ArtCetera with John Sayers

A lot of arias seem hard to the listener. They generate many bravos to award a hard job well done. But, how hard are these arias to sing? Let's find out.

Three operas you may have heard of but have never seen on stage. Tiefland by D'Albert, Krutnava by Suchon and Ivan the Terrible by Georges Bizet.

A repeat of Program 8, Politics in the Arts, which aired Oct. 26, 2020.

The history of the double bass and my experience learning how to play it. I was taught by a master: Ditty Gerber.

Abstract art and abstract modern classical music. You either love it or you hate it. 
But, the choice is yours.

Amazingly, so many of the flashmobs that occur are classical in nature. ArtCetera looks at some of the more popular.
In case you haven't noticed, The Angry Tenor is now ArtCetera. 

Evaluating the status of climate change in early 2021 leaves a picture that is not very pretty. A glance at how we are doing.

Many opera overtures out live the operas they were written for.

According to Greta Thunberg, we must stop fossil fuel subsidies right now. The Biden Administration may help as it is ready to approve construction of a massive wind farm south of Martha's Vineyard.  

Thanks to the French, many operas have a ballet scene and woe be to the composer who messes this up. Just ask Wagner. But others were just fine. That's where we are. Ballet music from the opera stage. Good listening!

Natural gas and other "bridge" fuels can still kill you with their emissions into the atmosphere. They're not as bad as coal, but they still emit bad stuff into the air. We need solar and wind power now more than ever.  It's time to stop fighting climate change and either help or go bury your head in the sand. It's the only planet we have. Protect it!