Roman Hovenbitzer is the director of the new production of Carlisle Floyd's American opera SUSANNAH in Hagen, Germany. I'm singing the role of Sam and releasing this week's episode several days early to kick off our opening night! If you can, you must come to Hagen to see this great production for yourself...if not, I guess you'll just have to settle for this very interesting interview! To follow Roman's career: http://www.roman-hovenbitzer.de/ You can also visit the This Opera Life Facebook Page to find photos and updates on this new production.

TOL Ep049 Roman Hovenbitzer

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From the movie FAME to the MET, Maestro Gregory Buchalter has been creating fantastic music in fantastic places his whole life. We first met in New York, but recorded this episode after our performances of La Boheme with Opera Fairbanks - in Alaska! Greg will head back there soon for a new production of Carmen, starring Patricia Risley. To follow his career: www.gregorybuchalter.com

TOL Ep061 Gregory Buchalter

I traveled to Fairbanks Alaska this past summer and was fortunate to have the amazing, young stage director, Jonathon Loy, to guide me in my first Rodolfo! He's a regular at the Metropolitan Opera, but has also worked in a wide range of houses, including Cincinnati Opera, Opera Memphis, Seattle Opera and more. To follow his career: http://www.jonathonloy.com/

TOL Ep060 Jonathon Loy

It was a great pleasure to work with American legend, Erie Mills, this past winter at the Metropolitan Opera. Famous for her amazing soprano, she has recently transitioned into the world of voice teacher and english diction specialist. She is regularly invited to consult in this area by opera companies such as the MET, Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Theater of St. Louis. She's a delightful colleague, a stickler for doing it right, and was kind enough to join me before a performance to talk about these various phases of her opera life. To follow her career, please visit her website: http://eriemills.com/ This is a re-release containing a fix for a previous audio error.

TOL Ep059 Erie Mills

I met German bass, Mario Klein, during our years at the Bayreuth Festival. He is currently an ensemble member of the Staatstheater Kassel. Mario is a major audiophile, lover of the theater, and an all around good guy! To keep track of his career, please visit his website: http://www.klein-speyer.de/mario0.html

TOL Ep058 Mario Klein

Richard Wagner wrote three operas in the early part of his career that are not performed in the Bayreuth Festival. I'm currently performing one of them (DAS LIEBESVERBOT) in Frankfurt, and met Brazilian soprano, Camila Ribero-Souza on twitter when she tweated about her upcoming performances of these lesser known Wagner operas. Camila's pursuit of singing has led her from Brazil to England and now to Germany where she is fest at the theater in Meiningen. To follow her career: http://www.camilariberosouza.com or visit her on facebook!

TOL Ep049 Roman Hovenbitzer

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