Curtis at Prince Theater-La sonnambula by Bellini 02/20/2010

We were glad to be in the Prince theater tonight, for <<*la sonnambula="">> (The sleep walker) by Bellini in collaboration with the Curtis orchestra. The production was well put, and well performed.

Anna Moffo the local

Anna Moffo went to Curtis Institute (Philadelphia) where all the students are already quite polished when accepted to study there. She has one of the most beautiful voices in the world, and she is so graceful on and off stage.

Thomas Hampson Master Class at Curtis

Recoding devices prohibited, so here is a fast sketch of what was going on in Thomas Hampson's Master Class at Curtis today. Wow, what an excellent instructor with such great sense of humor!
In the two hours of class, five selected students went on the stage and preformed various pieces of repertories. As each student sang their piece, Mr.Hampson, with his charming sense of humor and critical instructions, attacked (not the student) the common problematic areas from use of air, breathing, understanding the diaphragm, intercommunication with the repertoire to just how high of heels you should not wear. It was a mind opening master class :)

Beautiful and playful Cecilia Bartoli and Thomas Hampson performing a beautiful arrangement.