Jeannette and I have just returned from New York where we attended the glorious Pierre Bonnard exhibition at the Met, followed at once by the ravishing – utterly disorienting fashion show by Ralph Rucci which took place in a gigantic white tent which filled Bryant Park at 6th and 41st. The sheer number of security [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Off to New York fashion week…
I’m very excited! Jeannette and I have received our official invitations to CHADO, Ralph Rucci’s fashion show which will close fashion week in New York. This much coveted invitation to the Fall/Winter 2009 collection comes to us courtesy of Canada’s spectacular high priestess of fashion, Jeanne Beker. Jeanne has been coming to OA shows [...]
What I’m reading…
“Manon Lescaut has it’s assured place among the immortals; and it is the most perfect story ever written just as Madame Bovary is the most perfect novel ever created” – Percy Shelley I’m not certain I agree 100% with Mr. Shelley, but having just finished re-reading Manon Lescaut (by the Abbé Prévost) for the [...]
OA artist coming to town…
I’ve just spent the morning and early afternoon watching our archival video of Opera Atelier’s 2003 production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride. Despite my familiarity with the production I am still astonished by the brave and committed performances of our three principal characters, Kristina Szabo (Iphigénie), Daniel Belcher (Oreste), and Colin Ainsworth (Pylade). They broke [...]
2009-2010 season delivers one-two knock-out punch!
At last I can finally talk about it – our much anticipated 2009/10 season which will feature two of our favourite productions, Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Iphigénie has a particularly special place in our hearts. It is the production which generated the most extraordinary media controversy in OA’s history. [...]
OA favourites in 09/10 photoshoot
While we were busy photographing Jack, Jeannette and Curtis (my favourite “models”) were getting into wigs and makeup for the next photo session which took place downstairs in the beautiful Great Hall of our building. Having had a large bed, antique linen and hundreds of yards of silk delivered, Gerard Gauci worked his usual magic [...]