Sorry, I can’t help it. I LOVE this music! Where possible, I have used Porgy & Bess. Next week will feature some of the
Sunday Morning Opera: Black History Month, Part II
Category: Music
Sunday Morning Opera: Black History Month – Part I
Once upon a time there was an episode of Bonanza about the good people of Virginia City engaging the top opera singer of the
Sunday Morning Opera: Gerald Finley
Sunday Morning Opera: A Maltese Birthday
The past week included dueling tenor birthdays. Let’s face it, as beautiful as the Maltese Tenor is, Placi is venerable.
Sunday Morning Opera: Happy Birthday Placido Domingo
In the world of opera, it is rather interesting that the most dynamic tenor-baritone duo in history celebrates birthdays about a week apart. Last
Happy Birthday Sherrill Milnes
A birthday recital from the greatest voice this nation has ever produced, and the greatest baritone in the history of opera.
Sunday Morning Opera: Happy Birthday to the Greatest of Them All!
Sherrill Milnes has a birthday on Wednesday. I will be honoring him, all day, on Twitter, every hour on the hour for the entire
The Lasting Power of Hollywood
First published on May 23, 2018. Let’s get one thing perfectly clear. It doesn’t matter what one’s nationality or patriotic leanings are, the most
Sunday Morning Opera:Aida
Verdi’s masterpiece, Aida, premiered on December 24, 1871, at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo. Let’s be honest. There is only one clip that
Sunday Morning Opera: Oh Holy Night
I loath Christmas music that is sung poorly and six weeks before Christmas. Today is acceptable. It is December 23. And… We
Sunday Morning Opera: Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was born on 22 December 1858. It’s a good excuse for a little baritone festival – or…
Sunday Morning Opera: José Carreras
José Carreras, survivor, turned seventy-two on December 5. Having lost a cousin and several friends to the cancer which hit him, this is something
Sunday Morning Opera: A Recital for My Birthday
Today is my birthday. I’ve decided to have a recital of my favorites. One of the fun things about opera is the possibility of
Sunday Morning Opera: A Smackdown
Sunday Morning Opera: Remember
It will be a year on Thanksgiving day. We remember it for the loss of three critically important people. John F. Kennedy C. S.
Reflection of a POTUS
When a POTUS presents a Medal of Freedom it is a reflection of how he looks at the world. Donald Trump is being criticized
Sunday Morning Opera: The War to End All Wars
Sunday Morning Opera – Sir Bryn Terfel
Sunday Morning Opera: Don Giovanni
My obsessive love affair with opera began on the afternoon of May 6, 1978 when Sherrill Milnes walked onto the stage in Atlanta, where
Don’t Be a Janis
I think I angered someone on Facebook when I did not react as I should to a photo of an obviously stoned Janis Joplin.
Sunday Morning Opera: A Richard Tucker Gala
Live, the Universe, and Heartbreak
I hate this time of the year. I dread days that are dank, overcast, rainy, blustery, with dying leaves. I don’t like the first
Sunday Morning Opera: Pavarotti
The Great Luciano would have been 83 on October 12. We have another operatic birthday on October 16. I can’t do it. Just thinking
Sunday Morning Opera: Montserrat Caballé
We’ve lost another of the all-time greats. Montserrat Caballé, 12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018, has died in her beloved Barcelona. Her bel
Sunday Morning Opera: 50 Years of Placi at the Met!
Funny thing, I think I’ve seen Placido Domingo at the Met, more than any other tenor. I do think he is one of the
Sunday Morning Opera: It’s That Time of Year
If you are an opera freak like I am, tomorrow is Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Fourth of July, and a birthday all wrapped up
Sunday Morning Opera: Stormy Weather
Sunday Morning Opera: Shenandoah Smackdown
Sunday Morning Opera: Simon Keenlyside
The only possible way to describe the voice of Simon Keenlyside, who has a birthday this week, is elegant. Nothing else works. I love
