Category: music/theatre
No Room at the Opera
We went to the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD showing of Der Rosenkavalier on Saturday, and it was the last straw. Never mind able-bodied people sitting in the wheelchair accessible seating; there were at easily double the number of wheelchair and walker users than there were accessible seats.
I find it distasteful to compete with other [...]
PHAMALy actor Roucis tapped for Ed Zwick film
From today’s Denver Post:
If you’ve known local actor Lucy Roucis for any appreciable amount of time, you’ve likely heard her popular stand-up routine on the pros and cons of Parkinson’s disease.
You know the bit: “Pro: Mixing a mean margarita. Con: Wearing a mean margarita.”
Soon, millions more will.
Roucis, who has lived with advanced Parkinson’s for 22 [...]
Sandy Lahmann, Ping Chong & Company’s “Invisible Voices: New Perspectives on Disability”
From today’s Denver Post:
Opens October 1 at Theatreworks in Colorado Springs. More information from Theatreworks.
Sandy Lahmann writes for Summit Daily News; here are some of her columns.
The Master Chorale – a Casualty of Recession
I was so disappointed to read today that the Master Chorale of Washington is closing up shop. The Master Chorale began life as the Paul Hill Chorale. I was fortunate enough to sing under Paul Hill at Georgetown University, and he was one of the great choral conductors and a really nice person. We [...]
(Full Post)Musical Chairs: The Opera, Disability, and the Greying of America
Like Dave and Joe, my husband and I go to the Metropolitan Opera HD broadcasts at our local movie theater. It’s a nice theater, stadium seating, with about 10 seats in the middle that can be reached without steps. Unfortunately, given the demographic of the opera-going audience, there are way more than 10 people who [...]
(Full Post)Singers with Disabilities
This quarter’s Voice of Chorus America has a nice, straightforward article on disabled singers and how choirs can accommodate them:
In 2007, Ella Merritt was feeling the itch to sing again””so she began calling choruses. Her first question was not about the audition process or the concert season, but rather “Do you have accommodation for a [...]
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