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Hansel & Gretel, birds & shadows...
It's the end of Harry Potter's birthday and the first dress rehearsal of TOI's new Hansel & Gretel, it's late and I am thinking about...
Scott Williamson
Aug 1, 20181 min read
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H&G in NOLA with TOI
TOI Season VI | Hansel & Gretel in NOLA | Humperdinck N.B.s | July 2018 I'm so excited to be back "home" working with Tidewater Opera...
Scott Williamson
Jul 20, 20183 min read
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More Notes from the Bohemian life
More Bohemian miscellany, trivia, as we prepare to open our new production of La Boheme, April 6! Puccini's librettist, Illica, like Van...
Scott Williamson
Apr 5, 20184 min read
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Scenes from the life of Bohème
Below are my program notes for OR's imminent new production of Puccini's romantic opera. Their episodic and aphoristic style is a nod to...
Scott Williamson
Apr 3, 20185 min read
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Bohème Notebooks | OR 2018
April 1, 2018 | 16 Nisan 5778 | Easter | Pesach | The prime need in the Western World is to break the ice of rationalism and release the...
Scott Williamson
Apr 1, 20182 min read
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#L2P: "Reclamation" at Taubman Museum
L2P (Listening to Paintings) | 3.17.18 | Taubman Museum of Art | Roanoke | SMW, curator & artist Below are some journal musings and...
Scott Williamson
Mar 18, 20185 min read
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Romania: Revolution 1989 in 2017
What a whirlwind trip last week for the Romania premiere of Aaron Garber's one-act opera, Romania: Revolution 1989 in the beautiful "old...

Scott M Williamson
Dec 18, 20175 min read
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Journey to Prague: Part II
My previous post was a photo-journal "journey to Prague" (with Mini-Mozart). Here's a follow-up. 23.XI | Thanksgiving Day | ROA Prague...
Scott Williamson
Nov 29, 20175 min read
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Mozart's Journey to Prague
For the curious (or extremely bored), here are some images and travel journals from our recent trip to Prague. The title comes from...
Scott Williamson
Nov 24, 20176 min read
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The Exterminating Angel at the MET
Thomas Adès | The Exterminating Angel | MET HD 11.18 | Notes and quotes... __ I believe that music is a vehicle that can carry you from...
Scott Williamson
Nov 4, 20177 min read
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Art and Life
As another tribute and thank you to our fabulous OR Tosca "team," here is a new poem, in an early draft form. It's a version of Tosca's...
Scott Williamson
Nov 1, 20173 min read
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Va, Tosca!
Tosca came and went in a whirlwind, as she always seems to do. The last time Opera Roanoke mounted Puccini's "little shocker" was in the...
Scott Williamson
Oct 30, 20177 min read
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Puccini is Passion: Apprentice Preview at Hollins University
Yesterday, hosted by Hollins University, a dozen of our fabulous Apprentice Artists and the "glad-she's-new-in-town" pianist Anna de...

Scott M Williamson
Sep 18, 20172 min read
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Rosenkavalier at the MET
By request, a belated sharing of the notes for my Rosenkavalier talk prior to Saturday's final MET "Live in HD" broadcast of a brilliant...

Scott M Williamson
May 14, 20173 min read
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Susannah: p.s.
Susannah was such a memorable and meaningful experience last weekend. Our guest artists variously referred to it as a "top 3" or "top 5"...

Scott M Williamson
May 6, 20172 min read
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Susannah production: Final dress
I can't believe we open this amazing show tomorrow night, April 28. What a memorable experience this production has been. Its...

Scott M Williamson
Apr 27, 20172 min read
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L2P: "American Impressions" and
Yesterday, members of our fabulous Susannah cast - Stephanie Marx, Zach James, Toby Newman, Brooke Tolley, and Jason Nichols, accompanied...

Scott M Williamson
Apr 23, 20174 min read
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Susannah: "Southern Gothic"
Since it was in the news, it must be true, right?!? I'm glad our friend Mike Allen referred to Susannah that way in today's Roanoke...

Scott M Williamson
Apr 21, 20173 min read
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Susannah, Dalà and opera as ritual
The latest notes and musings on our premiere production of Susannah, just around the corner, April 28 & 30. Susannah notebooks: Staging...

Scott M Williamson
Apr 19, 20172 min read
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Susannah production notebooks, week 2
Continuing a series of random, informal, anecdotal "notebook" entries for our upcoming production of Susannah, a piece whose depth and...

Scott M Williamson
Apr 18, 20172 min read
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