On Sunday, September 21, The schimmel center will simultaneously launch our 2014-15 season and kick off our “VOCE: Rising Opera Stars in Recital” series. Joining accompanist, Steven Blier will be soprano, Julia Bullock and Tenor, Paul Appleby as well as Baritone, Andrew Garland. I recently caught up with the stunning soprano, Julia Bullock to ask […]
“… O, be some other name! What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet….” Such is the eternal question posed by Shakespeare and continually asked again and again by “Literature 101” classes and a slew of would be Juliets from every stage east and west of […]
“It’s so nice to see you back where you belong!” It is only fitting that on the fiftieth anniversary of his most iconic show, American Showstoppers, led by the incomparable Fred Barton Orchestra, will be celebrating the master of the show tune himself, Jerry Herman. Yes, It has been fifty years since Carol Channing first […]
This February, Dr. Janetta Rebold Benton will take the Schimmel Podium once again to continue her fabulous “ART HISTORY ALIVE” series for Pace Presents. This time, she will be bringing particular attention to “The Great Masters.” Each lecture will focus on a different artist. Featured artists will be Raphael, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frank Loyd Wright, and Frida […]
Last week I dropped in on a rehearsal for this week’s production of Recuerdo Tango with the Mariela Franganillo Company. I was very fortunate to get to see these talented dancers in action. Choreographer, Mariella Franganillo was very generous with her time and granted me an interview. Please enjoy the following video of my day […]
