Micaela oeste soprano biography channel

The Limburger, July 1st 2023. By Ronald Colee.Soprano Micaëla Oeste of the Johann Strauss Orchestra.On the recommendation of Plácido Domingo, Micaëla Oeste was allowed to audition with André Rieu: 'The best moment is when you can hear a pin drop on the Vrijthof'Soprano Micaëla Oeste is part of the Johann Strauss Orchestra for the second year in a row. The singer, born in Pforzheim in Germany, is very much looking forward to the Vrijthof concerts. “Under that blue sky at that setting sun, something magical happens.”With a father and mother who were opera singers, it was clear that music would be the common thread in Micaëla Oeste's life. Very early in fact. “When I was born, I was given the name Micaëla. Without h. Just like in my mother's favorite aria from Carmen.”She was six years old when she first took piano lessons, followed four years later by the Waldhorn. “That has always been my main instrument until my father once conducted La Bohème and there was a shortage of singers for the choir. From that moment on I knew: this is it. That stage, those sets, those costumes, that light and then that story in that foreign language that you get to convey to the audience in three hours. That is different from sitting with your horn in the orchestra pit. Although I still think it's a beautiful instrument. When Lars Wachelder found out here in the orchestra that I used to play horn, he immediately wanted me to try again. But I haven't dared to do that yet.”Micaëla Oeste has been singing with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra since October 2021.Plácido Domingo.'Here in the orchestra' is André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra, of which Oeste, who emigrated from Germany with her parents to the US at the age of five, has been part of, as a soprano since October 2021. “After high school, I studied singing in Arkansas, after which I received my master's degree in Chicago. During one of the many summer schools I attended for singers, a consultant from Plácido Dom

Seville has been quite the cultural hotspot over the past few weeks, with the Placido Domingo Festival, followed by the Seville Film Festival. Both have been high-profile, well-attended events which have brought international attention to the city for overwhelmingly positive, uplifting reasons – a welcome change from the usual media focus on economic doom and gloom.

I managed to make it to one concert and three films, which is not a fantastic showing, but all four gave me plenty to think (and write) about.

When I saw the programme for the music festival, hopefully the first of an annual tradition, the two events which grabbed me were the opera Thais, starring Domingo himself, and a Jazz and Blues concert at the Alcazar. Other events included piano and guitar recitals, but the hottest ticket by far was the maestro in the lead role of Massenet’s opera at the Maestranza theatre. It was to be the first time Placido had sung here in Seville since the Expo in 1992.

As the maestro’s performance only had a limited amount of press tickets available (or at least that’s what they told me), I settled for the only non-classical event. This was a very satisfactory proposition, since I love jazz and blues and, even better, a night-time concert in Seville’s royal palace is an experience in itself.

At the press launch of the festival, I was intrigued to see the great tenor himself. Now in his 70s, he was surprisingly quietly-spoken and seemed genuinely pleased to have been invited to head up this festival, which took place in two cities this year – Seville (its base) and Malaga; the second city may change to Cordo

Starring Olga Zhuravel as Draculette

In addition to performances cited above, Ms. Zhuravel has performed under conductor Daniele Callegari, director Pier Luigi Pizzi, as Lady Macbeth in Macerata; under conductor Daniel Oren, director Gilbert Deflo, as Manon Lescaut in Genoa; and under conductor/director Gianluigi Gelmetti as Sakuntala by Alfano at the Rome Opera.

Ms. Zhuravel has been active on the concert stage, including performances of the Beethoven Ninth, Verdi Requiem, and Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder. Her performance of Lady Macbeth at Macerata was released on DVD by Naxos, while she has been active in the recording studio, recently recording the John F. Kennedy Requiem, Draculette, and Fall Songs, by composer William Maselli.

Brad Cresswell as The Composer

Born in Chicago and raised in Moline, Illinois, Brad Cresswell began his musical training as a pianist at the age of seven. He also performed as a member of the Moline Boys Choir for five years, touring throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. During his high school years he added the clarinet, bassoon, violin, trumpet and jazz saxoph