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Who am I and why do I think I have the credentials to write about opera?
I have no music degrees, a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Human Resource
Management hardly qualify me academically to review operas.
HOWEVER, I have a good ear. I can’t sing, but I can hear, and I can feel, and
I LOVE opera passionately. I’ve seen operas in most of the great opera houses
from the Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
in
St. Petersburg Russia to the legendary Teatro
alla Scala. And of course the pinnacle, the top of the world, the
Metropolitan
Opera.
I never forget how lucky I am – just to live in my beloved New York is
amazing. Art, energy and passion are everywhere. And opera here is incredible
– from downtown at Caffe Taci
on 10 Waverly Place to the Met and New York
City Opera.
Opera is not a medium just for the rich and the gray haired. It is for all of us
– at least for those of us for whom passion is as necessary as food and water.
It fills us with passion that is hard to contain. Whether it is a new opera,
such as Vera of Las Vegas
at Symphony
Space, or watching the surprise and smiles on the faces of the dinner
guests when the incredible artists at Caffe Taci sing O Sole Mio or
have the incredible good fortune to see Placido Domingo sing yet another role at
the Met, opera is passion. My intention is to tell you what is coming up
in New York opera, not just at the Met, but throughout the City and
surrounding areas. I want to let you know where the up-and-coming artists are
performing, and to review those operas that I am fortunate enough to see.
I am Charlene, welcome to OperaNotes, it’s nice to meet you.