 |
| Some deaths really hit you in the guts. This one does that. Great performer, sweet person, JOHN DEL CARLO has passed away. These are just a few images from his varied performances, always a delight. First the Prince in ADRIANNA 2009. |
 |
| Dr. Bartolo in BARBER 2006 and 2012 |
 |
| Benoit in BOHEME 2015 |
 |
| Dr. Bartolo in FIGARO 2003 |
 |
| Swallow in PETER GRIMES 2008 |
 |
| Fritz Kothner in MEISTERSINGER 2007 |
 |
| It is with enormous sorrow that I post these few images of Johan Botha, always exciting to hear and watch on stage, a towering talent. First - Radames (Aida) Oct. 2009 |
 |
| Don Carlo, Nov. 2006 |
 |
| Walther in Meistersinger 2007 and 2014, Act I |
 |
| Act III, ii |
 |
| Otello in 2008 and 2012, first Act I |
 |
| Act III |
 |
| Tannhauser, Act I,ii October 2015 |
 |
| Tannhauser Act II |
 |
| Tannhauser Act III |
 |
| Calaf in Turandot 2005, Act II |
 |
| Siegmund, Walkure, Act I 2009 |
 |
| End of Act I with Waltraut Meier as Sieglinde 2009 |
 |
| It is with enormous sadness that I'm posting these few MARALIN NISKA performance images. Sadly Maralin passed away the night of July 8th. She was a powerhouse on stage, dedicated to her craft, generous in sharing her knowledge and a treasured friend. It's impossible to scan everything. There isn't enough time. These are but a few memorable moments. First the iconic Elena Makropolus, Act I, NYC Opera. 1970 |
 |
| FANCIULLA DEL WEST, Minnie with Ermano Mauro as Johnson, end Act II, 1977 |
 |
| Marguerita in FAUST, final scene, 1969 |
 |
| BOHEME at the Met 1973 with Corelli in the background as Rodolfo |
 |
| BUTTERFLY, Act II with Christopher Lee as her child |
 |
| MANON LESCAUT, Act II 1974 with Michele Molese as DesGrieux |
 |
| MEDEA 1974 |
 |
| SALOME and head, Mar. 21, 1975 |
 |
| TOSCA at the Met, Sept. 1974 with Peter Glossop as Scarpia |
 |
| TURN OF THE SCREW, April 1971, the Governess with Robert Puleo as Miles |
 |
| Robert O'Hearn, set designer died May 26th. His productions were part of my opera education years. What you saw was what the composer intended. It's very hard doing a massive edit and I've never enjoyed photographing furniture. I've looked at the set images, sometimes not best in first season. I've been trying to put this together for two weeks. These were all shot with film in the B/W years. First Robert O'Hearn, Nathanial Merrill, Maestro Karl Boehm and Leonie Rysanek, FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN first performance 1966. |
 |
| FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN final scene with James King, Leonie Rysanek, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, 1966 |
 |
| HANSEL UND GRETEL, Act I shot in 1978 with Carol Malone and Rosalind Elias, then Act II for the set. |
 |
| ROSENKAVALIER, 1969. This production is fresh in our minds, because it has been presented for years. I opted to use one of my favorite moments. Walter Berry and Rosalind Elias, end of Act II. If I had tried to use set images I would have had to plow through hundreds of possibilities. |
 |
| PIQUE DAME 1972 before it was called QUEEN OF SPADES, Nicolai Gedda and Regina Resnik and William Walker added for the final scene. |
 |
| L'ELISIR D'AMORE, a 1973 image with Fernando Corena |
 |
| AIDA 1972 with Sandor Konya and Grace Bumbry |
 |
| NOZZE DI FIGARO from 1975 with Evelyn Lear, Judith Blegen, Justino Diaz, Richard Best and Wolfgang Brendel, Act II |
 |
| MEISTERSINGER 1976 FINAL SCENE |
 |
| PARSIFAL 1972 with Sandor Konya, Irene Dalis and Cesare Siepi |
 |
| PARSIFAL later on with Vickers and Rysanek. Again this was a hard edit. |
 |
| SAMSON 1977 with Obratszova and Walker |
 |
| FANCIULLA, NYC Opera, 1977, with Maralin Niska as Minnie, then Act II with Charles Long as Jack Rance. Ermano Mauro is up in lift |
 |
| PORGY AND BESS 1985 Catfish Row and Kitty Hawk Island |
