Category Archives: opera

Gounod “Funeral March of a Marionette”

Posted on 08/05/2015 by Marcellina

I haven’t vanished in an alpine crevasse, I’ve simply been busy singing! The business has been part rehearsals, part teaching, and part working on some things for the future. The rehearsals have led me to a small musical discovery, in … Continue reading →

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Note to self: find more cheerful subjects for blog…

Posted on 10/04/2015 by Marcellina

Over two weeks have passed since that Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps, taking 149 passengers and crew with him. The news cycle is mostly done with the speculation over the pilot’s illness, motives, personality disorder, … Continue reading →

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A Special Grave in the Jewish Cemetery

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Marcellina

While I was at the Westfriedhof, scouting out an appropriate bench to photograph and include with the story below, I visited the grave of Yury Shklyar, which I do every once in a while. (I know, it’s weird. I like … Continue reading →

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You Have To Hear Yourself With The Ears Of Your Enemies.

Posted on 17/09/2013 by Marcellina

(Photo from EddaMoser.com ) Even if you have never heard of the German soprano Edda Moser (and that’s OK;  I don’t really keep track of sopranos myself, and I’m in the business), if you are a singer you really should … Continue reading →

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>Die Ahnen

Posted on 31/10/2010 by Marcellina

>On the left is my maternal great-grandmother, who died of illness when my grandmother was still a young girl. Next to her is her own mother, and her father is in the back, sitting against the wall. The parents were … Continue reading →

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>Did I Ever Tell You About The Time I Jumped Out Of A Cake?

Posted on 18/09/2008 by Marcellina

> I had just sung closing night of “Le nozze di Figaro” (playing who else?), on Mozart’s 250th birthday. There was a special party in the theater’s foyer after the performance, with actors, singers and dancers taking part. My special … Continue reading →

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