All'alba vincerò!

October 2009

As the days get shorter and fall takes hold, I'm giddy with anticipation of another year as Chef Pierre in The Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite. Rehearsals have begun, the sound of Christmas is on the horizon, and all signs point to another wonderful holiday season filled with music, merriment, mischief.

But before that, I'll be singing a few Hallelujah's (auf Deutsch) as a soloist in Mozart's arrangement of Handel's Messiah. Throw in a couple of Three Waiter's gigs and a much needed trip to Baja, and well, before you know it I'll be singing the Cantique de Noël as snow once again blankets the Yosemite Valley floor.

Oh, and I just had my birthday, too!

Well, that's it for now. In bocca al lupo!

Upcoming Performances

December 5-6, 2009
Tenor soloist in Der Messias, Mozart's arrangement of Handel's classic work with the
Ukiah Symphony Orchestra and the Mendocino College Chorale.

December 11-26, 2009
Chef Pierre in the 82nd annual production of The Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite , a fanciful feast and musical extravaganza held at Yosemite’s famed Ahwahnee Hotel. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience and, as The Wall Street Journal reported, “Bracebridge is, without much doubt, the country's, if not the world's, premier Christmas dinner.”

View ABC 7 News' video clip highlighting portions of the Bracebridge Dinner at Yosemite.

February 12-14 & 19-21, 2009
Debut of Paolino in The Secret Marriage with the Mendocino Chamber Opera

Audio and Video Clips

View video clips from my performances as Dick Johnson in The Girl fo the Golden West, Alfredo in La Traviata and Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly.

Listen to audio clips from my demo CD.

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