The Magic Flute: A Hero’s Journey
This piece first appeared as a blog post on The Glimmerglass Festival’s website for the 2021 season, “Glimmerglass on the Grass.” Read it there. A long time ago, in an opera far, far away… What do Star Wars and The Magic Flute have in common? They are both archetypal “hero’s journeys” or “monomyths.” In these stories, the protagonist leaves…
CONTINUE READINGDisruptive Women: Denyce Graves on Carmen and Mary Cardwell Dawson
This piece first appeared in The Glimmerglass Festival’s donor magazine, Fanfare, in Spring 2022. It was published on the Festival’s website earlier this summer in preparation for their 2022 season. Last summer, Denyce Graves made her Glimmerglass Festival debut in the world premiere of The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson by Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon.…
CONTINUE READINGThe Sound of Music: From Stage to Screen to Stage Again
What’s lost, what’s gained in a stage-to-film adaptation This piece first appeared in The Glimmerglass Festival’s donor magazine, Fanfare, in Fall 2019. It was published on the Festival’s website in 2022 for their production of The Sound of Music (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19). The 1965 film adaptation starring Julie Andrews certainly popularized the…
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Goodbye, Dolly! (Review and Photos)
I spent this past fall rehearsing and performing Cornelius Hackl in Jerry Herman’s classic musical, Hello, Dolly! The production got a wonderful review from Spotlight News, including this note: “My favorite performances of the night were from Nick Richardson as Cornelius Hackl and Zack Kattwinkel as Barnaby Tucker… These two high energy lads stole every…
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