Eva Cassidy is a soulful chick. I have her Songbird album and it's awesome. I believe it's the only album she put out, because she passed away really young. Anywho, here she is singing "Wade in the Water." (Just listen to the song, don't necessarily need to watch this video.)
This clip is really short, but upon learning that Reading Rainbow will no longer be featured on PBS, I feel compelled to post the amazingly catchy theme.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Finally Friday Music Clip of the Day: The "TGIF" Edition
Technically speaking, I'm now part of the workforce. I commute. I put in 40 hours. I'm over worked and underpaid. I can't wait till 6:00pm Friday rolls around. I am now working for the weekend. But I love what I'm doing! I get to make the dull into delicious!
Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend"
Oh and because I PR things you're going to hear this until I can't PR things anymore: If you're in DC, make your way to Nats Stadium on September 12th at 7:00pm for WNO's opening night simulcast of the Barber of Seville. It's opera, beer, hotdogs, and crackerjacks. And it's FREE! You'd be a fool to miss it.
Thomas Hampson (a very young Thomas Hampson:) singing "Largo al Factotum" from The Barber of Seville.
Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend"
Oh and because I PR things you're going to hear this until I can't PR things anymore: If you're in DC, make your way to Nats Stadium on September 12th at 7:00pm for WNO's opening night simulcast of the Barber of Seville. It's opera, beer, hotdogs, and crackerjacks. And it's FREE! You'd be a fool to miss it.
Thomas Hampson (a very young Thomas Hampson:) singing "Largo al Factotum" from The Barber of Seville.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Best of intentions blah blah blah
I give this excuse so many times. "I really did have the best of intentions to post about what's been going on, but I've been soooooo busy....."
It's true, but that's no excuse. I just need to make the time and get you all up to speed. Here are a few tidbits to entice you for now and hold you over:
I went to NYC the 1st of August and saw probably one of the best plays in my life with two of the best performances given by two equally powerful and strong women. I'm going back this weekend to watch the final show of Mary Stuart.
I'm embarking on a do-it-myself project mosaic-ing (is that a word?) a coffee table. It's been a journey and I don't think I'll actually mosaic it after all.
I start an internship tomorrow. I get to promote opera! I mean, I've already unofficially been doing that since I became a fan of opera, but now I get to do it for reals! Ahhhh. I'm so jazzed! Er make that, I'm so opera'ed!!! Just to set the record straight, it's an internship, not a job.
Julie/Julia is probably one of the best feel-good, make-you-happy movies I've seen in a really long time.
Mel is off on her 11 month mission trip all across the world. DC just got a little less awesome.
La Boheme at Wolf Trap with Jackie was super awesome. I didn't expect to hear singing that good. I mean, we're talking good!
Plans are in the works for a trip to NYC over Labor Day for a little US Open action.
I really do hope to be able to expand upon some of these tomorrow evening.
It's true, but that's no excuse. I just need to make the time and get you all up to speed. Here are a few tidbits to entice you for now and hold you over:
I went to NYC the 1st of August and saw probably one of the best plays in my life with two of the best performances given by two equally powerful and strong women. I'm going back this weekend to watch the final show of Mary Stuart.
I'm embarking on a do-it-myself project mosaic-ing (is that a word?) a coffee table. It's been a journey and I don't think I'll actually mosaic it after all.
I start an internship tomorrow. I get to promote opera! I mean, I've already unofficially been doing that since I became a fan of opera, but now I get to do it for reals! Ahhhh. I'm so jazzed! Er make that, I'm so opera'ed!!! Just to set the record straight, it's an internship, not a job.
Julie/Julia is probably one of the best feel-good, make-you-happy movies I've seen in a really long time.
Mel is off on her 11 month mission trip all across the world. DC just got a little less awesome.
La Boheme at Wolf Trap with Jackie was super awesome. I didn't expect to hear singing that good. I mean, we're talking good!
Plans are in the works for a trip to NYC over Labor Day for a little US Open action.
I really do hope to be able to expand upon some of these tomorrow evening.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Finally Friday Music Clip of the Day - The Bohemian Edition
Jackie and I are off to see La Boheme out at Wolf Trap this evening. Puccini under the starts – doesn’t get much better.
Ainhoa Arteta singing “Quando men vo” at the Met, 2008
Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto singing “O soave fanciulla” at the Met, 1977
Ainhoa Arteta singing “Quando men vo” at the Met, 2008
Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto singing “O soave fanciulla” at the Met, 1977
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