pianist, opera coach, conductor, writer
Are you free at 1 pm EDT this Saturday, May 14? Our Nozze di Figaro from last summer’s Wolf Trap festival will be broadcast on WETA-FM at that time. Give a listen at 90.9 if you are a denizen of Our Nation’s Capitol, or listen online. This is a great new partnership between … Continue Reading →
Yesterday I was privileged to spend some time with the lovely young artists at the Castleton Festival working on Wagner and Strauss. How good it is to see people working to carry on the legacy of Maestro Loren Maazel, including my U-M colleague Stanford Olsen who’s now the head of CATS, … Continue Reading →
Opening night of Nozze: done! Congratulations to our cast, crew, and everyone involved. Three more performances, and I wish there were more. There just can’t be enough of this opera. See you tomorrow at the matinee for more shenanigans and infidelity! And check out this great article on Kim Witman, Wolf Trap Opera’s … Continue Reading →
I’m writing in a state of exhilaration after our first orchestra reading for Nozze at Wolf Trap. What a joy to be back with the musicians of the Washington, DC area. It’s such a rich scene! There’s so much going on here – symphony, opera, oratorio, chamber music. Players are skilled and … Continue Reading →
Hello from Vienna, Virginia, where we are halfway through rehearsals for Le nozze di Figaro. I’m loving my cast and my team, and feeling very lucky to be part of this fruitful atmosphere. And I wanted to share an article I wrote about this most wonderful opera – actually about one of … Continue Reading →