My Supertitle Life: Recent Episodes
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Episode 5 - Places, Please...
Just a quick blogcast to relate how opening night of Tannhauser went.
Also to explain that starting next week (for one week only) there will be a small break in my blogcasts as I don't have any opera rehearsals or work next week.
I get a small break... (Whoo! Hoo!)
Starting the following week (February 7th) will be my first blogcast for the Cav/Pag* shows.
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- Cavelleria Rusticana/Il Pagliacci
Episode 4 - Four Songs and a Funeral
Discussion of Acts 1 and 2 of Tannhauser (where we've been) Round out discussion of Act 3 Rehearsals thus far The Principal Cast (my impressions) Vocal comparisons of the Pilgrims Chorus End Credits
Episode 3 - There Be Swords!
We hold off on discussing Act 3 for next week's show...
- I discuss the staging of the show thus far and how it is all panning out
- A brief story about meeting Ian Campbell (Gen Dir of SD Opera) during one of the rehearsals
- The season line up and how it plays out
- The sinister background of a Chorus coupling in Act 2... now YOU know the story!
- Humorous opera stories from my past...
-Wrap up and end notes...
Episode 2 - The Great Hall
Opening Remarks and Quotes
Tannhauser - Act 1 Recap Act 2 Discussion Rehearsal Notes Sign off...
A Blogcast about William's involvement with the San Diego Opera and their current season starting at the end of January 2008 with a production of Tannhauser.
Topics this round are:
Who is Richard Wagner? What is Tannhauser? Discussion and overview of Act 1 How rehearsals are progressing with the Opera company
Short amusing anecdotes about prior performances of Tannhauser and of Richard Wagner in general.'
Sign off and Credits.