“Claycomb, at her entrance, has the opera’s most familiar extract, the exquisite cavatina, “O quante volte,” musing on how many times she has asked heaven for her Romeo. It’s a haunting melody, and this remarkable soprano shaped the phrases with infinite nuances of meaning. Claycomb’s light soprano is flexible yet penetrating, her technique unfailing in accomplishing her dramatic and musical ends. She was even more moving in the later, less-known aria where she begs her unrelenting father for a final embrace.”
By Robert Croan | May 5, 2008
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I had the great pleasure to hear you sing Straus's Brentano Leider with the San Francisco Symphony. I think it was 2015.
Hi, Laura, Roger Roe`s uncle here. I am planning to see you at Southwestern, but since I live an hour away, cannot sta
How sweet that you are coming!! We already have the program made, and I don't normally put arias on an art song recital
Laura, We are really looking forward to hearing you again at Southwestern U. We attended an SMU Music School concert qui