Meet two artists making their Lyric Opera debut in November. First, it’s American bass Kenneth Kellogg who joins WFMT to preview Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s Blue. Kellogg will be reprising the role of the Father, a role he created. Then, host Oliver Camacho will share recordings of Italian soprano Federica Lombardi, who will be singing her signature role of the Countess in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
Federica Lombardi and Kenneth Kellogg
Federica Lombardi (Photo: Charl Marais) and Kenneth Kellogg (Photo:
Valentina Sadiul)
Playlist
Selections from Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s Blue
Briana Hunter, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Crouch, tenor
Gordon Hawkins, baritone
Kenneth Kellogg, bass
Washington National Opera
Roderick Cox, conductor
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Act 2 Quartet, “Se inconscia contro te, sposo, ho peccato”
Act 4 Willow Song and Ave Maria
Federica Lombardi, soprano
Virginie Verrez, mezzo-soprano
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
Carlos Alvarez, baritone
Orchestra dell’Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Giacomo Puccini: “O soave fanciulla” from La bohème
Federica Lombardi, soprano
Jonathan Tetelman, tenor
PKF Prague Philharmonia
Carlo Rizzi, conductor