Table Of Contents: February 2012

ROYAL TREATMENT: DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY CROWNS THE MET'S ERNANI

Vol. 76, No. 8

• New Hero in Town: Jay Hunter Morris Sings Götterdämmerung at the Met
• Chicago Classic: Show Boat Docks at Lyric Opera
• Lords of the Ring: Exploring the Wotan-Alberich Connection
• Sound Bites: Joyce El-Khoury
• Reunion Veronica Dunn

Features

Of Time and the River

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As Lyric Opera of Chicago opens its new production of the classic musical Show Boat, LAURENCE MASLON looks at the show's enduring strengths and complexities.

Reunion: Veronica Dunne

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Although she curtailed her performing career early on, Veronica Dunne has had a strong second life as Ireland's most prominent voice teacher. BRIAN KELLOW travels to Dublin for a visit with the soprano.

Full Circle

F. PAUL DRISCOLL talks to tenor Jay Hunter Morris, who had a last-minute success in the title role of the Met's new Siegfried in October. This month, Morris sings Siegfried in The Met: Live in HD presentation of Götterdämmerung.

Duel and Duality

There are two prime movers — Wotan and Alberich — at work in the Ring, and Tomasz Konieczny is one of the few singers to embody them both. MATTHEW GUREWITSCH talks to the bass-baritone about the connections between the two characters.

Elements of Style

Who says you can't have it all? Dmitri Hvorostovsky has looks, brains, charisma — and what might just be the most beautiful baritone voice in the world. This month, he adds Ernani's Don Carlo to his growing list of Verdi roles. What's up next for Hvorostovsky? OUSSAMA ZAHR reports.

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