… I have the Canzonetta going through me head now, I’m going to bless all of you with it as well. I’m nice that way. Go figure. I really do love the aria (and there’s not even an oboe in it!), but sometimes I wish a tune would go away for a little while. Know [...]
Archive of entries posted on 25th July 2008
Another Version (No car)
Act 1, No. 1 (numbered not by aria or scene, but just the order of the videos) and moving on … Act 1, No. 2 Act 1, No. 3 (I’ll probably post more later. Stay tuned.) We have our final rehearsal in the rehearsal hall today. Then it’s on to the theatre. In Cowell I’m [...]
Classical Music Photography
You know in Roman Holiday when the photographer takes pictures of Audrey Hepburn all day with a cigarette lighter camera? Do tiny cameras exist that an orchestra could attach to music stands to take photos while each member was playing a certain movement or something? I would love to see some shots like that displayed [...]
Would You Bring Me Home?
In a concert hall, an audience member making a ruckus can be an annoyance. When the commotion comes from a white and black Shih Tzu ensconced on the couch, it’s more cute than irritating. Still, the sound of paw cleaning was enough of a distraction at a recent private concert by members of Mercury Baroque [...]
Act 1, beginning
Mozart. Don Giovanni. And a car.
MQOD
To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop. -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart