There were many young people at Saturday’s performance of Palm Beach Opera’s La Traviata: They came to hear tenor David Miller, a member of Simon Cowell’s Il Divo group, who’ve sold 37 million CDs already. He did not disappoint, giving the lead performance of his life as Alfredo. Miller’s tenor is warm and well-produced. He is very convincing as a singing actor and his finest … [Read more...]
Soloists shine for Judd’s return in ‘Messiah’
Annual performances of George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah at this time of year are always of the so-called Christmas portion, that close-to-half of this Easter piece that touches on the birth of Jesus. In his return to area podiums for the first time since 2001, former Florida Philharmonic director James Judd leads performances of the entire oratorio, as he did in his … [Read more...]