Articles Posted in the Travel Category
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London: Out and About
Daffodils in Lesnes Abbey Woods Cherry Blossoms in Beckenham Palace Park, south London Trees in Beckenham Palace Woods New Leaves in Beckenham Palace Woods New Leaves and Orange Tip Butterfly Beckenham Palace Woods New Leaves in Beckenham Palace Woods The Painted Hall, Greenwich
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Sing Zarzuela In Spain
July 14-28, 2012, Logroño, La Rioja By Pablo Zinger, Institute Musical Director The Antecedents In late 2009, I met two very promising Spanish singers: tenor Antón Armendariz, a specialist in opera and zarzuela character roles and incipient stage director, and the soprano Amaya Arberas. Besides sharing the initials A.A., they both impressed me with their talent, dedication, [...]
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Big City Dreams Become Reality
A Show Dog’s “Tell All” Sunday, 5:24 AM No alarm was needed! Anticipation of our upcoming journey served as a clock resonating through my brain. Today was the day. My bags were packed and we were ready to go. Show lead: check. Tuxedo & top hat: check. Dog food: check. The list went on forever [...]
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Relax. There’s No “Knead” to Stress…
I once heard an interesting fact. One of the biggest differentiating factors between an amateur and a professional is the ability to perform in a relaxed state. My human takes this very seriously, so when we were offered the chance to try the latest in innovative spa treatments, I barked at the opportunity. Our quest [...]
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A Winter Sojourn in Geneva
Winter 2012, the coldest for 26 years in Western Europe, finds me in Switzerland for my debut at the famous Grand Théâtre de Genève. I’m singing three roles in Bohuslav Martinů’s Juliette ou la Clé des songes, a subtly surreal work, set in an isolated provincial town with an amnesiac populace….or is it? As the [...]
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These Wheels In The Sky Keep On Turnin’
A few weeks ago we stayed at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, as is our tradition at this time of the year. For the first time we decided to pay a little extra for the theme park view. The cast member at check in went to great lengths to search for just the right room after [...]
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ConciergeQ Conversations – Michael Franks, Jazz Singer-Songwriter and Emmy Award-Winning Composer, (Woodstock, New York)!
Chantal Westerman talks with Michael Franks, Jazz Singer-Songwriter and Emmy Award-Winning Composer, (Woodstock, New York) ConciergeQ Conversations – Michael Franks, Jazz Singer-Songwriter, (Woodstock, New York)! To follow along with Michael Franks’ Woodstock, New York travel Questionnaire, please go to ConciergeQ.com
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ConciergeQ Conversations – Rider Strong, Actor and Filmmaker (Los Angeles, California)!
Chantal Westerman talks with Rider Strong, best known as the star of the ABC hit teen sitcom “Boy Meets World” turned critically acclaimed filmmaker. ConciergeQ Conversations – Rider Strong, Actor and Filmmaker (Los Angeles, California)! To follow along with Rider Strong’s Los Angeles, California travel Questionnaire please go to ConciergeQ.com
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ConciergeQ Conversations – Charles Brandt, True Crime Writer (Sun Valley, Idaho)!
Chantal Westerman talks with Charles Brandt, Author of New York Times true crime bestseller I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa, which is being made into a Martin Scorsese film, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino (Sun Valley, Idaho) ConciergeQ Conversations – Charles Brandt, True Crime [...]
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Forty-Six Hours in Lyon
Last weekend, an important audition took me to Lyon in south-eastern Central France. An ancient city, founded in 43 BC by Julius Caesar’s lieutenant Munatius Plancus, Lyon is famed for its architectural and historical sites and as a centre of culture, gastronomy, learning, industry and finance. The opera house, built in 1831 and renovated in [...]
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