tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267835212777054312011-07-28T22:53:14.004-04:00ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-24639923973979639502010-08-21T12:33:00.011-04:002010-08-22T01:39:51.506-04:00

I have been very blessed to be able to participate in two very exciting Mozart projects that have resonated with me.... One is operamission's project, "COSI FAN TUTTE: some assembly required", and the Mostly Mozart festival's production of "DAVIDDE PENITENTE."operamission is the brainchild of my friend and former schoolmate, Jennifer Peterson. We met at the Eastman School, where we both were in

Just another curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751042424735241969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-347308268785526982009-09-23T13:52:00.016-04:002009-09-23T16:37:24.766-04:00

FIGARO was presented over Labor Day weekend by Light Opera Co. of Salisbury (www.locosct.org). Here's the "Readers' Digest" version, from my point of view. I have to be frank and say that this production was not what I was expecting, as I did not know this company's work. The show was accompanied by piano, and not with orchestra, as I had assumed. The auditorium, on the beautiful campus of the

Just another curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751042424735241969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-21783150732566138172009-08-13T12:17:00.005-04:002009-08-13T15:08:54.992-04:00

Recently, there have been some online reactions to certain casting directors using technology during auditions (using Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Here's what I have to say about that. I'm not opposed to casting people/adjudicators using technology per se during auditions...but there's a big difference between replacing pen and paper with your laptop to make notes about the artists auditioning for

Just another curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751042424735241969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-63708048270679107182009-07-24T13:45:00.006-04:002009-07-29T12:22:24.968-04:00

I am engaged to play the title role in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro this summer. It's a joy AND a challenge. This is my third go-around of this opera, and my first essaying of Figaro in English. My first experience of this opera was in graduate school as Dr. Bartolo. What a mistake. This role is traditionally cast as a basso buffo, and at the time I just didn't have the low notes. My sound is

Just another curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751042424735241969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-25447527357900274882009-07-24T12:59:00.002-04:002009-07-24T13:07:53.574-04:00

I was honored to be invited to sing at the funeral service for news icon Walter Cronkite at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York. As you may imagine, the sanctuary was packed with family, friends, colleagues, and other well-wishers of the late Mr. Cronkite. The choir sang a beautiful and eclectic program -- the "Lacrymosa" movement from the Mozart "Requiem", an arrangement of "Precious Lord"

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726783521277705431.post-83066969221098232482009-07-24T07:05:00.000-04:002009-07-24T13:09:10.677-04:00

Hello, everyone, and thanks for visiting my new site. This is the new format for following my professional engagements, as well as reading my new blog! I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to sharing news and updates with you all. Meanwhile, please take a look around -- you can listen to MP3 clips, look at headshots and production photos, and read my bio, resume, and reviews.In the coming

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