Dear devotees: deadline pressures have obliged me to postpone my next article to Friday, September 3. I haven’t set the topic in stone, but I have a hunch I’ll be taking a look at a couple of specimens of High Concept Europera (via video, of course), which I have not caught up with for a while. As always, the archive is available for browsing.

But meanwhile, some news items:

The video series I’ve been recording at the invitation of Bel Canto Boot Camp (13 episodes, with Q&A), based on the opening section of Opera as Opera, is now nearly complete, the series available here, and we’ve set the date and time of Sunday, September 26 at 3:00 PM for the culminating Book Club virtual event. It will be open to all, and to further questions. I hope many of you can join us.

The third printing of Opera as Opera has finally shipped, so the book will be back in stock within a few days. The Opera as Opera page on my website takes you directly to the ordering site.

And: also nearing completion is my contribution (a biographical and critical essay) to the Lawrence Tibbett project for Marston Records. This will be a multi-CD release comprising all of Tibbett’s RCA Victor recordings, plus a wealth of “live” broadcast material, much of it never previously released, and will be by far the most extensive collection of Tibbett recordings yet gathered in a single release. A release date will be determined shortly, and I’ll keep you informed.

Till September 3, be well.

CLO