Welcome to Season 04 Episode 06 - the "Barren Trees" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Prof. Don Marrazzo, Hillman Opera producer; Mr. Garnet Rogers, singer-songwriter and author.

Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.

If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!

Time Stamps (Approximate)

• 02:27 - Prof. Don Marrazzo/Cosi Fan Tutte
• 19:54 - Mr. Garnet Rogers (Part 1)
• 36:00 - Arts Calendar
• 39:30 - Mr. Garnet Rogers (Part 2)

Media

• "Autumn Leaves", music by Joseph Kosma, lyrics by Jaques Prevért ("Les Feullies Mortes"); English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1945; performed by Eva Cassidy, recorded live at the Blues Alley jazz supper club, Washington DC, Jan. 3, 1996.
• "Prenderò quel brunettino" ("I'll take the brunette one"), from Cosi Fan Tutte, W.A. Mozart, composer (1790); Glyndebourne Opera House, 2006.
• "Summer Lightning", written and performed by Garnet Rogers, from the album Summer Lightning, Snow Goose Records, 1996
• Overture from Cosi Fan Tutte, W.A. Mozart, composer; performed by Sinfonia Rotterdam, Conrad van Alphen, conductor, Sept. 26, 2015
• Next Turn of the Wheel, written and performed by Garnet Rogers, from the album Sparrow's Wing, Snowgoose Records, 1999

Artist Links

• Prof. Don Marrazzo
• Mr. Garnet Rogers

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Welcome to Season 04 Episode 05 - the "Hallowed Eve" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Ms. Suzanne O. Davis from Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook; Dr. Richard Gilman from Restoring the Opera House: A Volunteer's Perspective; Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord and Ms. Alina J. Wiley from Legally Blonde: The Musical; and Cal Weilgasz from The Wizard of Oz.

Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.

If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!

Time Stamps (Approximate)

• 02:58 - Suzanne O. Davis - Tapestry
• 19:35 - Dick Gilman - Chautauqua History Lecture
• 38:15 - Arts Calendar
• 43:00 - Jessica Hillman-McCord/Alina J. Wiley - Legally Blonde
• 53:23 - Cal Weilgasz - The Wizard of Oz

Media

• Ambient Music: Dia de los Muertos; Nama's Tea YouTube Channel
• "It's Too Late", Carole King, composer; Gerry Goffin, lyrics; from the album Tapestry, 1971, performed by Suzanne O. Davis from her show Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook
• "Alone", Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, 1935; performed by Harpo Marx (harp) from the movie A Night at the Opera, MGM 1936
• Piano Sonata No. 15 in C Major K545, Ludwig von Beethoven, composer; performed by Harpo Marx (harp) from the movie The Big Store, MGM 1941
• "Omigod You Guys", from the musical Legally Blonde:The Musical, lyrics and music by Lawrence O'Keefe and Neil Benjamin; from the original cast recording July 2007
• "Thriller", from the album Thriller; lyrics and music by Michael Jackson, Epic Records/MJJ Productions 1982

Artist Links

• Suzanne O. Davis
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• Dick Gilman
• Jessica Hillman-McCord
• Alina J. Wiley
• Cal Weilgasz

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Welcome to Season 04 Episode 04 - the "Hunter Moon" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Ms. Deborah Jean Templin, creator of Unsinkable Women: Stories and Songs from the Titanic; Chief Petty Officer Kristine Hsia, principal vocalist for the the US Navy Band Commodores; and Derek Johnson, guitarist for Monroe Crossing.

Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.

If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!

Time Stamps

• 01:43 - Deborah Jean Templin/Unsinkable Women
• 19:20 - CPO Kristine Hsia/US Navy Band Commodores
• 36:37 - Arts Calendar
• 42:15 - Derek Johnson/Monroe Crossing

Media

• Hunter's Moon, Gilbert Vinter, composer; performed by the London Philharmonic, David Pyatt, conductor; Hawkes & Sons Lmt., 1941
• O You Beautiful Doll, composed by Nat D. Ayer, lyrics by Seymour Brown, 1911; performed by the Jazz Pirates, Oct. 12, 2001.
• Day in, Day Out, Rube Bloom, lyrics, and Johnny Mercer, music, 1939; performed by the US Navy Band Commodores, CPO Kristine Hsia, vocals.
• selections from Our Miss Gibbs, musical comedy by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, 1909; performed by Adam Ramet, piano.
• Easy to Get Lost, written by Derek Johnson, performed by Monroe Crossing, from a performance on Minnesota Public Radio, January 2012
• "Chattanooga," from the album The Road Has No End, written by Derek Johnson, performed by Monroe Crossing, December 2012

Artist Links

• Deborah Jean Templin
• Kristine Hsia
• Monroe Crossing

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Welcome to Season 04 Episode 03 - the "Goldenrod" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Ms. Calabria Foti, vocalist; Mr. Chris Carosa, regional historian; and Prof. Don Marrazzo, SUNY Fredonia School of Music Voice Faculty.

Notes from the Aisle Seat is available from most of your favorite podcast sites, as well as on the Opera House YouTube Channel. If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word through your social media feeds, give us a link on your website, and consider becoming a follower by clicking the "Follow" button in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.

If you have an arts event you'd like to publicize, hit us up at operahouse@fredopera.org and let us know what you have! Please give us at least one month's notice to facilitate timely scheduling. Thanks for listening!

Time Stamps

• 02:17 - Calabria Foti/"From Bebop to Broadway"
• 20:03 - Chris Carosa/Lafayette in Fredonia
• 37:58 - Arts Calendar
• 40:27 - Prof. Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met Preview

Media

• "Goldenrod", written, produced and performed by Kimberly and Alberto Rivera, from the album Spirit Songs, Nov. 13, 2017
• "The Man with the Horn", performed by Calabria Foti (vocals) and Bob McChesney (trombone), written and composed by Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange, and Jack Jenney; from the album The Man with the Horn, June 1, 2019, MoCo Records.
• La Marseillaise (French National Anthem), written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1792); performed by the US Navy Band, May 5, 2016
• "Mia Gelosa!", from the opera Tosca, composed by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (1900). Performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (Tosca) and SeokJong Baek (Cavaradossi) at the Metropolitan Opera House, September 2024.
• "Autumn Fell", written by Jerry Douglas Cole; performed by Authentic Unlimited, from the album Authentic Unlimited, June 27, 2022, Billy Blue Records

Artist Links

• Calabria Foti
• Chris Carosa
• Prof. Don Marrazzo

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