Saying Aufwiedersehen...Wednesday night, I attended a bittersweet get-together at Elise & Megan's place. It was a goodbye party for Joe, Eric, Jade & Scott. As I'd mentioned previously, they're all moving out to Los Angeles to pursue their careers in a new environment. We'll miss them all dearly. However, Joe and Eric have already mentioned the ( Read more... )

So here I am at 4:00pm Sunday afternoon blogging because I'm so unmotivated to do much of anything else. On the bright side, you get to hear about my life ever since last post on Saturday ( Read more... )

Die Zauberflöte had a pretty strong first two performances this past weekend. I'm quite happy with how it has turned out, with the exception of a few qualms (which I've mentioned ad nauseum at post-rehearsal/post-performance get-togethers, so what's the point of reiterating them?). Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller has not yet ( Read more... )

Magic Flute opens tonight. I think we're ready and (hopefully) rested for the opening performance. Wednesday night, some of us celebrated the end of rehearsals by singing Karaoke (Joy busted out some Donna Summer; I sang 'that song' from Dreamgirls) and dancing the night away ( Read more... )

Hey all, I'm in a much better mood since my last blog post. Just so you know.

How appropriate that my userpic rotation landed on the "birdcage" option, becuase I'm happy to report that Magic Flute is in full swing. We've been blocking the opera since Tuesday, and tonight we begin to review, review, and review. Half the fun of doing a UAO ( Read more... )

Hello blog, and blogreaders...I've neglected you for too long. Let's never be apart this long again ( Read more... )

I think this may be the one and only year my estimated federal tax return will be MORE than the entire amount of $$$ I have to pay out to the State of Illinois. I could hope this is a trend-setter, but I'm not that optimistic ( Read more... )

Good evening. The following may be of no news to my blog-reading faithful (all 10 of you), but I wanted to make this announcement only after the contracts had been inked. I am proud to officially announce that I have two jobs this summer with Union Avenue Opera. I shall be singing the role of Zweiter Priester (and ensemble) in Die Zauberflöte as ( Read more... )

Thursday, I went to see The Light in the Piazza. What a great way to warm myself up during this ugly cold spell in St. Louis. It was everything I had expected it to be. My beliefs about Piazza were well re-inforced. Adam Guettel has crafted a rare modern musical that doesn't rely on loud amplification, special effects, overwrought singing, etc ( Read more... )

I learned that my nephew's 3rd birthday party will be a pirate-themed event. His dad tried to steer him towards a "Curious George" theme, but William insisted on a pirate theme if only to say "arrr...matey" while brandishing a pirate-hook. Cute kid, lemme tell ya. The party will be held at a local YMCA, so it will also include swimming... ( Read more... )