 Issue 10.6.3 ..........
Newsletter of the Colorado Opera Network ........ 21 June 2010
  Lyric
Soprano Kate Emerich recently finished CoreSinging™
training
with
Meribeth Dayme
at Magnolia
Music
Studio in Ft. Collins and is now one of six certified
teachers in the United States in the CoreSinging approach. For a third
season, she will teach opera/voice in July at the International Lyric
Academy in Viterbo, Italy, which is part of the Tuscia Opera
Festival. Kate holds a bachelor of music in vocal performance and a
master of science in communicative disorders from the University of
Wisconsin. She was associated with one of the world’s most
distinguished Laryngologists, Robert T. Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A., as
singing voice specialist and voice pathologist, and worked with singers
from the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, and other professional singers
worldwide. She is internationally respected as a clinician, vocal
instructor, and soprano. Kate has authored numerous articles on the
singing voice published in the Journal
of
Voice, the Journal of
Singing, NATS, and in
book chapters. She also has two articles on the Internet site OperaMom.com concerning
hormones and the voice. Kate has given master classes, lectures
and taught courses on pedagogy and care of the professional voice
nationally and internationally, and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Voice. She is a clinical
instructor for the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, a
faculty member at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music,
the National Theatre Conservatory, and the International Lyric Academy
in Viterbo, Italy. Kate also is a Clinical Voice
Pathologist-Singing Voice Specialist at the Colorado Voice Clinic
with
Laryngologist David Opperman, M.D.Kate has performed as a soloist in concerts and recitals both locally and nationally. Her stage repertoire includes the roles of Damigella in The Coronation of Poppea, Mary in The Crucible, and Colette in Le Devin du Village. She recorded original songs by Annetta Rosser that are archived on NPR. Kate has performed as a soloist, performing works including the Mozart Requiem, Faure Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and Mozart Vespers, among others. She performed the Rutter Gloria with the Denver Brass, and recently recorded de Falla’s Seven Spanish Songs with harpists Courtney Hershey Bress and James Pinkerton. Her latest performances include with the Up Close and Musical Chamber Orchestra featuring “Piangero” from Handel’s Julius Caesar, Musetta in La Bohème with Opera Theatre of the Rockies in May of 2006, and Manon in the Vocal Arts Symposium scenes program in July of 2007.  "... soprano Siân Davies contributed a
wealth of creamy tone as the conflicted Hebrew maiden Elicia (not to
mention a supple trill in the... Act II duet). Review of Rossini's Mosè in Egitto by Chicago
Opera Theater in Opera News,
July, p. 49."The quartet of
principal lovers was completed by Doronzio's Isifile and Vale
Rideout's mellifluous Egeo." Review of Cavalli's Giasone by
Chicago Opera Theater in Opera News.
July,
p.50. Opera enthusiast Bob Smith of Fort Collins was
favorably impressed upon hearing guitarist Jeff Beck playing "Nessun Dorma"
from Turandot on an NPR
broadcast and told us about it. We now point you to a webpage where you
can hear what he heard. Click this link and
select any one of the three sources to listen.Scott Joplin's Treemonisha, the central subject of
our Commentary two weeks ago and that recently was performed in
Paris, starring Grace Bumbery and Williard White, is reviewed in the
July issue of Opera News, pp.
50-51.Body Mapping:
Dr.
Bonnie Draina
is offering a Workshop at CU on Body
Mapping for Musicians. The breakthrough of Body Mapping is
the
realization that we move based on how we think we are put together
rather than how we are actually constructed. The information
provided in this course is precisely the information needed by
musicians and music educators to prevent pain and injury and to promote
excellence in practicing and performing. Participants will explore the
structures of balance and movement, investigate how changing movement
changes sound, create a visual representation of their own body maps,
receive individual instruction and participate in group activities
designed to enhance kinesthetic responsiveness and inclusive attention.
For those interested in intensive somatic study, this course is offered
consecutively with Alexander Technique
(July 19-23). Singers interested in registering through Continuing
Education (only $149, compared to $400 plus for grad tuition!) can
contact Dr. Draina directly for a registration form. For additional
information see Body
Mapping and Musicians'
Wellness
Initiative web pages.Course/Registration Numbers: IMUS 5093, Section 601, Call #45700 Credit: 1 graduate credit or 1 CEU credit Dates/Time: July 12-July 16 (1:00-4:15 pm) Location: N180D CCO
Bus
Tour: The Denver Lyric Opera Guild's Annual Opera
Bus Tour to Central
City
Opera
is Saturday, August 7,
to attend a performance of Madama
Butterfly. The bus leaves
S.
Colorado Blvd. at 11 am, lunch will be in Idaho Springs at MANGIA!
with several entree choices. Price
of
$125 per person includes bus fare, lunch and tickets to the
opera. Reservations by June
30. Call Helen Santilli 303.948.3609
for
information
or
reservations.
Guests
are
welcome.  Gounod's Roméo et Juliette,
starring Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna and Nathan Gunn, will be
encored by the Metropolitan Opera in 14 Front Range theaters, starting
at
6:30
pm on
Wednesday, June 23. It also will be shown in nine theatres on Thursday,
June 24, at different times; see the Fathom
Events website for particular times, theatres, ticketing and
additional
information. A Night
at the Theatre: Bas Bleu Theatre
Company, 401 Pine St., Fort Collins, performs Lend Me a
Tenor
through July 11. The play takes us to 1934, when the Cleveland
Grand Opera Company has invited the world-renowned Italian tenor Il
Stupendo to star for one night only in Verdi’s Otello. The star
arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a
double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. The result is a three-ring
circus of mistaken identities, improbable liaisons and door-slamming
hilarity that have made Lend Me a Tenor one of the most durable
and perennially popular comedies of the last quarter-century. See the
company website for play dates and ticketing.
 Central
City's
Operas:
Running June 26 to August
8, the Central City Opera
Festival includes Madama Butterfly with Yunah Lee
(Butterfly), Chad Shelton (Pinkerton), Mika Shigamatsu
(Suzuki), and Grant Youngblood (Sharpless); Offenbach's Orpheus
in
the
Underworld with Joanna Mongiardo (Eurydice), Edward
Mout (Orpheus), Ryan MacPherson (Pluto) and Matthew
Worth (Jupiter); and Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers with Joyce
Castle (Madeline), Emily Pulley (Beatrice), and Keith
Phares (Charlie). See this page for
ticket information.Staggs in Recital: Samantha Staggs will be singing a recital, accompanied by Nicholas Hutchinson of Collaborative Works in Chicago, on Saturday, June 26, 12 pm, at the Magnolia Music Studio 210 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins. It is free to the public but donations will be gratefully accepted. Choralfest: Beethoven’s choral-orchestral masterpiece Missa Solemnis will be performed by soloists, festival choir and orchestra of the Summer Choralfest on Sunday, June 27 at 3:00 pm in the sanctuary of Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Denver. The concert will be conducted by Howard Skinner and will feature a choir of 56 singers and an orchestra of 51 players recruited from among Colorado’s premier free-lance musicians. The soloists will include soprano Elena Batman, soprano; Julie Simson, alto; Christopher Pfund, tenor; and Wei Wu, bass. Tickets may be purchased by calling 970.392.2540 or at the door prior to the concert.  Aria
Concert: Arias@Avos
featured singers for June are baritone Chad Trenton Reagan, soprano Rebekah Gray, tenor John Robert Lindsey, and mezzo Tatiana Ogan. June 27, 4-6 pm at
Avogadro's Number, 605 S Mason, Fort Collins. Sponsored by Opera
Fort Collins Guild. No cover. Donations accepted.DLOG Party: On Thursday, July 15, the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Summer Party at Mt. Vernon Country Club, high above Denver, Marcia Ragonetti traces her course to singer stardom in "Mad to Mild to Merry" with Kevin Kennedy accompanying. Members and guests are welcome; the cost is $35.00 per person. Social time begins at 11:00 am, lunch at 11:45 am (with two entree choices) followed by Marcia's program at 1:00 pm. Reservations are necessary by July 8 to Helen Santilli 303.948.3609. Figaro in Aspen: Aspen Opera Theater Center will perform Il Barbiere di Siviglia July 15, 17 and 19, La Nozze di Figaro July 31 and August 2 and 4, and The Ghosts of Versailles August 19 and 21. See the Aspen Music Festival website for information and ticketing. Western Slope Mikado: The High Desert Opera Summer production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado opens in Montrose at the Pavilion with a performance at 7:30 pm on Friday, July 16, co-sponsored by The Montrose Arts Council and The Magic Circle Players, and then moves to Grand Junction for an opening night performance in the Avalon Theatre at 7:30 pm on Saturday, July 17, with a second performance at 7:30 pm on Saturday, July 24. Click the Box Office link at the HDO website to purchase tickets on line or by phone.  • Emily Magee, Kristine Jepson, Gordon Gietz and Eric Owens sing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony July 7 at Vail Valley Music Festival. • Aspen Opera Theater Center performs Il Barbiere di Siviglia July 15, 17 and 19 (see listing above). • High Desert Opera will perform The Mikado in Montrose July 16 and in Grand Junction July 17 and 24 (see listing above). • Audra McDonald appears in concert at Aspen Music Festival July 24. • Michelle DeYoung sings Mahler's Kindertotenlieder at Aspen Music Festival July 25. • Aspen Opera Theater Center performs La Nozze di Figaro July 31, August 2 and 4. • Crested Butte Music Festival performs La Bohème July 25 and August 3 and 5. • Nicole Cabell performs a concert that includes opera arias at the Vail Valley Music Festival July 28. • Emerald City Opera in Steamboat Springs performs Carmen in concert August 19. • Aspen Opera Theater Center performs The Ghosts of Versailles August 19 and 21. • Isabel Bayrakdarian and Stephen Powell perform Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn at Aspen Music Festival August 22; Marin Alsop conducts.
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