Bohème and Beethoven, Grand Rapids and Jacksonville

I’m at it again with the coat.  This time in Michigan, I believe another new state for me.  Actually, I have not only never sung there, but I think I have not yet even been to Michigan.  So this is a win for me professionally and personally!  A win for Michigan, no doubt.    Boys [...]

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My first Raimondo – BCO

It’s been a whirlwind of travel and singing for this red-headed bass as of late.  After a very successful run of Figaro in El Paso last weekend, I was home for a day before saddling my horse for the trek down to Baltimore to sing my first Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor March 23 and [...]

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Bartolo takes El Paso

“Tutta Siviglia….conosce Bartolo!”

…and after this weekend, March 15-18, so will El Paso. As you can see from this billboard next to I-10 East just before the exit labeled as the “Gateway to Juarez,” El Paso Opera is doing Le Nozze di Figaro with a very talented cast.  Artistic and General Director, David Grabarkewitz, is [...]

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Bohème in Jacksonville

I don’t think I’ve ever sung in Florida.  That, my friends, is about to change.  I’m going coat slinging in Actionville.

This weekend I head to Jacksonville, FL.  I know it as “Actionville,” as one of my college buddies from there used to call it, and I will be there to sing Colline in La [...]

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St. Louis Symphony Sarastro

Last week I returned from a fantastic experience and great honor in singing with the St. Louis Symphony.  The history of this orchestra is just amazing and it was so cool to see the pictures, posters, and autographs from so many of the legends that have performed with them over the years.  I was there [...]

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