Song of the Day: July 10
(from baritone Theo Hoffman — Thanks, Theo, for your selections this week!)
Today I travel to London to compete in Placido Domingo’s Operalia! Because of his huge involvement in the zarzuela repertoire, there is a portion of the competition devoted to the genre. I’ve had an amazing time preparing two zarzuela arias. Steve Blier helped me pick, of course. This cheeky tune is a young man’s song of devotion to his new wife on their wedding day. In the song, he asks the silversmith how much silver is needed to steal a kiss from the lips of a woman. Wish me luck!
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A remarkable young talent, baritone Theo Hoffman is an alumnus of all three NYFOS Emerging Artist residencies and has since performed with NYFOS Next and on our Mainstage series. Theo joins LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program in the 2016/17 season, and returns to NYFOS in our tour performances of Schubert | Beatles with Moab Music Festival and Lyric Opera Kansas City.
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