Thursday 7/21 – 10:45am NSO load-in Temp: 91 NSO Stage Manger Donny reports that partway through the orchestra rehearsal at the Kennedy Center yesterday, the AC went out. Players thought it was an evil plot to acclimate them to what lies ahead today and tomorrow. Would’ve been a nice idea, but we’re not that smart.
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Sweeney Live Blog: T-44
Thursday 7/21 – 12:30am Overnight tech call #1. Temp: 83 Oh, yeah.. there’s this thing about doing opera outdoors… the only time you can tech is when it’s dark…the middle of the night. Agenda: Change over onstage electrics (pop show just loaded out), bring projectors and screen to trim, set risers, focus front of house,
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Tuesday night at 7:30 – Meet the people behind this Friday’s Sweeney Todd production! A free event at Wolf Trap’s Center for Education, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna VA.
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16 talented, generous, resilient, smart and energetic singers + Scenes from some of the best operas ever = The 2011 Studio Spotlight. Amazing. Showcasing the 2011 Studio Artists Sopranos Amy Owens, Jacqueline Piccolino & Claudia Rosenthal Mezzo-sopranos Jill Phillips, Aleksandra Romano & Allegra De Vita Tenors Jake Armstrong, Jason Lee, Dustin Lucas & Galeano Salas
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Today, a guest post from my partner in crime, Lee Anne Myslewski, the WTOC Administrative Director. (Although as you’ll see below, that job title is barely sufficient…) The Inspector, the opera that we started this whole crazy season with, has an aria about shoes. (I like to call it my aria…we acolytes of Imelda treasure
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Another afternoon in the theatre with Steve Blier proved to be a memorable experience. A full house, an adventurous and dedicated cast, and some irreverent and beautiful music. These concerts undergo many changes in the several months leading up to the performance. Steve puts forth a number of options for the cast we’ve assembled, and
Read MoreWe’ve Been Busy
Promise to write soon….
Read MoreA Movie for the Stage
I’ve spent the last few weeks combing Sondheim’s Finishing the Hat. In the preface to the Sweeney Todd chapter, the composer writes: “Sweeney Todd has been called by people who care about categories everything from an opera to a song cycle. When pressed, I have referred to it as a dark operetta, but just as
Read MoreSing Me a Rainbow, Paint Me a Dream
Yesterday morning, five of our Studio Artists and one of our coaching fellows took their latest project to Children’s National Medical Center’s New Horizons Cultural Arts Program. They paired songs by Rossini, Copland, Wildhorn, Bareilles and others with original artwork by Children’s National patients. Sincere thanks to Claudia Rosenthal, Aleks Romano, Jason Lee, Stephen Pace,
Read More“At Last… My Cast is Complete Again!”
(Yes, that was a geeky Sweeney reference, for those of you who are as nerdy as I.) The Kennedy Center production of Follies that just swept through town on its way to Broadway took a few Wolf Trap casualties with it. Conductor James Moore was to have been here with us this week, prepping our
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