Obituary - The Legacy of Van Cliburn Lives
The death of pianist Van Cliburn today underscores a legacy that will set example and live on in pianistic grandeur.
The INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION in Russia brought Van Cliburn's path and my path together, as first pianist and first vocalist in history to win the GOLD MEDAL in piano and in voice, in that historical competition, even though we did not win the same year.
The importance of winning the GOLD MEDAL in this enormously prestigious competition, during the Cold War between the US and the USSR, not only added spectacular importance our individual professional abilities and paths, but made history between the US and RUSSIA.
Van Cliburn's predestined DNA and talent for the great Russian Repertoire celebrated a towering insight and passionately sovereign technical ability and sensitivity, which cannot help but continue to live in splendor!
John Jay College - Zandonai & Verismo
March 3, 2013 - John Jay College - 58 Street and 10th Avenue, New York
OPERA COMPANION: Francesca da Rimini - 10:00 - 12:00 Noon
VOICES THAT ARE GONE: The Great Verismo Artist, Magda Olivero - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
February 24 - John Jay College
February 24 - 10:00 -12:00 Noon:
OPERA COMPANION - Wagner's PARSIFAL
February 24 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm:
VOICES THAT ARE GONE - Leonie RYSANEK
John Jay College - 58 Street and 10th Avenue
February 24 - John Jay College
February 24 - 10:00 -12:00 Noon:
OPERA COMPANION - Wagner's PARSIFAL
February 24 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm:
VOICES THAT ARE GONE
John Jay College - 58 & 10th Avenue
Don Carlo Pre-performance Lectures
Verdi's DON CARLO Pre-performance Lectures
February 22 & 25
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Metropolitan Opera Guild
Samuel B. & David Rose Building
Sixth Floor
Tickets: 212 769-7028 or www.metguild.org
Lectures at John Jay College - Opera Companion & Voices that are Gone
OPERA COMPANION & VOICES THAT ARE GONE:
John Jay College in New York - 58th Street & 10th Avenue
February 17: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CARMEN: 10:00 - 12:00 Noon
February 17: ROSA PONSELLE: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Things of Beauty
It's all about taking the raw stuff and making it into a thing of worth and beauty!
Performers need to be Cognisant of their Talents
Performers need to be deeply in touch with their individual talents, and cognisant of the creative force available to them to touch audiences, who, in addition to appreciating the majestic grace of artistry, look for performances to have relevance to their own lives.
Verdi's DON CARLO Threefold
February 22 equals a Pre-performance Don Carlo lecture for me at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, beginning at 5:30 pm...
February 25 equals a Doubleheader for me, as I give another Pre-performance Don Carlo lecture at the Metropolitan Opera Guild, beginning at 5:30 pm, and a second Don Carlo lecture, at 7:30 pm-out-of-house-, for the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Outreach Program. For the latter, I am joined by singers Mauricio Trejo, Ricardo Rivera, and pianist Michael Fennelly, who were also with me for my Verdi Duets Showcase-Master Class-as part of the Guild's "Masterly Singing Series"-on October 21, 2012!
Tickets & Inquiries: (212) 769-7028 or www.metguild.org
