Four years ago we flew into Houston on election night and went to a memorable party chez WTOC alum Ryan McKinny, complete with a wall-sized electoral college map. Ryan and his family are in Switzerland right now, but this isn’t going to stop us from enjoying some Election Day inspiration, courtesy of Ryan’s young daughter
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Flying South!
It’s Saturday, and it’s CVG-DFW-IAH day. We’re leaving chilly Cincinnati for toasty Texas, and doing so from an almost completely deserted airport. (We’re 2 for 2 this week, as departure from Dulles on Wednesday was also eerily lonesome.) Cincinnati was only chilly temperature-wise, for the way that CCM embraces us is always heart-warming. Many thanks
Read MoreAria Results for the Patient Guys
Yeah, I know. You low voices are always at the bottom of every list. But I always save the best for last. Your aria frequency data is ready; click through here and here or click on the images at left and right. Compared to last year, baritones have a few new entrants near the top
Read MoreTamino’s Reign Continues
The tenor aria frequency list is ready for your enjoyment, available by clicking here or on the image at left. Dies Bildnis is not an easy sing, but Tamino’s aria was offered by just over half of this year’s tenors. (Keep in mind that we require either a Mozart, Handel or Rossini aria, so that
Read MoreL’ira di sabbia
Philadelphia auditions (at left, Mary Poppins and friends leaving Curtis Institute) and travel to DC were completed before the Tropical Storm Hurricane Frankenstorm reached the east coast. We do plan to be in Cincinnati for auditions by Thursday. Car rental reservation has been made, in case there aren’t enough planes at Dulles to fly us
Read MoreMezzo Data!
Today,we are in Philadelphia, hearing as many auditions as we can from the singers who managed to get here in the Calm Before Frankenstorm. Wish us luck as we swim back to DC tonight! And for your enjoyment, a continuation of audition tour data – this year’s list of mezzo arias. Clicking through should show
Read MorePod that Cast!
Heaven help me, I’m podcasting. Now in addition to reading my blog rants, you can listen to me ramble… If you’re a podcast nerd (as I am), you can subscribe to the feed and get updates whenever they’re released. Click here. If you want to listen to one of the first few audios, you can
Read MoreWait No Longer, Sopranos…
OK, ladies… here’s your iteration of the Soprano Aria Frequency List for this audition tour. Clicking through should show you a large PDF. I churn these statistics by downloading all of the arias that sopranos include in their 4-aria list, then sorting by the number of times each aria is mentioned. This year I summarized
Read MoreLongest One-Site Stand of the Tour
Guest post by Lee Anne Myslewski “I’ll always love you, though, New York” is the final line of one of my favorite pop songs (The singer is Ryan Adams, for the record.) And now that we’re here, that line rings through my head at intervals – pushing through a crowded street, looking out of the
Read MoreSinging on the Left Coast
We’ve heard some exciting singing here on the west coast; probably more “big” rep (Verdi, Puccini, Wagner etc) than we’ll hear the whole rest of the tour. (No judgment, just an observation.) Great work from folks in young artist programs in San Francisco, LA, Seattle, Portland and more, as well as terrific singing from students
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