For Christmas, my daughter took my poem, “Butterfly, Butterfly,” and had it set to music by composer and film maker Barry Gremillion. Then they recorded it for me. I cannot tell you how touched I was by this loving gesture. Thanks, Ariel and Barry!
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Presented to you by CHAMBER OPERA PLAYERS OF L.A., with Ariel Pisturino and E. Scott Levin:
Ariel Pisturino, Soprano
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Soprano Ariel Pisturino performing THELMA’S ARIA from Gamma Skupinsky’s opera, “The Gilgul,” at the West Hollywood Fiesta Hall Concert, August 20, 2011.
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Soprano Ariel Pisturino sings MONA’S ARIOSO from Gamma Skupinsky’s sci fi opera, “The Zone,” at West Hollywood’s Fiesta Hall Concert, August 20, 2011.
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Soprano Ariel Pisturino performing selections by Bach and Hindemith in her Lenten Recital on March 20, 2013 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glendale, California. Watch it here!
THE PRODUCTION WAS A BIG HIT, AND I’M SUPER PROUD OF ARIEL AND SCOTT FOR THEIR INITIATIVE, CREATIVITY, AND HARD WORK.
Good Job!
ARIEL PISTURINO (my daughter) and her friend, E. SCOTT LEVIN, recently formed CHAMBER OPERA PLAYERS OF L.A. Their first short production will be SUSANNA’S SECRET, a comic one-act opera written by E. Wolf-Ferrari in 1910. Originally written in Italian, the opera has since been translated into contemporary English. Ariel and Scott are both well-educated, highly-talented performers with the gumption and creativity to succeed. I am enormously proud of them both.
SYNOPSIS: A man who suspects his wife of fooling around discovers the real secret behind his wife’s strange behavior.
Starring ARIEL PISTURINO and E. SCOTT LEVIN. Directed by JOSH SHAW, Artistic Director of Pacific Opera Project.
BUT COME OUT AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF!
January 25-26, 2013 at 8 pm
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1020 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91202
213-260-0007
performances in the Parlour Hall with reception to follow
ADMISSION FREE! Donations appreciated.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Be an Independent Thinker!
by Dawn PisturinoThe Thinker by Rodin
In a world bombarded by information, where are the independent thinkers?
Where do the fresh, untarnished minds hang out?
Where does ORIGINALITY rear its beautiful head?
In a world deafened by conformity instead of individuality, the imaginative Creators of art, music, literature, and science are silenced under the dull roar of sameness, mediocrity, and
group think.
I will not be hampered by intimidation!
I will not be silenced by coercion!
I will not bow down to threats!
I will rise above the mundane crowd and be, above all,
AN INDEPENDENT THINKER!
Dawn Pisturino
February 7, 2017
Copyright 2017 Dawn Pisturino. All Rights Reserved.
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