Sarasota Opera Interview:
Eleni Calenos als Gilda in Verdis Rigoletto
und Nachlese zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit
In this week's show Susanne Nielsen interviews Eleni Calenos, Greek Soprano who sings the role of Gilda in the Sarasota Opera's season opening, Verdi's Opera Rigoletto. Ms. Calenos has just performed Die Fledermaus, and recites some of her beautifully learned lines in German, though she does not speak the language. Our interview with her will be in English.
Please hear it in the audio section of this show.
Asecond segment of the show takes us to Miami , Florida, where Susanne Nielsen attended the october 3ed reception in honor of the German national Holiday. Listen to the speech by Consul general Countess Kendeffy in honor of the Day of Reunification.
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German American Society of Pinellas invites YOU to their weekly dances!
Eat , drink, dance and
"schunkel"! Every Saturday night the German American Society rolls
back the clock to a by-gone era. You'll delight to the music of a live band.
Listen , sing along, and dance to favorite German and American tunes of the
last century.
Doors open at 6 pm for dinner, snacks or just coffee and Kuchen. Dancing starts at 7:30 pm. There's a plentyful supply of German Beers, Wines and Schnaps at the full service bar.
Join the fun with great music, German food and drink at an authentic German Dance hall. Come for German heritage, memories, Gemuetlichkeit and friendship.
Dirndls and Lederhosen are always encouraged.
Located at 8098 66th street in Pinellas Park, north of Park Boulevard and just South of 82nd Avenue. For information google German American Society of Pinellas County. For details visit http://www.germantampa.com/or call Bob at 727-238-8201
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OKTOBERFEST IN CAPE CORAL FLORIDA!
The Oktoberfest in Cape Coral is the biggest German-American Oktoberfest in Florida!
Miss Oktoberfest 2012 invites you to the German American Social Club of Cape Coral’s annual Oktoberfest! Bigger and more fun, with live Bands, German Gemuetlichkeit and plenty of food and beer!
October 19,20,21 and 28,29, 30th on the grounds of the German American Social Club of Cape Coral on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. "Kommt vorbei" says die junge Miss Oktoberfest, Brook Callahan, “ab dem 19. Oktober beginnt die Gaudi! “
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It's Oktoberfest Time in Oldsmar as the 17th Annual Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest is again at its spacious location with ample free parking at Tampa Bay Downs!!!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 19,20,21st.2011
they'll be "rolling out the Barrel " - and the Bratwurst …for
three great days of authentic German food, drink, music and fun.!!!
Enjoy great Bavarian music by Oktoberfest Express Friday and Saturday , and Alex Meixner Band Satuday and Sunday,
authentic German Folk dancing by the Deltona and Enzianer Schuhplattlers .
Mouthwatering Bratwurst , Knackwurst, and Hofbräuhaus chicken and plenty of ice-cold Warsteiner fresh from the barrel!!!
Take part in the Stein-holding and log-sawing contests, dance the
chicken dance, all under the Oktoberfest Bigtop!!
Be sure to check out the keg toss and the barrel races, too!
Take Tampa Road, Hillsborough Avenue or State Road 580 to the intersection of
Racetrack Road, turn north and follow the signs to the park. You’ll have plenty of parking and see the rides and the huge white Oktoberfest tent. For more information Call 813-855-4233 and visit http://www.oktoberfesttampabay.com/for a discount! We’ll see you at Oktoberfest, October 19, 20, 21st at the Top o’ the Bay Oktoberfest at Tampa Bay Downs!
Friday 5pm to 11pm / Saturday 11am to 11pm / and Sunday 12pm to 7 pm
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SARASOTA OPERA SEASON PREMIERE : RIGOLETTO: OUR INTERVIEW: ELENI CALENOS
In her young career, Greek soprano Eleni Calenos is capturing critics and audiences' admiration for the clarity, warmth and beauty of her lyric voice, and her dignified characterizations. Of her 2008 role debut as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, the Houston Press said, "The phenomenon was the Cio-Cio-San of Greek soprano Eleni Calenos, whose nuanced characterization was a true wonder to hear. She sailed through her dramatic arias as if buoyed by the stirring music."
Additional engagements from the past few seasons include Hanna Glawari in Die lustige Witwe (Zomeropera Alden Biesen, Belgium), Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly (Shreveport Opera, Mississippi Opera & Opera Idaho), Mimi in La Bohème (Opera Idaho), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Valencienne in The Merry Widow (Utah Festival Opera), Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Shreveport Opera), Fiordiligi in Così Fan Tutte (Barbados Music Festival), Giorgetta in Puccini's Il Tabarro (Harrisburg Opera Association), Liù in Turandot (Boston Concert Opera and Chorus Pro Musica), Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera in the Heights in Houston, OSH Opera in NY, and a cover at the 2010 Glimmerglass Festival as a member of the Young American Artists Program), Medora in Verdi's Il Corsaro (Hellenic Music Foundation, NY), as well as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni (Martina Arroyo Foundation). Of her performance, The New York Times said, "Eleni Calenos sang with a strong, clear soprano and was persuasive as a suffering yet haughty Donna Elvira." Other performed roles in her repertoire include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, and the title role of Suor Angelica.
Upcoming engagements include Gilda in Rigoletto with Sarasota Opera, and the soprano solo in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with the Queens College Choral Society in NY. Next season she will be performing Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Austin Lyric Opera, and Nedda in I Pagliacci with Shreveport Opera.
(Please listen to the Interview in the audiosection of our show)
We would like to thank Ms. Calenos for the interview and invite our listeners and readers to attend the wonderful season of the Sarasota Opera.
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Sarasota Opera Season 2012
Kennen Sie das Winteropernfest in Sarasota
Eine volle Opernsaison und ganz in Ihrer
Nähe? Schon seit Jahren sind die erstklassigen Vorstellungen der Sarasota Opera
sofort ausverkauft. Da geht es elegant
zu mit den schönsten Opern von Puccini, Verdi und vielen anderen in
Originalsprache, mit traditionellem Bühnenbild und Kostümen und alle
Aufführungen im eigenen mediteranen Opernhaus.
Abonnenten kommen aus der ganzen Welt
hierher.
Die kommende Saison bringt wieder
beliebte Opern wie Verdis Rigoletto,Bizets Perlenfischer und Puccini's Turandot.
Floyds Oper of Mice and men nach dem Steinbeckroman und die Kinderoper Little
Nemo in Slumberland, von der Sarasota oper in Auftrag gegeben, sind die
Ueberraschungen der Saison. Richard Russel ist der neue Direktor der Oper und
seit Jahren hat die musikalische Leitung Maestro DeRenzi, der diesmal eine
zweite Verdioper auffuehrt: King for a Day. Obwohl eine Oper bereits am 26.
Oktober die Saison beginnt, ist die grosse Premiere am 9.Februar, in der Woche zuvor
findet ein elegantes Diner statt.
Die Saison bietet Ihnen auch noch
schoenste Konzertabende mit beliebten und geht weiter mit den Konzertabenden Die Hauptsaison ist von Februar bis zum 23ten
März 2013.
Neben Abonnements gibt es auch
Einzelkarten. Schauen Sie sich die Saison im internet an, kaufen Sie dort auch
bereits Karten oder rufen Sie einfach an, fragen und bestellen Sie auf Deutsch
oder Englisch 941- 338-1300 oder on-line unter www.sarasotaopera.org .
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DAY OF GERMAN UNITY
Wir bedanken uns fuer den schoenen Abend, den wir miterleben durften.
Glenn, Susanne Nielsen with Artist Herbert Hofer
Our second part of the show brings you the speech in honor of the German National Holiday: Day of reunification ( Tag der deutschen Einheit) by German Consul General Eva Countess Kendeffy at the reception given by the German Consulate General on october 3rd in Miami, Florida.
(Please listen to the speech in the audiosection of our show)
(Please listen to the speech in the audiosection of our show)
Mal im Dirndl...
Im Miami Hilton beim German Empfang...
mit der General Konsulin, very Miami!
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WIN WITH KULTURSPIEGEL!
November 3, 2012
SPIFFS St. Petersburg International Folkfestival!
Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, FL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 ● 10 am-10 pm
General Admission: $10 ● Students: $6
Children under 6: FREE
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Travel Around the World in a Day at SPIFFS 38th Annual International
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Enjoy delicious ethnic food specialties from more than thirty countries!
Learn about music, musicians and musical
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 ● 10 am-10 pm
General Admission: $10 ● Students: $6
Children under 6: FREE
GRAND PARADE OF NATIONS &
CITIZENS OATH CEREMONY at 2 pm
Ethnic Cuisine ● Folk Dancing ● Music ● Cultural Displays
Crafts ● Entertainment from Two Stages
Travel Around the World in a Day at SPIFFS 38th Annual International
Folk Fair!
Enjoy delicious ethnic food specialties from more than thirty countries!
Learn about music, musicians and musical
instruments from around the world!
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BILL's Moment in German Cultural history:
- In 1707, Johann Bach marries his cousin, Maria Bach.
- In 1914, Lord Mountbatten is forced to resign if
Admiral's position, First /sea Lord from the British Navy due to his German
Origins.
- In 1973, Henry Kissinger, a German Immigrant, wins
the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1977, German commandos take back a hijacked
Lufthansa plane in Mogadishu, Somolia, freeing 86 hostages.
- In 1982, Steffi Graf plays her first professional
tennis match, in Stuttgart, Germany. She lost to world champion Tracey
Austin. Twelve years later she defeated Austin
- And in 2001, two trucks collide in the Gottard
Tunnel in Switzerland, resulting in a fire that kills eleven.
This segment has been sponsored by DnD Music and produced by Bill Davidson.
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OKTOBERFEST IN CAPE CORAL FLORIDA!
The Oktoberfest in Cape Coral is the biggest German-American Oktoberfest in Florida!
Miss Oktoberfest 2012 invites you to the German American Social Club of Cape Coral’s annual Oktoberfest! Bigger and more fun, with live Bands, German Gemuetlichkeit and plenty of food and beer!
October 19,20,21 and 28,29, 30th on the grounds of the German American Social Club of Cape Coral on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. "Kommt vorbei" says die junge Miss Oktoberfest, Brook Callahan, “ab dem 19. Oktober beginnt die Gaudi! “
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Cirque du Soleil ist mit Kooza im Anzug auf Tampa. Dort gibt es bald wieder eine Auffuehrung voller Wagemut und Akrobatik.
The equipment is as simple as it gets: eight chairs and a pedestal. But in this act, the artist uses them to create a 23-foot tower on which to perform a balancing act that displays the human body at the very peak of condition and muscular control.
For the first time in 7 years Cirque du Soleil returns to St. Petersburg
With a big top production
KOOZA Opens November 8, 2012 for a limited engagement Under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field
St Petersburg, FL – Aug. 31, 2012- Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to return to St Petersburg with its big top production, KOOZA. The critically-acclaimed show opens Thursday, November 8 for a limited engagement under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field.
Since its premiere in April of 2007, KOOZA has charmed close to 4 million spectators in North America and Japan. KOOZA will be the 4th big top production to visit the area since 2002.
Tickets are available online at cirquedusoleil.com/kooza.
About KOOZA
Written and directed by David Shiner, KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
The name KOOZA is inspired by the Sanskrit word “koza,” which means“box,” “chest” or “treasure,” and was chosen because one of the underlying concepts of the production is the idea of a “circus in a box.”
“KOOZA is about human connection and the world of duality, good and bad,”Shiner said. “The tone is fun and funny, light and open. The show doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s very much about ideas, too. As it evolves we are exploring concepts such as fear, identity, recognition and power.”
The show starts with The Trickster bursting onto the scene like a jack-in-a-box right in front of The Innocent, and that is just the first of many surprises to follow. The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Heimloss, the Pickpocket, the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.
Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world.
___________________________________________________With a big top production
KOOZA Opens November 8, 2012 for a limited engagement Under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field
St Petersburg, FL – Aug. 31, 2012- Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to return to St Petersburg with its big top production, KOOZA. The critically-acclaimed show opens Thursday, November 8 for a limited engagement under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field.
Since its premiere in April of 2007, KOOZA has charmed close to 4 million spectators in North America and Japan. KOOZA will be the 4th big top production to visit the area since 2002.
Tickets are available online at cirquedusoleil.com/kooza.
About KOOZA
Written and directed by David Shiner, KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
The name KOOZA is inspired by the Sanskrit word “koza,” which means“box,” “chest” or “treasure,” and was chosen because one of the underlying concepts of the production is the idea of a “circus in a box.”
“KOOZA is about human connection and the world of duality, good and bad,”Shiner said. “The tone is fun and funny, light and open. The show doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s very much about ideas, too. As it evolves we are exploring concepts such as fear, identity, recognition and power.”
The show starts with The Trickster bursting onto the scene like a jack-in-a-box right in front of The Innocent, and that is just the first of many surprises to follow. The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Heimloss, the Pickpocket, the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.
Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world.
FLORIDA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES :
(Fuer den deutschen Maestro Stefan Sanderling , der das Orchester fast zehn Jahre leitete wird diese Saison ein nachfolger unter den vielen Gastdirigenten gesucht, darum unbedingt diese Saison nicht verpassen!)
Sarasota Opera oder Konzert,immer beliebte Unternehmungen
Stage is Set for The Florida Orchestra’s New Season
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – When The Florida Orchestra opens its 2012/2013 season in October, it will include concerts featuring Beethoven and Simon and Garfunkel, as well as two free park concerts.
October 20 and 21: Free Pops in the Park Concerts
Enjoy a picnic under the stars at a free Pops in the Park Concert with guest conductor Stuart Chafetz and The Florida Orchestra in a varied program with music by John Williams and John Phillip Sousa; selections from The Music Man, A Chorus Line and Mission Impossible; hits by Duke Ellington and a musical salute to the 1950s…all with the evening ending in Tchaikovsky’s explosive 1812 Overture. Guests are invited to bring canned food donations for Tampa Bay Harvest's food bank services in the Tampa Bay area. The Vinoy Park concert will have a pre-concert performance from 5:45pm to 6:30pm by two finalists from VSA Florida Young Soloists Competition, who will be representing the State of Florida in the national competition in Washington, DC later this year. VSA Florida provides people with disabilities the opportunity to learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
Show times: Sat, Oct. 20 at 7pm, Vinoy Park; Sun, Oct. 21 at 7pm, River Tower Park
free admission
October 26, 27 and 28: Sibelius’ Violin Concerto – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series
Hailed as a “prodigious and aristocratic violinist” by The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer performs Sibelius’ breathtakingly beautiful Violin Concerto, paired with Rachmaninoff’s lush and lyrical Symphony No. 2. Guest Conductor is Marcelo Lehninger. Includes a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers, in the concert hall beginning one hour prior to curtain.
Show times:Fri, Oct. 26 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, Oct. 27 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, Oct. 28 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
Tickets to all performances are on sale at 800-662-7286 and online at www.floridaorchestra.org.
Become a fan of The Florida Orchestra on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FloridaOrchestra; or follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FlaOrchestra.
About The Florida Orchestra
Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Progress Energy Florida Morning Masterworks, and new Rock series, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.
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