Harvey Steiman

Who knew the sarabande came from Africa? Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma at Berkeley

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United StatesUnited States ‘Sarabande Africaine’: Yo-Yo Ma (cellist), Angélique Kidjo (singer), Thierry Vaton (piano), David Donatien (percussion). Cal Performances, Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, 30.8.2025. (HS)

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer/composer Angélique Kidjo in ‘Sarabande Africaine’ © Drew Altizer

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Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green in conversation with Harvey Steiman

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Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green on the Ring road to Wotan

Ryan Speedo Green © Jiyang Chen

In the nine years since a book about Ryan Speedo Green told his story of a troubled African-American youth redeemed by opera, the bass-baritone has risen from short opera roles to a career that has made him a star at the Metropolitan Opera. His latest triumph is an astonishingly mature portrayal of Wotan in Wagner’s Die Walküre at Santa Fe Opera [click here].

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