I am so old, that I actually heard him sing! It seems to me that he was on the air around the same time that I used to hear Eileen Farrell. Clare in New York...
The information I've found on him (John Charles Thomas) indicates he performed through the 1950s, so that sounds right. Any comments on his voice or style? ......
Thanks for sending this on -- that's great to hear, especially since Billy Budd is in a foreign language (in Munich) and I think had not been presented there...
That's exactly what I told Nathan. I hope it comes out on DVD. I've only seen a small clip of it from the Staatsoper website and I was left wanting to see...
I have to say that his Billy Budd, along with the American premiere of Le Grand Macabre, were the two really outstanding things at San Francisco Opera last...
JC Thomas was a much loved American baritone - 40s/early 50s - did a lot of recitals around the country, was on the radio a great deal - did roles like ...
In case you haven't seen it yet or don't subscribe, the August issue of Opera News has a cover story on Tobias Picker and An American Tragedy. Mine just...
I've never been to Texas, and I don't really know what Houston is like. Is the opera in downtown Houston? Are there hotels nearby? Can one walk from the...
Those are some of the questions I'm wondering too, actually, and I hope someone from Texas can help out. I did a little bit of research on line and it looks as...
I have a friend who lives in Houston, so I will probably stay with him if I go. I have never visited him there, but he will be here next weekend, so I can...
Thanks. At my age I'm not really looking for excitement. I wonder whether I should rent a car if I go, and whether I should stay at a downtown hotel or maybe...
Yes-- he had a very warm voice and presentation -- of course the repertoire would be looked down upon now, 50 years later, but he was wonderful to hear. And...
Houston is definitely not like those other, older cities. I have not been there in some years, but I found it very flat and sterile when I visited there for...
wonder what the costuming will be like. when I saw Poppea in Washington, DC in the 1970's, Alan Titus (then of Bernstein Mass fame) was dressed in a gold lame...
I lived in Houston in the late 70s and early 80's. It is not a very pretty place-- no zoning laws and everything has to be BIG. The former basketball arena...
In a message dated 8/4/2005 4:12:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, johnrpierce@... writes: I've never been to Texas, and I don't really know what Houston is...
In a message dated 8/4/2005 7:32:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, essinf425@... writes: Houston is definitely not like those other, older cities. I have...
I was just on the Met website (metopera.org) and it looks as if individual tickets for An American Tragedy now go on sale September 4, rather than the...
Thanks for the info, Patrick. I don't know if that's a bad thing or not. Hopefully it won't affect those people who have put in their requests for tickets...
Actually, I wasn't that surprised -- it looks as if they stagger the release of individual tickets depending on when the operas are playing (for instance, the...
Actually, this is result of something new the Met is doing this season that has never before been done (by them--the New York City Opera and the New York...
Clare, thanks for the info! I had no idea NYC Opera was doing this - I'll really have to check out the brochure I just received. Hooray for any gimmick that...
I checked the Met website today and it said individual ticket sales for An American Tragedy started today (August 15). So I called the box office and they told...
... Thanks for keeping track of this for us, Patrick. Ken in TX P.S. If anyone decides to come to Houston in May 2006 to see Poppea, please let me know. I'd...
Thanks, Patrick. Hopefully they will stick to that! :) Ken, a get-together would be great! It's looking like there is a good chance I will be there, but...
I just called them as well to check up on my ticket request and it's a good thing I did. They had me down for tickets for the 5th instead of the 2nd! DOH!...
