•  2-17-07:

Today, more than half of the music for Wolfy is complete. Misha has been working relentlessly setting my FANTASTIC libretto, and so many aspects of his music are coming along wonderfully including his musical characterization of the individuals in the opera. Not only is it entertaining, but it is quality, superior material. Amazingly, there has been only one head-on collision between the two of us with regards to text versus music. I wish it was always this easy!!

I have also been working on getting the word out about us! I have spent hours adding the company to listings and directories, and I have started to compile lists of those to whom I should send out information about the genesis of our fabulous group. I am also working hard, trying to decide when would be the best time to set as the date for the premier performance of Wolfy. Keep checking back for info on that!

Bonne nuit!

 

 2-15-07:

Today, I am happy to announce that I have added Elizabeth Cooper's biography and recordings to our lovely site! Please, listen to her recordings here, and go read her bio here. Other than that, the news is that libretto is finished, and the music for Wolfy is coming along nicely, and seeing as though I am one of the hardest people to please when it comes to music, the fact that I am LOVING the newly conceived melodies and musical happiness that our MAD RUSSIAN has been composing, well that makes me incredibly happy and excited about what is to come! It should make you excited too!! So, JUMP up in the air and yell out YIPPEE!!! Perhaps I am also so elated due to my victory last night at the Valentine's Karaoke Contest and Gilbert's downtown. Yes, ladies and gents, we are opera singers who do it all! Not just Puccini and Mozart but, Aretha Franklin, Jazz Standards and Indigo Girls! CHECK BACK SOON!!!

 

• 2-13-07:

The libretto (text) for Wolfy is almost complete, and the music is well on its way! So check back soon for updates on performance dates and venues, so that you can plan your excursion to one (or more) of our performances.

As for my own part of the genesis of this work....well....let me just say, I have now ended up writing emails in VERSE and RHYME...that's a little irritating. (Actually, it's not. It is just funny.) For the most part, however, this opera has been nothing but fun. It is so exciting to experience the birth of a piece of art, and I look forward to MANY more!!! It is a lot of hard work but it is well worth it!