Posts tagged opera
NEWS: Sequanza 21 Reviews BMOP's "Cymbeline" by Charles Fussell

With BMOP’s new recording of his 1980s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, It is pleasing to see that they still are. In addition to winsome soloists soprano Aliana de la Guardia and tenor Matthew Battista – both taking on multiple roles.

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NEWS: One Year from #MeToo

A year ago today I was launched into a life journey. The story I shared seemed to me, at the time, to be small in comparison to some others, yet still, speaking out, and SO publicly, was the scariest thing I've done in my life.

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VIDEO: “Is It Really Me” from 110 In The Shade

Aliana de la Guardia sings "Is It Really Me" from 110 In The Shade. From an outreach performance with her Dirty Paloma Voice Studio in May 2018.

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VIDEO: Maja Dolorosa No. 3” by Enrique Granados

Happy world voice day! I take my practice and vocal development very seriously. Sometimes I go out of my way to choose songs to work on, just for me, that help me develop or discover something new about my voice or to build on something that I feel needs improvement.

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VIDEO: "Amarilli, mia bella" by Giulio Caccini

Falling back on traditional works keeps up my technique, gives me goals to shoot for and allows me to fall in love with this music all over again. "Amarilli, mia bella" by Giulio Caccini

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AUDIO: "All Must Have A Voice" Aria from Crafting The Bonds

An aria from a reading of Crafting the Bonds, a new opera with music by Elena Ruehr, libretto by Gretchen Henderson. On this track is Cappella Clausura and the Arneis String Quartet conducted by Amelia LeClair.

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VIDEO: "Different Kinds of Light" by Marti Epstein

Here I am performing "Different Kinds of Light" by Marti Epstein with cellist Stephen Marotto. Text by Jackson Mac Low. Filmed from a live performance on January 22, 2018 by Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

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NEWS: “Loose, Wet, Perforated” Reviewed in Opera News

Joe Cadagin of Opera News reviews Guerilla Opera's studio album of "Loose, Wet, Perforated" by Nicholas Vines, released on Navona Records October 2017. He writes: “Soprano Aliana de la Guardia struts her stuff as the wanton Loose. She has a trashy moment of vulnerability when her character performs a striptease…”

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