Last weekend I went to Memphis to see Logan perform all over Memphis in his gig he got for 5 weeks. The program was called 30 days of Opera and it was put on and funded by Opera Memphis. It was an awesome program that put on different recitals and concerts throughout Memphis and the surrounding area for free. It was a chance for the public to get a taste of opera and hopefully come and support Opera Memphis when they begin the Main stage productions.
These shots are from a World Premiere of the Children's Opera "The Playground King." The first opera ever to be set on a Playground...it was awesome! The four of these performers were singing opera and running and playing on a playground.
Our good friend Joel, the baritone, playing the role of the Playground King. The baritone is always the bad guy!
Logan and Caitlin, tenor and mezzo soprano, playing two kids trying to get the playground king to let them play in the fort. Logan was suppose to be the nerdy kid who told everyone the rules of the playground.
Here is Logan with the rules and proudly singing them!
Caitlin, Logan and Maria (soprano) singing about their plan to get the playground king to come down from his fort and play with them!
They decided to play knights; Logan was a Jedi Knight and Maria was the knee pad knight, haha!
The playground king came down from his fort!
I love this shot...im pretty sure they are all really laughing! Its a pretty comical children's opera.
Climbing up to the fort...Logan's character was suppose to fall through the ropes...he did that very well! So well, that his microphone pack fell out and he landed on it. There is speculation on whether or not he broke it. :)
Splat goes the microphone!
To quote Logan, "The falling down was easy...it was the getting back up that sucked!"
Way to stay committed to the role! PS~ he is wearing a transformers shirt!
Moral of the opera; everyone should be allowed to play on the fort. Sharing is caring!
The End!
Here is a video clip from the show:
On the town in Memphis:
We went to an Irish Pub called, 'The Brass Door' that had a Hip-Hop artist perform a rap of the story to the opera La Boheme. It was awesome!!
They had awesome food...and beer!
Not sure why I took this picture...probably an affect of the alcohol.
Last day of my trip they were all singing in a library and I got a video of this beautiful quartet called "Some Other Time" from On the Town.
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