Classical
Buffalo Philharmonic Fires Principal Oboist Pierre Roy in Etiquette Dispute
Tech Talk: Enormous Octobasse Produces Sound Too Low For Human Ears
For you gear junkies, this is no new invention. The octobasse (dubbed "octobass") is a stringed instrument hailing form 1850 by French instrument maker Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. Requiring a heavy-handed player, the instrument is capable of producing a sound humans are incapable of hearing. On Site Opera Presents 'Barber of Seville' at Fabbri Mansion on New York’s Upper East Side
This June (9-13), OSO will stage site-specific production of Giovanni Paisiello's, The Barber of Seville at the opulent Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer) on New York City's Upper East Side.
