It’s happened to me so many times. Teresa Stratas is singing in a small, beautiful theater, before an orchestral ensemble led by a distinguished conductor. When the time comes, I take my place beside her. We sing — sometimes from the classic repertoire, and sometimes an entirely new work that we improvise on the spot. We are magnificent. The audience cheers. Weeping with gratitude, I fall into Teresa’s arms —
— And then I wake up.
The great curiosity, then, is that I did not wake up yesterday when I took my place at the center stage, looked down at the distinguished conductor Joe Illick and the massed forces of the Fort Worth Symphony, and joined a brilliant cast of singers in a performance of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos with the Fort Worth Opera Festival.
This was real.
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It’s the mark of a true diva to know at all times
when there’s a camera in the room.
Audrey Luna (Zerbinetta) casts a wary eye on a certain clumsy amateur photographer, while Marjorie Owens (Ariadne) looks on.
What follows is a selection of photos from among the 250 I took last night. (I’m not cheating you: most of the pictures were terrible.) This has been an astonishing adventure, and thus far it only gets better: tonight is our “piano dress,” with costumes but no wigs, makeup, or orchestra. Bis später!
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Unofficially, this year’s Festival is the Season of Soldiers: there’s at least one in each production. David Miller (left) is Ariadne’s token soldier, Zerbinetta’s boyfriend; Michael Adams, who plays a Customs Officer in Bohème, sings the role of the Lackey — the Haushofmeister’s subordinate — in Ariadne.
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Friends from other productions dropped by to listen. Left to right, David Blalock and Caroline Worra of Glory Denied shmooze with our Jeni Houser. Standing: Emily Urbanek (back to camera), stage manager Joe Gladstone.
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General director Darren Woods has sung the Dance Master, in his day — which explains how he knows every lyric in this opera.
Ian McEuen picks up a pointer or two.
When life gives you pits, make music!
Maestro Joe Illick with the Fort Worth Symphony.
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It seems that the score still holds a few surprises for tenor Corey Bix (Bacchus), but Marjorie Owens (foreground) is more than ready for her close-up.
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Mezzo Cecelia Hall as the Composer.
Stephen Lusmann as the Music Master.
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Ian McEuen as the Dance Master.
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Aaron Sorensen, the world’s youngest Alcindoro, sings the Wigmaker in Ariadne.
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Ganz nicht jämmerlich, unser Schauplatz!
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Maestro Illick conducts an opera, the title of which escapes me.
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Backstage: Through this doorway, I make my second entrance.
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Backstage: The Café Momus and a villager’s cabin from Daughter of the Regiment.
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Dream Girls: Amanda Robie, Corrie Donovan,
and Jeni Houser as the Nymphs.
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Send in the clowns: Michael Porter (Brighella), Anthony Reed (Truffaldin), Zac Engle (Scaramuccio), and Steven Eddy (Harlekin).
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Marjorie Owens: “Es gibt ein Reich.”
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Zerbinetta (Audrey Luna) and her boys:
Michael Porter, Anthony Reed, Zac Engle, Steven Eddy.
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“Großmächtige Prinzessin”: Audrey Luna sings Zerbinetta’s tour-de-force aria.
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Through every kind of coloratura and notes only Jesus can hear, Audrey keeps going...
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...and going...
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...and going...
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...and going! Seriously, she is beyond spectacular.
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Soon, however, Marjorie and Corey will get their turn.
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“Is your name Theseus? No? Well, I don’t mind.”
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“Just don’t tell Circe about this!”
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Corey Bix as Bacchus.
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Getting the last word: Marjorie Owens and Corey Bix,
with Joe Illick in the pit.
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Play on!
— And then I wake up.
The great curiosity, then, is that I did not wake up yesterday when I took my place at the center stage, looked down at the distinguished conductor Joe Illick and the massed forces of the Fort Worth Symphony, and joined a brilliant cast of singers in a performance of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos with the Fort Worth Opera Festival.
This was real.
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It’s the mark of a true diva to know at all times
when there’s a camera in the room.
Audrey Luna (Zerbinetta) casts a wary eye on a certain clumsy amateur photographer, while Marjorie Owens (Ariadne) looks on.
What follows is a selection of photos from among the 250 I took last night. (I’m not cheating you: most of the pictures were terrible.) This has been an astonishing adventure, and thus far it only gets better: tonight is our “piano dress,” with costumes but no wigs, makeup, or orchestra. Bis später!
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Unofficially, this year’s Festival is the Season of Soldiers: there’s at least one in each production. David Miller (left) is Ariadne’s token soldier, Zerbinetta’s boyfriend; Michael Adams, who plays a Customs Officer in Bohème, sings the role of the Lackey — the Haushofmeister’s subordinate — in Ariadne.
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Friends from other productions dropped by to listen. Left to right, David Blalock and Caroline Worra of Glory Denied shmooze with our Jeni Houser. Standing: Emily Urbanek (back to camera), stage manager Joe Gladstone.
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General director Darren Woods has sung the Dance Master, in his day — which explains how he knows every lyric in this opera.
Ian McEuen picks up a pointer or two.
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When life gives you pits, make music!
Maestro Joe Illick with the Fort Worth Symphony.
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It seems that the score still holds a few surprises for tenor Corey Bix (Bacchus), but Marjorie Owens (foreground) is more than ready for her close-up.
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Mezzo Cecelia Hall as the Composer.
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Stephen Lusmann as the Music Master.
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Ian McEuen as the Dance Master.
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Aaron Sorensen, the world’s youngest Alcindoro, sings the Wigmaker in Ariadne.
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Ganz nicht jämmerlich, unser Schauplatz!
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Maestro Illick conducts an opera, the title of which escapes me.
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Backstage: Through this doorway, I make my second entrance.
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Backstage: The Café Momus and a villager’s cabin from Daughter of the Regiment.
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Dream Girls: Amanda Robie, Corrie Donovan,
and Jeni Houser as the Nymphs.
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Send in the clowns: Michael Porter (Brighella), Anthony Reed (Truffaldin), Zac Engle (Scaramuccio), and Steven Eddy (Harlekin).
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Marjorie Owens: “Es gibt ein Reich.”
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Zerbinetta (Audrey Luna) and her boys:
Michael Porter, Anthony Reed, Zac Engle, Steven Eddy.
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“Großmächtige Prinzessin”: Audrey Luna sings Zerbinetta’s tour-de-force aria.
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Through every kind of coloratura and notes only Jesus can hear, Audrey keeps going...
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...and going...
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...and going...
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...and going! Seriously, she is beyond spectacular.
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Soon, however, Marjorie and Corey will get their turn.
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“Is your name Theseus? No? Well, I don’t mind.”
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“Just don’t tell Circe about this!”
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Corey Bix as Bacchus.
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Getting the last word: Marjorie Owens and Corey Bix,
with Joe Illick in the pit.
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