Jenine Tesori is a familiar name on Broadway, as composer of such successful theatrical ventures as “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Shrek, the Musical”. Tesori, in collaboration with other artists with Broadway successes, librettist Tony Kusnher, and Stage Director Francesca Zambello, created a one act opera, based on a few hours in the life of playwright [...]
Entries from August 2011
The Pittsingers as the O’Neills in Tesori’s “Blizzard on Marblehead Neck” – Glimmerglass, August 13, 2011
August 18th, 2011
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New from Arthur Bloomfield’s Time Machine: Visiting the Oldtime Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli
August 17th, 2011
Perhaps you readers have heard the term “house conductor.” This translates as a musician who works or worked more or less exclusively in radio or recordings, and likely had administrative duties as well, such as the now-forgotten Piero Coppola who ran the artistic side of French HMV in the Thirties besides presiding over many recordings and good [...]
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Pictures at an Exhibition: John Musto’s Opera “Later the Same Evening” Brings Edward Hopper’s Art to Life: Glimmerglass, August 13, 2011
August 16th, 2011
The 2011 Glimmerglass Opera festival presented a double bill of 21st century one act operas, designed to illuminate the lives or art of early 20th century artists. The first half of the double bill was a 75 minute opera entitled “Later the Same Evening”. [Below: Sheldon Segal (Neal Ferreira) and Rose Segal (Andrea Carroll); edited [...]