http://www.wheland.net/wp You've been good. Have a cookie. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:23:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been excited for ages about John Adams' new opera, "Dr. Atomic"; I think I first heard about it a couple of years ago. I'm a huge fan of John Adams, but his operas aren't performed all that much in Southern California, and in any case, his most recent opera ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2005/09/30/road-trippin-for-opera/ Well, Pagliacci is over, and with it ends the opera season. Very sad, but I can't say I'm not looking forward to a bit of a break. Who am I kidding; I'm sure I'll miss it fiercely next week! Beppe's bottle never did hit any of us, the truck never ran ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2004/04/25/la-commedia-e-finita/ Pagliacci has been going extremely well! We got a great review in the paper and everyone seems to love it. Karl, Elizabeth, Michael and David came to the show on Sunday and had a wonderful time, which kind of makes it all worth it. And they send me a gigantic ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2004/04/23/din-don-or-is-it-don-din/ I'm at work right now with my radio playing quietly in the background. And I had to pause my work to listen to a little girl who had called in; she said she was in the production of "La Boheme" and she wanted everyone to be sure to go ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2004/02/02/poor-mimi/ (And don't get excited, that's just an expression...opera singers seem to be getting trimmer, for the most part.) Well, the opera is over now and I'm a bit sad and a bit relieved. On the one hand, it was a great show for us and I'll miss seeing everyone. ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2004/01/27/the-fat-lady-sangand-its-over/ I haven't been on my web site much lately, but then, I haven't been doing much of anything lately that isn't opera related! Cosi Fan Tutte opened this week, and if it isn't the theater I haven't been going there; if it isn't Mozart I haven't been listening to ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2004/01/21/maaaaaids/ On Tuesday I went to the Opera Pacific production of Madame Butterfly. I'd seen this particular production in San Diego, but was very pleasantly surprised by some of our innovative additions. Butterfly is touted as the "warhorse" of opera, and like anyone who attends opera regularly, I've seen it more ... http://www.wheland.net/wp/2003/11/13/madame-butterfly/