The mysteries of unemployment insurance explained in detail
In addition to resolutions by a professional singer and a student singer, CS decided to add someone on the audition circuit. We found a tenor in his early 20s. At
I recently had the great honor of being part of the Kennedy Center Honors where Luciano was being given the award along with Julie Andrews, Jack Nicholson and others. He was humble when the applause was directed at him. Jack had to put his arm around him to comfort while the thousands in the audience stood and cheered in his honor. It was very moving to watch. This is a man who seems to say thank you to God each time he’s in the spotlight. His work in raising money for poor and war-torn children around the world is not a well-publicized fact in the operatic world, but it was highlighted that December evening in front of the President, the honorees and us. I’m glad that I experienced this after I had interviewed him and not before. That afternoon we spoke I was in enough awe—I didn’t need to tear up as well.
A review of Tchaikovsky’s and Rachmaninov’s Complete Song Texts by Laurence R. Richter, Leyerle Publications, $20.
It doesn’t do a lot of good to be the greatest singer in the world if you don’t get to share that talent with people. When you are starting your career, the job of getting the word out is on your shoulders. Here’s a thumbnail view of what to do.
Dear Editor: I enjoyed the review of Presser’s Sheet Music CD —I’d already purchased the CD. Three things—the first an error: Charpentier, not Massenet, wrote “Louise” and “Depuis le jour.”
Singers sometimes feel that they have to live in New York to have a career. Michele Baron is living proof that you can have a career anywhere in the world.
AGMA Sues NYCO The American Guild of Musical Artists filed a lawsuit against the New York City Opera on Dec. 18 because the NYCO failed to pay $160,058 in health
I remembered Mr. Brown from the summer of ‘84 at the Brevard Music Festival in Brevard, North Carolina; he sang the role of Faust, I was a high school scholarship participant. This interview happened just moments after Mr. Brown had participated in a recital of music by T.J. Anderson on March 9, 1997 at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The recital was one of the many performances taking place during the Symposium for the National Black Music Caucus of the Music Educators National Conference. Our meeting was rather impromptu. Although he had come to Symposium to rekindle relationships with old friends and composers, he deemed it necessary to speak to me immediately.
I remembered Vinson Cole from an article I read in Opera News in December of 1989 entitled ’Accentuate the Positive’. The article mentioned that he was performing regularly with Seattle Opera so I decided to try to find him through the Internet Directory in Seattle, Washington. I have to admit that I was surprised to find his address, phone number and e-mail address. I was surprised yet again when Mr. Cole phoned me from Leipzig, after having received an e-mail and a phone message from me. The phone interview lasted approximately forty-five minutes.
This interview took place on March 8, 1997 in Savannah, Georgia, at the Mulberry Inn. We met at 10am for brunch. He presented himself as a dignified yet warm individual, with a wonderful sense of humor. Though brunch lasted only half an hour, the interview lasted two hours; beginning with casual conversation and then moving on to prepared questions.
Talents come in different shapes and colors: You can overcome adversity with extra effort.
