Miscellaneous

My son's my worst critic.

My son's my worst critic.

They are all changing, and Jo is resisting,

They are all changing, and Jo is resisting,

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with read more

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

We played well in the first half, but lost our composure in the second. We won the game, but we read more

We played well in the first half, but lost our composure in the second. We won the game, but we still have a lot of work.

In the tournament we've gotten better defensively ... in our first two playoff games, our defense basically won it for read more

In the tournament we've gotten better defensively ... in our first two playoff games, our defense basically won it for us. All three games have been down to the wire and we handled adversity well in all three games. The kids have a lot of heart and they're really competitive.

I just hope if any of those folks are illegal that they realize there are millions that immigrate properly and read more

I just hope if any of those folks are illegal that they realize there are millions that immigrate properly and legally and they don't have to protest.

We benefit as a growing sport being in a growing region.

We benefit as a growing sport being in a growing region.

They're very genuine, very humble. They really appreciate it.

They're very genuine, very humble. They really appreciate it.

I don't want any money.

I don't want any money.