Agrippina Performance @ Fabbri Mansion in NY

http://operamission.org/

Operamission Agrippina @ Fabbri Mansion in NYC. Here a glimpse of Narciso, Pallante & Ottone (Joseph Hill, Jorell Williams & Jose Lemos). Come see it! Opening on January 16th at 7 PM!

Operamission Agrippina na Fabbri Mansion em NYC. Aqui uma foto com Narciso, Pallante e Ottone (Joseph Hill, Jorell Williams e Jose Lemos). Venham ver! Estreia dia 16 de Janeiro as 19hrs!

Have you ever found yourself bored at the Opera? Not to worry, it's perfectly understandable, so give yourself a break! ;-)

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/01/nothing-wrong-bored-by-opera?sf20117932=1

What a superb evening! The Colorado Symphony, Peter Oudjian, conductor was incredibly energetic and of course, Joshua Bell on violin! Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian and with Joshua Bell- Bruch Violin Concert #1 in G minor, Op 26, Prelude: Allegro moderato, Adagio and the Grand Finale: Allegro energico. And needless to say, it was "molto appassionato"......

JOSHUA BELL

Looking forward to Joshua Bell Live

 in Denver tonight! http://www.joshuabell.com/reviews/boettcher-concert-hall-denver

It's been such a long time.....

I know it's been such a great awhile, as my summer was overwhelmingly busy, but now I'm back and will try to catch up a bit.

Been traveling here and there, Denmark, Sweden, London, Paris to name a few. Squeezed in a visit to Bastille Opera House in Paris and saw the rarely performed "Il Trittico" by Puccini.

I miss you Freddie......

Is this the real life
Is this just fantasy
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Freddie Mercury


5 September 1946 - 24 November 1991

Freddie Mercury meant a lot to me growing up, as a teenager, he was my Idol. I loved opera and Freddie! Queen was my first concert, Freddie's musical talent along with his voice range was the best by far. He was a true talent!


Pictured with Montserrat Caballé the greatest soprano of all times!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury

The Tales of Hoffman

An Unfinished Tale...

Indeed, a tale of tales! Enjoyed the opening night (Saturday, November 7, 2009) of "Tales of Hoffman" at the Elle Caulkins Opera Colorado. It's my first time seeing this production, a production that showed an amazing talent, not only by the principles, but an amazing chorus, stage director, and production.


Overview Inspired by the tales of the German Romantic poet E.T.A. Hoffmann, the opera tours a dramatic dreamscape populated with beautiful courtesans, magical portraits and fantastical automatons. The lush music fuels the visual style of the stage design inspired by 19th century couture and Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. This innovative production brings to life Offenbach's vivid fantasy of a poet obsessed with four remarkable women – and the four villains bent on his destruction.Stage Director Renaud DoucetSet and Costume Design André BarbeConductor Emmanuel Joel-Hornak This production is a co-production between Opera Colorado, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Boston Lyric Opera.

Me and Julian Gavin, tenor- at Elle Caulkins Opera House
http://www.operacolorado.org/operas/hoffmann/