Oper

Once upon a time there was a little girl who liked to sing songs and play guitar and because she wanted to learn more and was very industrious, she worked and practiced and her voice got louder and louder. With help, she then discovered a love for opera and classical music and when she finished her official studies, she got her first role in an opera. This opera was "Hänsel und Gretel" from (can you believe this?!) Engelbert Humperdink. (And we all thought he was a crooner!) Anyway, with this glamorous role, she entered the opera world and, because she was a mezzo-soprano, got to sing lots of pants-roles and it was just fine by her that she didn't have to wear dresses all the time.

This first picture here is not Hänsel, but Raimiro (he's a few years older than Hänsel), mooning over his unrequited love for Arminda from Mozart's, "La Finta Giardiniera".

The sad-looking drummer is "Der Trommler" from "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" or, "Der Tod Dankt ab", written by Viktor Ullmann during his time in the concentration camp, Theresienstadt. A thought provoking kammer opera. The drummer's just lost his job because Mr. Death has started working again. Thank goodness. Think about it.

Now this woman in the white sheets was an interesting role for her: a vestal virgen! That took some real acting skills. Her name is Rubria singing in the opera "Nerone", and that was the New York premiere. Exciting.

Here we have another female role, the capricious Rosina, from Rossini's, "El Barbiere di Sevilla". When I see the dress, I know why she preferred to sing Cherubino...