Thanks to our Best Opera Recording nomination for Volpone, we were in the slightly surreal and truly wonderful position of being able to attend last Sunday’s GRAMMY festivities in LA, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t file some sort of report. So… Wolfie Goes to LA! 80% of Success… Yes, the classical music industry
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An Honor to be Nominated. No, Really.
We have the great privilege of going to LA for the GRAMMYs this weekend! The Volpone recording nomination (one of 5 in the category of Best Opera Recording) meant that Wolf Trap, as the record label, was able to get a few tickets for the ceremonies. (GRAMMYs are for artists on the recording, and even
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I sat for an interview last week, and a typical question came up: “What was the biggest challenge you’ve faced so far in your career?” How coincidental that this interview came right after our recent oh-so-sweet GRAMMY news. For the fight for this Volpone recording was probably the biggest hurdle I’ve had to clear, at
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It’s been a bit of a wild ride over the last few days, as last week’s GRAMMY news eclipsed much of business as usual. We are working overtime to choose and cast next summer’s operas, and I haven’t forgotten my promise to post the list of most-offered arias during November’s audition tour. [UPDATE: These are
Read MoreCongratulations!
John Musto’s & Mark Campbell’s Volpone, recorded live at The Barns in 2007 and issued by Wolf Trap Recordings, has been nominated for a Grammy! Buy it here, buy or download here; or download from iTunes!
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