Yes, it lives! Meaning me, of course. The last few weeks have been busy but now it’s D Day. Porgy & Bess is no longer abstract. It is here.
Opera Anatomy
Porgy & Mess
Oy! Putting together an opera is not for the squeamish. It takes a very special breed of conductor to specialize in this particular art form and my hat’s off to them.
Hearing the roar of de Lyon
Sometimes a person has to be hit over the head before he/she/it realizes the opportunity in front of them. All to often I am that person.
Bring out yer Dead!
This will be the first in a long series of posts which will center around France. That country is going to be the epicenter of my life for a while as I will be conducting Porgy and Bess at the Opera de Lyon in May, rehearsals starting in early April. But that’s Lyon – this post is about Paris and those who used to walk the streets of the City of Lights.