After one of our shows this past weekend, I met a couple that were professional opera singers. In our conversation, I found out the gentleman went to the same conservatory as I, The New England Conservatory. Needless to say, we had lots to talk about, reminiscing about the voice instructors we knew, the new installation of Jordan Hall, which is the central piece to New England life in Boston. Jordan Hall has staged some of the world’s leading performance soloists in every voice and music classification. Today, it is a national historic landmark in the heart of Boston. Okay, so am I writing this blog to highlight Jordan Hall or The New England Conservatory? Contraire, in fact we are now headed in a new direction. While we were speaking, he communicated how much he enjoyed “A Christmas Carol”. What I am about to share is very personal, but worth mentioning because it is certainly a highlight to many moments on opening weekend. He raved about how much he loved the show, especially, the scene between Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim performing the song “It’s You and Me”. He mentioned that there were so many layers to the song, bringing tears to his eyes as he watched a father doing all the things he yearned to do with his son, like playing ball and running together. In this scene, Bob Cratchit goes into a daydream of what it would have been like if his boy was never sick. Yes, a very moving scene indeed. Okay what came next really put the icing on the cake and I shared something about the scene that was very personal and dear to my heart. I said, I want to share something very personal about that scene. You see, the scene for me is the reverse. When I wrote the scene, it was me yearning for an opportunity to play ball with my father because I grew up a fatherless child, never knowing who he was. Upon stating those words to him, something amazing happened, a tear ran down the right side of his cheek and noticeable once it cleared the path of his eye-glass rim. We were touched beyond belief. He completely understood the power of that scene, but now received a greater insight and appreciation to the writing behind it. I truly believe while bad things may happen to good people, a greater or equal seed of good and beauty can come out of it leading to redemption of the soul. Yes, I know this one was a bit heavy, but how can we keep silent when we all have amazing stories to share that can uplift and encourage the next person to just hang in there one more day gaining victory with the ones that they love. Until the Next Time, Daniel Daniel is a highly sought after industry professional in voice instruction, especially in the art of breathing. He is an accomplished vocalist, performer, composer, People of Godspell Producer, produced and directed Esther the Musical. Currently, Daniel is producing his musical rendition of “A Christmas Carol” and writing another new musical debut release 2016. He is the founder of The School of Singing, Orama Theatrical Enterprises. Daniel’s first musical based upon a Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, will have it's NYC debut December 4, 2015 at The Davenport Theatre. For more information on Daniel’s expertise visit theschoolofsinging.com
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Patty Caporusso
12/8/2015 12:22:14
That brought a tear to my eyes - beautiful story. I have to tell you that this scene made me cry. I thought I was the only one in the theatre crying but as I looked around at family members that came to the performance, many of them had tears streaming down their faces as well. It was truly a wonderful show. The cast was amazing and all the music was incredible. Thank you for bringing this story into our lives!
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Kathryn Panaro
12/8/2015 19:24:05
THANK YOU for having Domenic play Tiny Tim in your Beautiful, Touching, MEMORABLE Musical. 💚💙🎄
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Kathryn Panaro
12/8/2015 20:30:05
Of course.... :) .....
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Margaret Kuehl
12/11/2015 03:05:31
Can the performance be watched online?
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Margaret Kuehl
12/12/2015 04:09:35
Will it be on youtube after?
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