Rodell Rosel “brilliantly” embodies Don Basilio at Tanglewood

Rodell Rosel “brilliantly” embodies Don Basilio at Tanglewood

Tenor Rodell Rosel joined Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Tanglewood’s first complete performance of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro on August 1. Directed by James Darrah Black, the concert featured Rosel as the meddlesome music master Don Basilio. “A...
Blake Denson hailed as a “vigorous, mahogany-toned Altair” at Bard

Blake Denson hailed as a “vigorous, mahogany-toned Altair” at Bard

Bass-baritone Blake Denson appeared as the nomad chieftain Altair in Bard SummerScape’s rare new production of Richard Strauss’s Die ägyptische Helena. Directed by Christian Räth, the production ran July 24–August 2 at the Fisher Center. “a vigorous, mahogany-toned...