Performances
Sentiments for September
Once again posting a photo of one of the most fulfilling and lovingly artistic events of my professional career. (Just in case some of you missed it) My beautiful friends/colleagues Soprano Janet Mailing Wittenberg and fantastic collaborative pianist Elizabeth Blood and yours truly following a concert on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Grace Episcopal Church in…
Read MoreWagner’s Women: Archetypes and Inspirations
Greetings all….l am thrilled to be performing an all-Wagner concert this weekend at Park Avenue Congregtional Church in Arlington, MA, entitled “Wagner’s Women: Archetypes and Inspirations.”. Please see details on the attached flyer. My distinguished colleaguea are Jenny Ribeiro , Joanna Porackova , and collaborative pianist Jeffrey Brody. We will sing thrilling excerpts from The…
Read MoreConcord Community Chorus’s performance of Handel’s Messiah
I am thrilled to be the alto soloist with the Concord Community Chorus’s performance of Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at St. Paul’s Church in Concord, NH. My colleagues are soprano Peggo Hodes, tenor Sean Parr, and baritone Mark Andrew Cleveland, Benjamin Greene conductor. Admission is free. Hope to see you there!
Read MoreThe Song of the Earth
Twenty-five years ago today, March 31, 1998, I had the privilege of performing Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” (The Song of the Earth) with the Czech Radio Orchestra in the Dvorak Hall of Prague’s legendary Rudolfinum Concert Hall. My dear father-in-law, Milan Vitek, conducted this concert which also included Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. The tenor…
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 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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