Opera Joe Interviews Zachary Gordin of Festival Opera about Alex Boyer’s Recital this March 20 and Much More!
How does a small, highly innovative opera company not only bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic, but return in triumph? In this conversation between Opera Joe McKesson and Zachary Gordin, you will find out.
Getting to Know the Artistry of Pianist Sebastien Dupuis
Several weeks ago we received a cordial email from the pianist Sebastien Dupuis. It included a link to a YouTube video of him playing “Chaisse-Neige,” No. 12 of Liszt’s Transcendental Études. Would we watch and listen to this video? Of course we would. We love the...
A Video Tribute to Maria Ewing, 1950-2022
If you love opera singers who exert a highly personal imprint on the roles they perform, chances are you are already a longtime fan of Maria Ewing, who passed away several days ago. Ewing performed both soprano and mezzo roles in Carmelites, Carmen, le Nozze di...
Opera Joe Interviews Andrew Giles Buckley of Hit and Run History
Two-time Emmy nominee Andrew Giles Buckley took time from the California shore, where his newest documentary is having its West Coast premiere.
Barry Lenson Interviews Composer Sean Hickey
https://youtu.be/kngv6W8nTr0 About Sean Hickey Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sean Hickey’s earliest music education began at age 12 with an electric guitar, a Peavey amp, and a stack of Van Halen records, the early ones of course. He studied jazz guitar at Oakland...
Opera Joe Interviews Anne Marie Ketchum Artistic Director of The Verdi Chorus
https://youtu.be/tewoaQJqoi8 On Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 14 at 2:00 pm. the amazing Verdi Chorus and its conductor Anne Marie Ketchum will introduce their 38th season with concerts at the First Presbyterian Church at 1220 2nd...
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