Notes from the Aisle Seat Episode 2.14 - The ”Hope Springs Eternal” Edition

Welcome to Season 02 Episode 14 - the "Hope Springs Eternal" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a 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.

This edition of the podcast features the following interviews:

• Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mr. Alberto Rey discussed the work of Mary Cassatt, the subject of the upcoming Art in Architecture Series Mary Cassatt - Painting the Modern Woman
• Prof. Emeritus of Voice Mr. Daniel Ihasz digs into the opera Falstaff, the next Live at the Met series.
• Mr. Jong Sang Rheu from Main Street Studios talks about his upcoming performance in Happily: The Musical.

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Time Stamps:

• Alberto Rey - 2:31
• Dan Ihasz - 20:56
• Arts Calendar - 37:56
• Jong Sang Rheu - 42:00

Media Links:

• excerpts from Beethoven's Symphony #6 "Pastorale", performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, James Loughran, conductor; May 22, 2015
• Falstaff, opera by Giuseppi Verdi, "Sei polli, sei scellini", Michael Volle as Falstaff, Metropolitan Opera House, March 10, 2023
• Falstaff, opera by Giuseppi Verdi, "Fulgida Alice! amor t'affro", Ailyn Pérez (Alice), Hera Hyesang Park (Nannetta), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg Page), and Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Quickly), Metropolitan Opera House, March 10, 2023
• "Maybe", from Happily: The Musical, music and lyrics by Sean P. Pallatroni, performed by Daniel Youngelman, April 20, 2018

Artist Links:

• Alberto Rey
  • Castellani Museum Exhibit on Niagara River
• Dan Ihasz
• Jong Sang Rheu (Facebook)
  • Happily: The Musical (YouTube)
  • Main Street Studios