What Are You Listening To This Weekend?

Thursday, normally the tease of the week with Friday right around the corner, actually delivers with the long holiday weekend. So it is time to ask, a day earlier than normal, what are you listening to this weekend?

We'll spend Saturday chillin' and grillin' so it seems only fitting to listen to Norma while the coals shimmer and glow.

We'll also find time to listen to Andrew Bird's Noble Beast which is perfect music to nap in the hammock to while sipping a rye rickey.

Make it an extra good one, and be safe!

- Edward

An Introduction to San Diego Opera

In case you are new to our Company, or just want to relive some great moments, we've posted our "Introduction to San Diego Opera" video below.
Special kudos to John Menier over at UCSD-TV who turned our intangible ideas into a tangible product. And for not getting stabby when we changed our mind 6,281 times.

Zandra Rhodes In Car Accident

Zandra Rhodes, our Princess of Pinkness, designer of The Magic Flute and The Pearl Fishers was in a car accident yesterday reports The San Diego Union Tribune.

Reports indicate Zandra drove her car into a hardware store in La Jolla, California. One person in the store was injured. The injuries are not life threatening. The cause of the accident is unknown.

We hope all involved have a speedy recovery and send our best Aria Serious wishes to all.

You can read the article here.

- Edward

Congratulations to Denyce Graves

Our friend, the mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, was married yesterday in a small private ceremony reports The Washington Post. You can read about it here.

We sent a big congratulations over to Denyce this morning and she reported back "we are over the moon with appreciation and contentment."

She deserves it.

- Edward

How Many People Does It Take To Make Opera Happen?

Lots and lots.

NABUCCO Podcast Now Online

Dr. Nic Reveles has posted a new Podcast for NABUCCO online. You can find it by clicking here or by subscribing through iTunes.

Enjoy!

While You Were Out

Over the weekend:

- Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times reports on fashion trends at European opera houses. I'm happy with news and looking forward to watching La boheme barefoot next season although the person next to me might wish otherwise.

- Singer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainright's opera, Prima Donna, is set to open in Manchester in July. Still no word on an American premiere for this one.

What Are You Listening To This Weekend?

Time to ask, what are you listening to this weekend?

We here at Aria Serious are going to return to Korngold this weekend since we enjoyed Die tote Stadt so much a few weeks back. On tap for Saturday is Violanta, an opera we've never heard before but were able to find used online.

Of course we'll also find some time to put on our old vinyl version of Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 while cleaning up the house.

Share your listening plans in the comment section below.

- Edward

Classical Music

Archeologists have announced the discovery of a flute carved from the bone of a bird 35,000 years ago, making it the oldest known instrument in the world.

Talk about classical music.

You can read the full article in the New York Times here.

- Edward

Rest in Peace Michael Jackson

For all his eccentricities these past few years, it is hard to remember what an incredible performer Michael Jackson once was.

This will help.

Rest in peace King of Pop.

-Edward