4 recent chances for professional growth: clockwise from bottom right: This Monday morning featured another seminar in our professional development series. Sean Michael Gross of 21C Media Group spoke to our young artists on the topic of “The 21st Century Singer: What You Need to Know about PR and Digital Media.” For now more than
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Day 28: Administrative Menu for a Sunday in June
First, an appetizer of schedule planning for the week ahead: Who picks up whom from which airport, how we split opera and NSO duty next weekend (Emanuel Ax! Audra McDonald!) and when each of us can stay home for a few hours so we don’t all get burnt out at the same time… Pictured above: Palate cleanser –
Read MoreDay 27: Opera, Crowdsource Style
This beautiful June 13 had among its riches our interactive and one-of-a-kind Aria Jukebox concert. Before the performance, the audience and artists gathered for wine, cheese, banter, and good-natured lobbying for favorite arias. Participants put their tokens, coins and $20 bills in the jukeboxes to choose which pieces each singer would offer. (It’s been suggested that we roll
Read MoreDay 26: Congratulations, Figaro & Susanna!
They did it. They got hitched, and the 350 people who came to the wedding tonight at The Barns reveled in their story, their love, their foibles, and their hijinks. (They’ll do it again 3 more times over the next week just to make sure it sticks.) Tomorrow at 3: Aria Jukebox. No rest for the
Read MoreDay 25: Bass Christian Zaremba in the Artist Spotlight
During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from bass Christian Zaremba, Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro and the King of Egypt in Verdi’s Aida in Concert. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify
Read MoreDay 24: Mezzo-soprano Jenni Bank in the Artist Spotlight
During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from mezzo-soprano Jenni Bank, Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro and Samira in The Ghosts of Versailles. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you can identify in pointing
Read MoreDay 23: The Figaro Photo Gallery
Getting this in under the wire… at 2 minutes till midnight on day 23 :) Enjoy this quick edit of photos from tonight’s orchestra tech rehearsal! Opening on Friday.
Read MoreDay 22: Sitz(Wandel)probe!
(Blogged while sitting in the back of the theatre, basking in the Sitzprobe.:)) This beast we call “tech week” consists of 5 consecutive days of increasing complexity, culminating in a final dress rehearsal. In quick succession, the cast moves onto the set, don scostumes and hair/makeup, and transitions from piano accompaniment to full orchestra. In our
Read MoreDay 21: L’instigrammagio di Figaro
The Figaro cast has taken over the Wolf Trap Instagram feed on this lovely Sunday evening, on the occasion of our second Piano Tech rehearsal! Don’t be satisfied with the mosaic photo above this post: fire up that Instagram account on your phone or tablet, search for Wolf_Trap, and follow us! You can’t post on Instagram from
Read MoreDay 20: Bass-baritone Thomas Richards in the Artist Spotlight
During the 2015 season, the blog will feature interviews with our Filene Young Artists. Today, we hear from bass-baritone Thomas Richards, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, and a cast member of Steven Blier’s Rodgers Family concert. Which experience(s) most influenced your decision to become a professional singer? What’s the earliest point in your life that you
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