Bel Canto Bug! ft. Iván Ayón-Rivas

Go Inside the Huddle with Iván Ayón-Rivas. The Peruvian tenor made his American debut this summer in Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera. This fall, Opera Rara presents him in the world-premiere recording of the 1921 version of Puccini’s La rondine.

In the Two-Minute Drill, Jonathan Biss pushes musical gods off their pedestal, it’s a terrible year for arts funding, and one of the most celebrated opera stars of the 20th century passes away. Plus, a Good Call for OPERABALL.

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