The Mischievous Maestro

Manon. Doom. Champagne. 

She’s all frills and getting the opera written was defiantly a thrill. Puccini put his version up against another famous telling of the same story. Which one do you prefer?  

Butterfly. Fiasco. Bourbon

Opening night was a total disaster but a hundred years later it’s a huge hit. What happened? What was changed? And, who is one of opera’s biggest slime balls? 

Tosca. Veracity. Campari. 

What happens when you want to compose an opera but someone else already has the rights to the story? What do you do when something always goes wrong? What does it mean when no one is alive at the end of the show?

Bohemians. Rivalries. Absinthe.

One of the most popular operas ever composed, La bohème, tells a story of love and loss. However, the story of how it made it to the stage is almost as good as the opera itself. 

The three words that have always been used to describe my personality are, “Mischief, Music, & Merriment.” With this podcast, we will explore, and combine, two of my favorite things – music and bartending. Join me, The Mischievous Maestro, as we travel the world, one opera and a few drinks at a time.