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Episode 5 - Places, Please...

Just a quick blogcast to relate how opening night of Tannhauser went.

Also to explain that starting next week (for one week only) there will be a small
break in my blogcasts as I don't have any opera rehearsals or work next week.

I get a small break... (Whoo! Hoo!)

Starting the following week (February 7th) will be my first blogcast for the Cav/Pag*
shows.



* - Cavelleria Rusticana/Il Pagliacci

Episode 4 - Four Songs and a Funeral

Discussion of Acts 1 and 2 of Tannhauser (where we've been)
Round out discussion of Act 3
Rehearsals thus far
The Principal Cast (my impressions)
Vocal comparisons of the Pilgrims Chorus
End Credits

Episode 3 - There Be Swords!

We hold off on discussing Act 3 for next week's show...

- I discuss the staging of the show thus far and how it is all panning out
- A brief story about meeting Ian Campbell (Gen Dir of SD Opera) during one of the rehearsals
- The season line up and how it plays out
- The sinister background of a Chorus coupling in Act 2... now YOU know the story!
- Humorous opera stories from my past...

-Wrap up and end notes...

Episode 2 - The Great Hall

Opening Remarks and Quotes

Tannhauser -
Act 1 Recap
Act 2 Discussion
Rehearsal Notes
Sign off...

A Blogcast about William's involvement with the San Diego Opera and their current season starting at the end of January 2008 with a production of Tannhauser.

Topics this round are:

Who is Richard Wagner?
What is Tannhauser?
Discussion and overview of Act 1
How rehearsals are progressing with the Opera company

Short amusing anecdotes about prior performances of
Tannhauser and of Richard Wagner in general.'

Sign off and Credits.