Review: Isabel Bayrakdarian and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Once they've hit the big time, opera stars have often used their platforms to explore and promote their national heritages. Enrico Caruso belted Neapolitan songs, Jussi Björling sang Swedish songs, Jessye Norman performed spirituals, Plácido Domingo championed zarzuelas -- and so on.

By Richard S. Ginell

October 7, 2008