A lot has been said in recent days about the state of race relations in this country, and I can scarcely believe I’m foolish enough to blunder into the middle of such a hotly contested and divisive issue. I tend to play it pretty cool, politically, on Facebook - both because of my aversion to
I must tell you about the amazing night I just spent at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, enjoying an incandescent performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, one of the most beloved works in the repertoire. True, it’s a somewhat ridiculous plot, and there are more than a couple of moments which inspire eye rolls if
“Gratitude is the intention to count your blessings every day, every minute, while avoiding whenever possible the belief that you need or deserve different circumstances.” - Timothy Ray Miller (author of How to Want what you Have) I am in the thick of rehearsals for the Racine Theater Guild’s production of The Sound of
This photo makes me smile for all kinds of reasons. It shows the four voice students I just took to a NATS competition in La Crosse. NATS stands for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Wisconsin chapter sponsors a competition every fall in which gifted singers from nearly all of the
