"Radiant Ikaia-Purdy"
headlines a 2006 review. The tenor arrived in Europe an "unknown," and promptly won a Gold Medal in the Concorso Voce Verdiane and an invitation for Verdi's CORSARO. The unhesitant press declared the young tenor one of the great operatic hopes of his generation. In the subsequent 15 seasons, Ikaia-Purdy has performed on five continents. Read about One of Opera's Brightest Stars ."Passionate Ikaia-Purdy"
There are classic models for building an opera career: schools one ought to attend; teachers one ought to consult; cities where one ought to live - and where not. Ikaia-Purdy's career path flies in the face of "received wisdom." Other articles present the tenor as the sum of his accomplishments; this time many of these same matters are viewed from Ikaia-Purdy's own perspective. Read : The View from the Stage"Polynesian Ikaia-Purdy"
The
Hawaiian Islands couldn't be farther from Ikaia-Purdy's homes in Austria and
Germany. One might imagine that with time and distance the "ties that bind" the
tenor to the Island would have lost their tensile strength.Not quite; for you
can take the boy from the Islands, but you can't take the Islands from the boy.
Read on:
A Kam School Grad in Kaiser Franz-Josef's court:
A Kam School Grad in Kaiser Franz-Josef's court: