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Earlier this morning, before going to rehearsal, I visited the Toccarion here in Baden-Baden — it’s an amazing place where kids can play, study and experiment with music and art, learning to communicate in any possible way. Truly wonderful and inspiring, if you come to Baden-Baden you should definitely visit it, too!
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Rehearsals in Baden-Baden are going great.
The orchestra and Maestro Hengelbrock ROCK, and when I say rock I really mean it!.
Mozart, Led Zeppelin, Piazzolla and Miles Davis zusammen to rock DON GIOVANNI in Baden Baden, there’s nothing better than listening to music changing when you were already thinking that it could be difficult to make it different one more time… Ah, I LOVE MY JOB!.:-)
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Thank you, Munich!
It’s been an awesome run this Elisir, really enjoyed singing Dulcamara once again and working with my talented colleagues, Eri, Dimitri, Fabio and Tara, the orchestra and the chorus and *everyone* at Bayerische Staatsoper, and performing for such a welcoming audience.
Thank you everyone, see you again soon!!.;-)
Signing off with a moustache at the Künstlerhaus…
Thank you to everyone who attended my Künstlergespräch tonight!!.
[voiceover: Salvador Dalí talking about music and musicians… ;-)]
(video by ErwinSchrottOfficial)
…tonight at 19:00 I will be at the Münchner Künstlerhaus (Lenbachplatz 8, München) for the Künstlergespräche series of Die Münchner Opernfreunde - an interview/chit-chat moment for anyone who can attend. I hope to see you there. :-)
And, since I’m typing, I’d also like to THANK EVERYONE who was at the Bayerische Staatsoper last night for L’elisir d’amore, it was a blast, and you are an amazing audience! HERZLICHEN DANK!!.
Did you like Dulcamara’s steampunk-ish vehicle? ;-)
Salviamo il Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
I’ve sung several times at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, that’s why I know all the people working there are extremely dedicated professionals who have a genuine passion for opera. Unfortunately, as things stand right now, their professionalism, their passion, their dedication alone aren’t enough to let Maggio Musicale live on. If Maggio Musicale ended, that would mean losing artistic and cultural heritage, not only for Florence, the place where opera was born, but for the whole world. That would mean depriving the world of something beautiful and alive, ad surrendering to the gradual decline of culture. We must ask, indeed we must demand this heritage isn’t taken away from us all.
Please sign the petition http://www.thepetitionsite.com/328/899/674/salva-il-maggio-musicale-fiorentino-a-firenze-save-the-maggio-musicale-fiorentino-in-florence-italy/ , and share the Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/476314989104788/
Thank you.
(Source: youtube.com)
Abrazos / Hugs / Abbracci / Umarmungen / Câlins / Abraços / 抱擁 / Îmbrăţişări / Objatie / Объятия / חיבוקים / العناق
Matías Haber is a long time friend of mine, a fellow Uruguayan, and an opera singer with a penchant for tango, too.
Together with his girlfriend Andrea Seewald, an Austrian contemporary dancer, he’s started this amazing project: teaching tango to people with Down Syndrome.
They started off in Uruguay and have now taken their project to Austria, too. Here is an inspiring and really moving video of what they do.
Mi amigo Matías Haber nació en Uruguay como yo, y es un cantante de ópera con una pasión por el tango como yo.
Junto con su novia Andrea Seewald, bailarina austríaca de danza contemporánea, empezó este projecto increíble: enseñar tango para personas con Síndrome de Down.
Después de Uruguay, llevaron este proyecto en Austria también. Aquí está un video muy conmovedor de lo que hacen.
Il mio amico Matías Haber è nato in Uruguay come me, e sempre come me è un cantante d’opera con la passione per il tango.
Con la sua fidanzata, Andrea Seewald, ballerina austriaca di danza contemporanea, ha dato vita a questo incredibile progetto: insegnare il tango alle persone con Sindrome di Down.
Dopo aver iniziato in Uruguay, hanno portato il loro progetto anche in Austria. Ecco un video commovente di quello che fanno.
(Source: vimeo.com)
So long, y GRACIAS, MAESTRO.
Earlier this month, mi querido Maestro, Renato Sassola, has passed away.
This is very sad, sad news for me. Il Maestro was the star of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, where his sweet tenor voice gave life to so many characters.
He wasn’t just a Maestro, he was a friend and a mentor to all his students, including myself, giving us the right advice at the right moment, and I feel so blessed for having had the privilege of studying with him.
He once told me something that made me sad at the time, but I soon understood what he really meant to say: he told me I had to leave South America to really pursuit my dream. I was sad, because I loved his lessons, I loved learning from him and I wanted to go on studying with him forever, but he was right. He said I had to spread my wings and fly.
Ever since, I’ve kept on trying following his advice, and his teachings, his words won’t be forgotten: están en mi corazón, en lo que pienso, en lo que veo, en lo que canto.
Solo quiero dar gracias al Maestro que compartiò sus conocimientos, su Arte. Por eso y mas, por tanto apoyo, mil gracias Maestro. Nunca te olvidaré.
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