Interchanging Idioms

Any other startling secrets you’d like to share? Sondra Radvanovsky: We are both goofballs. Every show of Trovatore, he’s done something to me onstage. Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Anything, you know, to make her laugh in front of the audience. S.R.: He blacked out a tooth. He painted a devil the size of a fist on his chest—and right when I’m singing to him, he pulls his shirt open and shows it. I lost it. D.H.: Eyeballs! S.R.: Oh, yes, he drew eyeballs on his eyelids. I mean, seriously. "True Verdi soprano" ( Opera News ) Sondra Radvanovsky and Dmitri Hvorostovsky--"the Verdi baritone of our time" ( Los Angeles Times )--will release an album of Verdi Scenes with encores digitally on February 1, 2011 and physically on February 22, 2011. Fresh from their respective solo disc triumphs, Radvanovsky and Hvorostovsky are thrilled to come together for this project. Verdi Scenes will be available before its official release at the Metropolitan Opera gift shop during a s...

Conor Nelson and Ayano Kataoka Flute/Percussion Duo Close Inaugural Season with CD Release Concert Flute/percussionist duo Conor Nelson and Ayano Kataoka will close the inaugural season of Music at First on May 28th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This special concert is held in celebration of the release of the Duo’s CD “ Breaking Training ,” (New Focus Recordings). Music at First is a new music series held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn through May, 2010. First Presbyterian Church is located in Brooklyn Heights at 124 Henry St. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door with no advance reservations or ticket sales. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. This series, curated by Wil Smith (composer who also serves as organist at First Presbyterian), occurs monthly, featuring one performer or ensemble per evening. Smith describes Music at First as “a diverse mix of New York City's best new music ensembles and performers, accessible to ...