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A Little Madness In The Spring
We are 9 days away from opening night, people. Pretty soon, we’ll be out of the rehearsal hall and on stage. But not before I got some snapshots…
Suck it, Edgardo! Lucia is mine now–and we have the marriage certificate to prove it. (The empty champagne glasses, too.)
Honestly, I’m not sure if all these umbrellas are [...]
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We’re All Mad Here
At rehearsal of the “mad scene”…
Sometimes opera rehearsals just look like really awkward meetings–where there’s guns and knifes.
Nili: Oh, Tomer, you’re the best director EVER!
Tomer: All I’m doing is subbing in as Edgardo for Scott.
Kris (in background): Why doesn’t Tomer hold me like that? Baritones have needs, too.
My gal Val Valerie, doing her [...]
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For Newbies
I like to think I’m the inspiration for this event (even though they maligned my species as afraid of opera, which clearly I’m not.) Nonetheless, I will be there, and if you haven’t tried opera before or have friends who are hesitant, this is the perfect introduction.
Email Paul at jarrett@operacleveland.org if you want to come!.
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The Only Time You’ll Hear Our Opera Singers On Microphones
You would think opera singers would be the loudest talkers ever. I mean, their singing voice can powerfully carry through a huge theater. But, no. Maybe they just save their voices for all the singing, but they can be some soft talkers.
Fortunately, we have learned to provide a mic at our Meet the Cast events. [...]
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The Madness Begins
Rehearsals for Lucia di Lammermoor have begun! Here’s a few of the peeps I will be hanging out with for the next few weeks, as they prepare for the stage:
Don’t let the smile fool you–Jordan Shanahan plays the bad guy in this opera.
Here’s our Edgardo–tenor Scott Piper. If he appears to know how to handle [...]
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Opera, Literally
Opera…Literature…some of the finer things in life. (And by finer, I mean “good,” not snootier.) We get to combine the two often at Opera Cleveland. For instance, our Meet the Cast events are held at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Legacy Village.
And, we just happen to have a Meet the Cast event coming up–Wednesday, April 28 [...]
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Lucia, Mini-Me Style
It’s rare that I get to do a big reveal on this here blog, but today…today is different. (And not because it’s 4/20.) It happens to be exactly one month from opening night of Lucia di Lammermoor, and I get to share some of our set designs with you.
As you may recall from prior blogs, [...]
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Dear Blog
I miss you. I hope we can be together soon.
Lurve,Carl
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A Chorus Line
I’m a 9-5 kind of chicken. (And it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere.) So I’m often not around when our chorus rehearses for a production, which is typically in the evenings. Thus, they are derived of the pleasure of my company and I of theirs. ‘Tis a shame.
Because they rock. (In operatic fashion, of course.)
So I’m [...]
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Going Underground