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 All'alba
vincerò!
So far, this year has had a distinctive Latin flavor. Most recently, I
headlined a concert of zarzuela and mariachi music in Mendocino as part
of Opera Fresca's season opening concert, Viva Zarzuela!
Joined by soprano Amy Giovannetti, mezzo Sue Makovkin, and pianist
Heather Pinkham, I performed some excerpts from Federico Moreno Torroba's
zarzuela, Luisa
Fernanda.
The second half of the concert featured some well-known Mexican mariachi
songs accompanied by "Muy
Picante", a mariachi ménage of Mendocinan
musicians.
Last April, I finally
had the opportunity to debut my favorite role, Rodolfo,
from La
Boheme. What's distinctively Latin about this?
Click here to find out.
By all accounts, the production of La Boheme was
a huge success. Many thanks to all of my talented colleagues
for a truly wonderful experience.
View
the online photo gallery of La Boheme courtesy of Nicholas
Wilson, photographer.
This year also marked my debut as Dick
Johnson (A.K.A. the Mexican bandit Ramerrez) in La
Fanciulla del West with Berkeley
Opera. The production received great
reviews from
various reviewers including the San
Francisco Chronicle. View video
clips from this production
courtesy of Jeremy Knight, videographer.
Well, that's it for
now. I wish you all the best. In bocca al lupo!
 New Video Clips
Streaming
Window Media Video clips from my performances as Dick Johnson (Ramerrez)
in Girl fo the Golden West, Alfredo in La
Traviata and as Pinkerton in Madame
Butterfly are
now available to view online.
Go
to my video page to view the clips. Video clips require the Window
Media Player.
A high-speed Internet connection is recommended for proper playback of the
video clips. Upcoming Performances  December 15-26, 2006
I can't resist the majesty of Yosemite National Park.
This December,
I return as Chef Pierre in the 78th annual production
of The
Bracebridge Dinner, a fanciful feast and musical extravaganza
produced by Andrea
Fulton Productions. For ticket information, click
here.
Click
here to view ABC 7 News' video clip highlighting
last year's production of the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee
Hotel in Yosemite National Park.
April 20, 21, 27, 28 & 29, 2007
Plans are already underway for Opera
Fresca's 2007 production of
Bizet's (and quite possibly the world's) most popular opera, Carmen,
to be performed at the newly renovated Cotton Auditorium in Ft.
Bragg,
CA. I'll be singing the
role of Don Jose, the tormented corporal torn between his love
for Micaela and his lust for Carmen. More information to come soon.
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