New York City Opera Reunion- Post 4

Marisa Galvany and Michael Davis

Janet and Dominic Cossa with  Maggie Goodman

Lila Herbert with Bill Dyszel

Carol Gutnecht, Tom Booth, Neil Eddinger

Rhoda Levine with Joshua Hecht, picture time

Stephen Holowid and Janet Wallstein

Sarah Keene, Elli Frye, Doris Jung Popper

Sharon Daniels, Cadace Itow

Marisa Galvany, Jon Berberian, Cossas in foreground

Gary Wedow,, Jay Lessinger in background

Lila Herbert with Neil Eddinger, speech time

Richard Beeson, Joe Gasperec, Jane Shaulis

More speech time

Deborah Williams, Leslie McBride, Pamela Thomas

                                                       Paula Liscio, April Lindevald
Thank God for name tags.
More to follow.
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New York City Opera Reunion- Post 3

James DeBlais, Anthea DeForest, Betty Jane Schwering

Mrs. Tom Paul and Spiro Malas

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Paul, Marlena Malas, Doris Goltzer

Carol Bergey Scarimbas and Christian Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Smith and Barbara Gustern 

Robert Brubaker

Harriet Greene, Allen McGill, Kay Schoenfeld Belich

Ray Maynard, Bernadette Zirkili, Jim Biddlecome

Jane Shaulis with Harriet Greene

Kay Schoenfeld Belich with Carol Bayard

Renee Herman and Elli Frye

William Ledbetter with Steven Nanni

Cori Ellison talking with Barbara Wilson Lloyd and Rebecca Paller

Sarah Keene, Rhoda Levine, John Cheek

To be continued, lots of pictures.
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New York City Opera Reunion- Post 2

Christian Smith, Helen Guillet (Christian's wife), Barbara Gustern

Stephen Holowid with Janet Wallstein, Catherine Mafitano, Ashley Putnam, Joan Patenaude Yarnell

Rhoda Levine, John Cheek talking to Raul Melo

Pat Wise, Sara Keene, Rhoda Levine

Janet and Dominic Cossa with Marissa Galvany

Howard Hensel, Joan Baekland, John DeMain

Diane Kehrig with Arlene Adler

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Lehr

Candace Itow and Raven Wilkinsen

Anthony Piccolo (conductor, Children's Chorus, Met Opera), Gary Wedow, Jay Lessinger

Kyle can't read last name, Marcus Del and Loquita Mitchell

Michael Sullivan, Cynthia Rose, Sharon Daniels

Michael Davis (Regina Resnik's son), Barbara Wilson Lloyd and Rebecca Paller

Pamela Thomas, April Lindewald, Daniel Sullivan

                                                               Rosalind Naddal
More to come.....

New York City Opera Reunion- First post

This was a crowded space, so I got images when I wasn't being totally crushed. First- Sara Keene and Doris Jung Popper.

Arlene Adler, Christine Brandt, Roger Olsen, Richard Brand

Spiro Malas with Arlene Adler

                                              Harriet Greene with Candace Itow

Judith Fredricks, Susan Harris, Betty Bierly

Robert Brubaker

Tom Paul with Marlena Malas

Louis Perry

Albert Sherman, Helena Binder, Michael Scarola

Carol Gutnecht with Janet and Dominic Cossa

Faith Esham with Cori Ellison

                                                            Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grigolo
If I messed up spelling or mis-identified a person just let me know and errors will be corrected.
To be continued.

Richard Nass RIP

Richard Nass was the Metropolitan Opera English Horn player. He did the onstage solo at the start of TRISTAN, Act III. He passed away this month. I believe he was about 94 years old. I'll never forget hearing him play. Gorgeous. And I'll never forget his friendship during my formative years. His father would come to rehearsals. His young daughter Jenny would also come to rehearsals. With Richard it was music FIRST.  The images are from 1971.  The figure in the shadow of the stage shot is Tom Stewart as Kurvenal.

Don Carlo fun

Back in the film days it was fun playing with negatives in the darkroom.  What does the music sound like? Make the images. DON CARLO, auto de fe scene, the Inquisition, tuba music, glorious, but my favorite scene in all of opera is the Grand Inquisitor entrance, done as Act III, scene i at the Met, contrabassoon music, absolutely intestinal. Here, 1979, the Grand Inquisitor is James Morris.

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