Student Spotlight – Anne Orio
Anne Orio – close friend, long-time voice student, and fine actor/singer – portrayed the role of Helen Hubbard in the Community Players of Concord (NH)’s production of “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.” This was a delightfully comical play that kept the audience guessing right till the very end. Anne’s portrayal of the troublesome…
Read MoreWagner in the Alley
Place: A well-lit alley by the building where my voice studio is located Time: 7:10 PM on a week night, already past dark Persona: Me and a nicely dressed, middle-aged man, smoking a cigarette Man, as I walk toward him on the way to my car: “Wow, you look great.” [getting the vibe that he’s…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight – Peter Boettcher
Sunday, 13 November – Carlisle, MA – “The Pirates of Penzance” presented by the Savoyard Light Opera Company. Another student triumph! My student and friend, Peter Boettcher, brilliantly performed the role of Frederic in “The Pirates of Penzance” – the production was truly fun and elegant, the pit orchestra supportive and well conducted by Maestro…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight – Lydia Richman
My lovely student Lydia Richman sang the role of Jo in “Little Women” at John Stark Regional High School in Weare, NH, on Friday, Nov. 4. Jo is a challenging role, and Lydia sparkled in every scene…vocally and dramatically. I can’t say how gratifying it is to watch a beloved student succeed so beautifully on…
Read MoreJanice Edwards Voice Studio Performance Class
Saturday, Oct. 29 – Janice Edwards Voice Studio performance class with Charlie Blood, invaluable collaborative pianist, sopranos Janet Mailing Wittenberg and Janet Boutin struttin’ their stuff with jazz and pop songs. Janet B. sang 3 Kern songs (one of the very BEST composers of lyrical jazz and musical theatre repertoire). Janet Boutin delivered these Kern…
Read MoreTUNDI Withdrawal!
It’s been just over a week since TUNDI’s Wagner in Vermont Festival ended with a stunning production of “Die Walkure” at the Latchis Theatre on Saturday, August 27. Words fail me when I try to express the joy I felt throughout the 2 week rehearsal/performance period…the artists, my colleagues, were superior in every way…talented, collegial,…
Read MoreThe Wagner in Vermont Festival Comes To A Close
The Wagner in Vermont Festival came to a close on Saturday, August 27, at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, VT, with a stunning production of “Die Walkure.” I find it difficult to adequately express my gratitude to these two artists – Maestro Hugh Keelan and his wife Soprano Jenna Ray – who managed the unbelievable…
Read MoreWagner in Vermont Festival has been a smashing success
TUNDI Productions’ (www.TUNDIProductions.org) Wagner in Vermont Festival has been a smashing success. I am both humbled and thrilled to have been a part of this monumental mounting by a “small but mighty” opera company to produce fully-staged, with orchestra, the first two Ring operas, “Das Rheingold” and “Die Walkure.” Every single artist – and I…
Read MoreWagner in Vermont Festival – Day 3 Recap
TUNDI Productions has done a marvelous job of planning day-time activities and informative events to keep attendees and artists inspired and entertained. On Wednesday, 24 August, I gave a short presentation called “Wagner’s Other Songs”, which I had discovered many years ago in a Dover publication which included about 20 songs in both German and…
Read MoreThe day after TUNDI’s opening opera, “Das Rheingold”
Tuesday, August 23 – the day after TUNDI’s opening opera, “Das Rheingold” in its Wagner in Vermont Festival. Sometime ago, TUNDI’s creators Maestro Hugh Keelan and Soprano Jenna Rae, asked the Wagner in Vermont cast if they would be interested in participating in mid-week concerts and/or presentations about any particular musical interest. Today, cellist Jakub…
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