Welcome to Bel Cantanti, an opera company within the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area
devoted to giving performance experience to both seasoned and aspiring professionals.
Between the beautiful singing and glorious music, you will find yourself thoroughly captivated.
"Bel Cantanti Opera continues to be one of the best kept musical secrets
in the Washington area."
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"The future of opera as fun rather than spectacle or museum piece, lies
with such groups as Bel Cantanti Opera."
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Washington Post
"Bel Cantanti… reaffirmed the belief that we are living in a golden age
of opera and the hope that opera in America has a promising feature. Bel
Cantanti … makes the special magic of opera happen.”
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Washington Post
“… an absolute delight for opera aficionados and the perfect opportunity
for timid newbies to be surprised at just how much fun opera can be.”
Washington Times
Washington Times
"Bel Cantanti Opera has emerged as a great showcase for area talent."
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Arlington Weekly News TV
"Bel Cantanti…shows a serious, focused orientation, high ambition and
significant potential."
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G. Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore
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G. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor
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"... Bel Cantanti has produced a surprisingly effective and extraordinarily moving presentation of what may very well be Donizetti's grandest bel canto opera.... In the vocally challenging role of Lucia, soprano Meghan McCall was impressive, navigating her way through Donizetti's wicked ornamentation with smooth professionalism... As Edgardo, tenor Yoon Soo Shin displayed an astonishingly powerful and convincing instrument... Baritone Bryan Jackson was also at the top of his game as the evil Enrico, projecting a cold authority with his knife-edged voice and excellent diction. And as the cleric Raimondo, bass Kwang Kyu Lee's full, rounded tones were as effective in his solo excursions as they were crucial in providing the necessary ballast for the opera's unforgettable sextet... " ( read complete review)
"... Bel Cantanti has produced a surprisingly effective and extraordinarily moving presentation of what may very well be Donizetti's grandest bel canto opera.... In the vocally challenging role of Lucia, soprano Meghan McCall was impressive, navigating her way through Donizetti's wicked ornamentation with smooth professionalism... As Edgardo, tenor Yoon Soo Shin displayed an astonishingly powerful and convincing instrument... Baritone Bryan Jackson was also at the top of his game as the evil Enrico, projecting a cold authority with his knife-edged voice and excellent diction. And as the cleric Raimondo, bass Kwang Kyu Lee's full, rounded tones were as effective in his solo excursions as they were crucial in providing the necessary ballast for the opera's unforgettable sextet... " ( read complete review)
Masterpieces of Bel Canto Tribute to Italian Opera
In March 2007 Bel Cantanti Opera presented opera scenes from operas Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Cenerentola, L'Elisir d'Amore, Lucia de Lammermoor, Le Comte Ory, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Don Pascuale, and I Puritani. Singers: Jessica Renfro, Shelley Jackson, Jennifer Fry, Meghan McCall, Adria McCulloch, Waka Osifchin, Anastasia Robinson, Jim Biggs, Aurelio Dominguez, Bryan Jackson, Matt Osifchin, Andrew Broadaway, Kwang Kyu Lee, Sean Pflueger. (more photos)
W. A. Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
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" ... Bel Cantanti accomplishes its surprisingly polished productions with budget sets and sumptuous costuming. But it's the company's talented vocalists who really bring each production alive..." (read complete review)
" ... Mozart was just 30 when he wrote it (in a mere six weeks), and all its major characters are young, so the work is particularly well suited to Bel Cantanti's informal staging and its troupe of talented young singers..." (read complete review)
"Bel Cantanti’s triumphant performance of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Embassy of Austria offers useful hints to many musical organizations in the area..." (read complete review)
" This is great Christmas time fare - I’m talking about Mozart’s wonderfully light-hearted opera, "Le Nozze di Figaro"(The Marriage of Figaro) being staged by the Bel Cantanti Opera Company... All of the singers are, in my opinion, ready for the Met..." (read complete review)
" ... Bel Cantanti accomplishes its surprisingly polished productions with budget sets and sumptuous costuming. But it's the company's talented vocalists who really bring each production alive..." (read complete review)
" ... Mozart was just 30 when he wrote it (in a mere six weeks), and all its major characters are young, so the work is particularly well suited to Bel Cantanti's informal staging and its troupe of talented young singers..." (read complete review)
"Bel Cantanti’s triumphant performance of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Embassy of Austria offers useful hints to many musical organizations in the area..." (read complete review)
" This is great Christmas time fare - I’m talking about Mozart’s wonderfully light-hearted opera, "Le Nozze di Figaro"(The Marriage of Figaro) being staged by the Bel Cantanti Opera Company... All of the singers are, in my opinion, ready for the Met..." (read complete review)
Salut a la France! Tribute to French Opera.
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