pianist, opera coach, conductor, writer
One of the great things about the Glimmerglass summer is that, in addition to our four operas, we play a large number of other concerts. Some of these are part of the Glimmerglass calendar, and some are chamber music concerts we organize on our own. I’ve had the pleasure of … Continue Reading →
So the last few days at Glimmerglass have been overwhelming. Yesterday we played our fifth performance of Ariadne with one of American’s great Ariadnes in attendance. Miss Jessye Norman herself was in the house! She gave a masterclass yesterday afternoon before the show, and was elegance personified as she kindly and firmly … Continue Reading →
Once agan I’ve let my Saturday deadline slip by. This time it’s because of heavy reading and correspondence over the weekend centered around the labor strife at the Metropolitan Opera. Negotiations there are contentious and there’s talk of locking out the unions and delaying the season. I was part of … Continue Reading →
My mother turns 75 this weekend, and I’m listening Slow in her honor. She made her debut in 1939, so I thought a few compositions from that same year might be the appropriate tribute on this page. What was happening in the musical world seventy-five years ago? The answer, as … Continue Reading →
We had our season preview concert up at Glimmerglass today, a very cool event where people from the area come into our house to get a taste of our four shows. It’s also wonderful for the company, because it’s our first chance to see our colleague’s work. The reaction was … Continue Reading →