Giacomo Giacomini RIP

During the 70s and 80s it was a pleasure to capture Giacomo Giacomini. Here are a few memories alphabetically.  AIDA, Sept. 1986, Radames  with Martina Arroyo as Aida.
 

DON CARLO, title role, Feb. 1979  with Renata Scotto as Elisabetta

DON CARLO again, this time with Marilyn Horne as Eboli.

and with Sherrill Milnes  as Rodrigo

FORZA, March 1984, Alvaro with Leontyne Price as Leonore

and with Sherrill Milnes as Carlo

MACBETH, Nov. 1982, MacDuff

TOSCA, 1981, Cavaradossi

with Louis Quilico as Scarpia

Oct. 1987 with Eva Marton as Tosca

Oct. 1981 with Teresa Zylis Gara as Tosca

TROVATORE, Jan. 1982, Manrico

with Leontyne Price as Leonore

It was always fun, exciting.  This is a short edit of images already scanned.

Maestro Giacomini, Thank you.   RIP.

Jerry Hadley, A Remembrance- Part 2

 Picking up chronologically, DON GIOVANNI, Mar. 1990, Don Ottavio

RIGOLETTO Sept. 1990, as the Duke

 with June Anderson as Gilda

TRAVIATA Nov. 1990, Alfredo

with Marilyn Mims as Violetta

MAGIC FLUTE Sept. 1991  Tamino

LUCIA  Jan. 1994 Edgardo,  with Mirelle Devia as Lucia

L'ELISIR D'AMORE  Dec. 1994   Nemorino

RAKES PROGRESS, Nov. 1997 Tom Rakewell

with Dawn Ushaw as Ann Trulove

SUSANNAH, Mar. 1999  Little Bat  with Renee Fleming as Susannah

GREAT GATSBY  Dec. 1999 and April 2002  with Dawn Upshaw

Opera Shop signing   April 14, 1999. the last tie we were face to face.

It was always fun and exciting and ended to soon.  My sympathy to the family and al the friends.

Jerry Hadley, a Remembrance, PArt 1

July 18th 2021 marked the 15th anniversary of Jerry Hadley's death.  I never did a tribute to him. I was afraid of upsetting the family.  Now is a good time.   Our paths first crossed at New York City Opera, Sept. 16, 1979, LUCIA as Arturo. Gianna Rolandi and Richard Fredricks are in the background.
 

FALSTAFF, also New York City Opera, March 12, 1980, Jerry as Fenton, Jonathan Green as Dr. Caius, Norman Large as Bardolfo, Charles Long as Ford and Ralph Bassett as Pistola.

Jerry as Alfred, FLEDERMAUS,  Sept. 19, 1981, Act I

BOHEME Feb. 27, 1982  as Rodolfo. I don't remember who sang Mimi, sorry.

PEARL FISHERS, Mar. 1982 Jerry as Nadir and Alan Titus as Zurga

On to the Met,  ONEGIN  Mar. 1989, Jerry as Lensky.

Also at the Met, COSI,  Jan. 1990, Jerry as Ferrando, Tom Hampson as Guglielmo, Richard Van Allen as Don Alfonso.

In each case I've chosen images for emotion.  That's what Jerry delivered on stage, impact as well as gorgeous singing.

More images in next post.