PROGRAM -Tu pupila es azul -Besa el aura From “Tres Poemas” by Joaquín Turina -“O quand je dors” by Franz Liszt -“Les lilas” from Clairières dans le ciel by Lili Boulanger -“The Fire aria” from L’Enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel -Nocturne in C# minor N°20 by Frédéric Chopin -“Après un rêve” by Gabriel Fauré -“Lahore” from Quatre poèmes hindous by Maurice Delage -“Villanelle” by Eva dell’Acqua -“Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini Saturday, June 5, 2021 LIVE from The JUILLIARD SCHOOL Born in Coulommiers in the Paris region, France, soprano Lila Dufy is currently studying with Edith Wiens in the Artist Diploma program in Opera Studies at the Juilliard School. She began her musical training at sixteen, studying vocal art, cello, and piano. After a bachelor’s degree in musicology and a Vocal Art Diploma, she left France to study at the Université de Montréal, where she got a Master degree in Voice Performance with Rosemarie Landry, and lives now in New York City. In 2021, Ms. Dufy will take part in the Académie d’Aix-en-Provence in France, and she will create the title role of Miguela, an opera by Theodore Dubois, at the Festival Classica in Montreal. She will also perform the role of Young Alice in the opera Glory Denied by T. Cipullo at Columbus Opera. She was about to make her debut in Carnegie Hall as a soloist in 2020, but the pandemic prevented it from happening, among many other things. While opera is her
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An “electrifying” (Benjamin Goron, Soritesjazznights) pianist and composer with an “acute sense of musical narrative” (Arnaud Veydarier, la Scena) who “has a clear idea of the musical road he’s chosen to walk and is unafraid of exploring extremes beyond the well-beaten path of jazz standards and the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic precedents” (Peter Hum, The Ottawa Citizen), Daniel Arthur is a rising star in the Seattle music scene. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington as part of a musical family, Arthur began studying classical piano at the age of 6 with Ann Cummings. He got an early start with jazz when he joined his middle school’s jazz program at age 13. It was in Seattle where Arthur also developed his love for musical theatre, playing for productions of “Avenue Q.”, “Mulan, Jr.” and “Sweeney Todd”. At 17, he began his relationship with the Seattle Opera Company working as a pianist for their summer programs. With the Seattle Opera, Arthur worked on operas such as “Dido and Aeneas”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “The Tender Land”. While in high school, Arthur received an outstanding soloist award at the Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition. Before graduating, Arthur put on a full recital of Leo Ornstein’s piano music. This diverse musical background served as a springboard for Arthur’s musical career. In 2013, Arthur moved to Montreal to study at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. There he studied with jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc and drummer/composer John Hollenbeck while at McGill and has shared the
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SONGS FOR MY MOTHER Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano Kunal Lahiry, pianist Saturday, April 3, 2021 Enjoy the 54-minute recital from these two beautiful artists. Here is the 27-minute interview. You must input the password, which is provided next to the link. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/1qmzHpfESo4LMpGcRszrkCtq8CUnYvLLK3HWMGZAUO2nFbgcPyx8IXAmA22HC3mO.jxFp0UIeoJAMjCdQ Passcode: uaTk+t4i Rebecca began her 2019/20 season at the Teatro Municipal Sao Paolo reprising her role as Lumee in the Pulitzer Prize winning Opera prism and then singing various roles in a concert version of Weill’s Der Silversee and Blitzstein’s No for an Answer. She then debuted with the Oldenburgische Staatsballet singing as the soloist in VANITAS by Sciarrino. The engagements that were cancelled included prism at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Bach St. John’s Passion with the Florida Orchestra, Garderobiere/ Gymnasiast in Lulu with the Cleveland Orchestra and The Metropolitan Opera, and The Dutchess in Weill’s The Firebrand of Florence at Tanglewood. Future seasons include debuts at the Spoleto Festival and Opera Philadelphia in world premieres and directing Die Fledermaus in Berlin. Last season, Rebecca debuted with Los Angeles Opera and Beth Morrison Projects as Lumee in Reid’s prism. She also returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin for Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire with Donald Runnicles conducting, Mercedes in Carmen, Zweite Dame in die Zauberflöte and New York Festival of Song to reprise Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles on tour. Ms. Loeb spent five seasons in the ensembles of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Hamburgische Staatsoper, in which her performances included Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Rosina in
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Please enjoy this 48-minute recital by the fabulous Dana-Pundt Barbosa, soprano, and Brad Caldwell, piano. Below is the link to our 23-minute zoom interview after they finished their last set with some special guest appearances. You’ll need to type in the passcode. Passcode: 5UC#ALYU https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/YuQpP-kyJclvOQ0lJTjzYhXh5v-g1mZp6le-Yigp88e-WiDw8o6LbFGeFCpht2q7eZ5WNxiIsLwu6Hr5.6SkP12YuL8aTcDP3?autoplay=true&startTime=1613869737000 Dana Pundt-Barbosa, soprano, was born and raised in a small town once known as “Hog Eye, TX” but now called Liberty City. With little in the way of classical music in the area, it was perhaps a kismetic occurrence when Opera East Texas opened its doors. It was here, in the front row of an English production of Madame Butterfly, where her passion for opera was ignited. After high school, she went on to earn both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Vocal Performance at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. She has also been honored to participate in several prestigious training and outreach programs, including Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Iowa, Des Moines Metro Opera, and Seattle Opera. Some of her recent roles include Blanche in Poulenc’s Dialogue of the Carmelites, Anna Gomez in Menotti’s The Consul, the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, the 2n d Niece in Britten’s Peter Grimes, Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, Semele in Handel’s Semele, Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, the Marchesa del Poggio in Verdi’s Un Giorno di regno, Amelia in Verdi’s U n ballo in maschera, and Amelia in Verdi’s Simon
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FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSES! 1. Introduction to organic farm life (February 12, 2021) 2. Food, farming and microbes (February 26, 2021) 3. Whole Food integration (March 12, 2021) 4. Salads and Dressings (March 26, 2021) Sarabeth Rings is an organic farmer. Living on the remote east side of Maui is where she learned to grow food, cultivate healthy soil, and create simple meals that nourish the body and delight the senses. Her belief that life should be fun, delicious, and nourishing shows up in all ways of her life. Sarabeth grew up in a small town in upstate NY, since then has lived all over the world including Canada where she received a degree from Dalhousie University in International Development. After university she moved to South Korea, which expanded her understanding of food, wellness and immersion of diet into ones life. Spending much time traveling and enjoying food in Mexico and Central America she settled down in the central Pacific islands of Hawaii, to be closer to family, which Sarabeth has called home for over a decade. Currently Sarabeth is manager of Laulima Farm, which she co-managed and co-created with her husband Josh. In 2019, Josh died from a terrible accident which forever changed the future for Sarabeth. Since Josh’s passing, Sarabeth has fully committed to taking care of the farm on a new level. Simplifying, and focusing on what is nourishing to maintain both the health of the land and also for the healing of her heart, was the first
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Interview with Gemma Guilford ANF Therapy Practitioner and Global Educator Part 1 of 3 Part 2 of 3 Part 3 of 3
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Interviews with Anthony Laciura Metropolitan Opera star, President and Director of New York Dramatic Voices Anthony Laciura, President and Director of New York Dramatic Voices is most recently known as ‘Eddie Kessler’, the right-hand man to Steve Buscemi’s ‘Nucky Thompson’ on four seasons of HBO’s highly acclaimed series, Boardwalk Empire. Mr. Laciura is the recipient of two SAG Actor awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role on Boardwalk Empire. Entertainment Weekly has named Mr. Laciura in the top 25 Comic Relief in TV Dramas All-Stars, for his portrayal of ‘Eddie’. Mr. Laciura has also appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Company in more than 800 performances and is known internationally for his work as an operatic tenor. The first time Mr. Laciura debuted at the Met was with Pavarotti in 1982, in the opera Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Strauss. Laciura then recorded Manon Lescaut by Puccini on the Deutsche Grammophon label with Pavarotti, and finally, Laciura appeared with Pavarotti in his last scheduled gala at the Met, in Tosca by Puccini. Mr. Laciura recorded Madama Butterfly with Jose Carreras on the Deutsche Grammophon label and toured with him on several productions. During Mr. Laciura’s time as a comprimario at the Met, the Washington Post labeled him… “The Clown Prince of Opera…one of the outstanding character-tenors of our time.” The New York Times’ leading music critic simply stated that he is “a master of such roles,” and Terrence McNally announced during a radio broadcast that,
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Interview with Jody Mountain Ke Ala Hōkū teacher and practitioner Jody Mountain is a dancer, choreographer and teacher with 25 years experience in various forms of movement dynamics and healing modalities. Since 1989, she has been studying, practicing and teaching the art of Ancient Lomi Lomi and it’s foundations in Ancient Hawaiian Wisdom. Jody has studied with Kahu Abraham Kawa’i, Aua’ia, Maka’i’ole, Uliama and brings forward the teaching of this lineage. Jody also practices and facilitates Core & Cellular Healing — a modern form of Ancient Hawaiian Ho’oponopono. She is a licensed massage therapist and teacher in the state of Hawai’i, and has dedicated her life to sharing the depth and vibrancy of this profound work with others as a vehicle for awakened consciousness. In addition to her ongoing work on Maui, Jody has taken this Life-Changing work to Japan, Canada, the USA mainland, Spain, Switzerland and Ireland, and continues to offer Trainings, Retreats and Private Sessions. See below for more details of Jody’s background in Dance, Ancient Lomi Lomi and Core & Cellular Healing. Part 1 of 3 Part 2 of 3 Part 3 of 3
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