Design, Music, Dogs & Travels

Today is the 160th anniversary of La Traviata’s premiere....

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:26:00 -0500

Today is the 160th anniversary of La Traviata’s premiere. Here’s a clip of the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival production with Anna Netrebko & Thomas Hampson.

SOPRANOS ARE FICKLE… or does the tenor always get the...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:19:00 -0500

SOPRANOS ARE FICKLE… or does the tenor always get the girl? Thomas Hampson, Rolando Villazón and Olga Peretyatko tell the tale ;-)

Finally received my copy of @joycedidonato’s DRAMA QUEENS....

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:39:06 -0400

Finally received my copy of @joycedidonato’s DRAMA QUEENS. So happy about the design. This CD is going to Japan with me. #havingaproudmoment

I Pagliacci 😃 @lucapisaroni and @rolandovillazon having fun...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:09:12 -0400

I Pagliacci 😃 @lucapisaroni and @rolandovillazon having fun recording Don Giovanni. (Taken with Instagram)

@lucapisaroni and “La Virtuosa” @dianadamrau /...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:06:54 -0400

@lucapisaroni and “La Virtuosa” @dianadamrau / @dgclassics Don Giovanni recording #opera (Taken with Instagram)

@dgclassics Don Giovanni & Leporello 🎶 @lucapisaroni and...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:19:02 -0400

@dgclassics Don Giovanni & Leporello 🎶 @lucapisaroni and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Taken with Instagram)

@lucapisaroni and @rolandovillazon having fun recording Don...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:15:04 -0400

@lucapisaroni and @rolandovillazon having fun recording Don Giovanni for @dgclassics. Love this photo. (Taken with Instagram)

Lenny and Tristan hanging out in dad’s dressing room. Two...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:10:19 -0400

Lenny and Tristan hanging out in dad’s dressing room. Two thumbs up for dog-friendly opera houses. 🎶🐶🎉 (Taken with Instagram)

Who do you think designed the cover art for Joyce...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:18:53 -0400

Who do you think designed the cover art for Joyce DiDonato’s new album DRAMA QUEENS? Yes!!! That would be ME!!!

operaswag: Met Opera Awards 2009. Susan Graham, Thomas...

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:44:04 -0400

operaswag:

Met Opera Awards 2009. Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Deborah Voigt, Alan Gilbert.

operaswag: Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson being their adorable...

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:42:41 -0400

operaswag:

Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson being their adorable selves. :) Doesn’t Hampson look a bit like Hugh Grant in the 2nd photo? Is it just me?

At Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:56:35 -0400

At Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico (Taken with Instagram)

Dress rehearsal of Maometto II @ Santa Fe Opera! Luca and Leah...

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:03:08 -0400

Dress rehearsal of Maometto II @ Santa Fe Opera! Luca and Leah are rocking the house. (Taken with Instagram)

"Being a geek is all about your own personal level of enthusiasm, not how your level of enthusiasm..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:14:20 -0400

“Being a geek is all about your own personal level of enthusiasm, not how your level of enthusiasm measures up to others. If you like something so much that a casual mention of it makes your whole being light up like a halogen lamp, if hearing a stranger fondly mention your favorite book or game is instant grounds for friendship, if you have ever found yourself bouncing out of your chair because something you learned blew your mind so hard that you physically could not contain yourself — you are a geek”

- The Mary Sue defines what it means to be a geek, a beautiful definition that falls (un)surprisingly close to what it means to find purpose and do what you love.

(↬ It’s Okay To Be Smart)

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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:45:44 -0500

The Enchanted Island at the Metropolitan Opera – in pictures

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:43:31 -0500

The Enchanted Island at the Metropolitan Opera – in pictures

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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:23:20 -0500

"Any great work of art… revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the..."

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:22:06 -0500

“Any great work of art… revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world - the extent to which it invites you in and lets you breathe its strange, special air.”

- Leonard Bernstein, What Makes Opera Grand? (via clusterform)

"The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it."

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:21:27 -0500

“The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.”

- Marshall Rosenberg (via clusterform)

33 ways to stay creative via @TodayTomorrow

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:29:56 -0400

33 ways to stay creative via @TodayTomorrow