleased to announce that I will be making my debut at Carnegie Hall in Weill Hall on Friday, February 25, 2011. As a hoch-dramatic soprano, I will be singing a program entitled High Dramatic Songs from the German Late Romantic: Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Wagner Wesendonck ... http://brendaroberts.net/2010/12/14/my-upcoming-carnegie-hall-debut/ I was recently honored (October 16 and 17, 2010) for my achievements in opera by the Gottlob-Frick-Gesellschaft in Germany.  Gottlob Firck was a very famous bass who sang for years in Bayreuth, Vienna, etc.   This organization is dedicated to his honor and all opera singers who have contributed outstanding achievements. I ... http://brendaroberts.net/2010/11/03/honored-by-the-gottlob-frick-gesellschaft/