Monday, December 19, 2011

late in December....

This has been a busy month - our Studio Artists just finished their first "half" with us - and what a busy December it was - staging our kid's opera, The Three Little Pigs, three carol concerts with our great partner Alterra Coffee, (which we then recorded for later release!), and finally five performances as soloists in Messiah, with the Milwaukee Symphony, and wonderful guest conductor Christopher Seaman - that is quite a month!
I am hearing some auditions tomorrow, and gearing up for 2012! -
How is the "audition season" going for you out there? It remains difficult, but I can't help feeling there is a crack of sunlight in the optimism department in opera.....
what are your thoughts on that?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Off subject, but very exciting....

We just learned last night that our recording of Aldridge's Elmer Gantry has been nominated for three Grammy Awards! Needless to say, I am very excited.....