Jim Cate wrote:



katysails wrote:

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent
resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids
Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a
baritone come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a
while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...


My favorites include Carmen, Aida, La Boheme, Don Giovani, Carmen, Magic
Flute, Flying Dutchmen (and most of the Ring), all Verdi pieces, etc. I
have season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, and they seem to be into
lots of premieres of new operas. Rene Fleming is a Houston "graduate,"
and she returned to sing here last year. - - I'll look forward to
listening to some opera played on the stereo of my new Mac 26M. I'm also
into audio and surround sound, and I'm building a collection of opera
performances on DVD. - Some of them are pretty spectacular.

Jim


Did I mention Carmen?

Incidentally, can you suggest any opera themes or characters that might
relate to sailing (e.g., Flying Dutchman)?

jim