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Our wonderful friend, Debbie Grunfeld Corwin is doing a Breast Cancer Awareness run today! I am deeply moved and honored that Debbie chose to honor Rupert’s and my beautiful mother, Gwendolen, on her running shirt. Gwen, who succumbed to breast cancer in 2000, loved Debbie as she would her own daughter, and I know she would be in very happy tears to know that her story was being honored in such a beneficial way. Our Gwen is always profoundly missed, and blessings and thanks to our Debbie for doing this. by @richardholmesbaritone

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Some people will always, always be there for you…… no matter what! showing kindness, understanding and 35 years of true friendship !! Thank you @richardholmesbaritone 🙏🏼

Today was a difficult day, 1 year anniversary of the first unsuccessful knee surgery plus my first solo trip into London via train since Oct 27th !! An emotional day for many reasons! But with one ultimate focus, friendship ❤️‍🩹

#friendship #garyavis #everyyear #35years #truefriends by @richardholmesbaritone

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Last month, Marc Shepherd discovered three thought-to-be-lost deleted songs from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe bound in the back of a copyist manuscript in the British Library. We at Opera Picciona have made recordings with some of our favorite artists, so you can enjoy them!

“De Belleville was regarded as the Crichton of his age” – commonly known as simply “the De Belleville song” – was sung by Lord Mountararat to explain the virtues of hereditary nobility. It is the best-known of the three, having been included in the first edition of the published libretto, and was reported to have been “recited”, rather than sung, at the London production’s opening night performance, but was cut shortly thereafter. Gilbert later published the lyric as a standalone poem.

Featuring Richard Holmes (Lord Mountararat) and Marisa Green (Piano).

@richardholmesbaritone @marisawgreen

Video by Yosra Thabet (@yosra_thabet1)

Read more about Marc’s discovery here! https://marc154391.substack.com/p/three-deleted-songs-from-iolanthe

See all three songs on Opera Picciona’s website here: https://opnyc.org/iolanthe by @richardholmesbaritone

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Starting my Met season by seeing the final dress of the new production of La Sonnambula, then I have a as rehearsal for La Bohème this afternoon. A pleasant change from singing Yom Kippur services yesterday! by @richardholmesbaritone

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This was a great one. First of all, a beautiful set and authentic costumes, no Tudor characters in business suits, and evocatively lit. Then, a first clsss group of actors, capable of speeding through and making sense of the verbiage, beautifully varied in pace. For about the first half hour, I feared I might be disappointed by Martin Shaw, whose voice began somewhat hoarsely, which impeded his clarity. But his voice never flagged, but became stronger throughout the long role, and his moral force and judgment of mood were impeccable. By the end of the show, he was a towering force, increasing as his character’s own power diminished. I doubt I’ll ever forget this.

The rest of the cast were superb, and it was with amusement that I saw that the Duke of Norfolk was Timothy Watson, who I saw as the young man in The Woman in Black here some 20+ years ago!

The audience. Must audiences (here, at least) lubricate themselves before, during, and after the show??? The start of Part 2 was marred for several minutes by blinking glasses in the auditorium. Friends, it’s not a pub, settle down, why don’t you? It’s not girls’. night out at “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”! Rant over. by @richardholmesbaritone

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First day and a half in London! Sunday, still very much on jet-lag, I saw Titanique, which I missed in New York. Loud, fun, silly, a skillful cast of very strong voices. For me the joke runs out after 45 minutes, but I WAS aching to sleep, so that may be unfair. Anyway, I enjoyed it enough, and didn’t doze off!

Last night, complete 180, I saw Mrs. Warren’s Profession with thd great Imelda Staunton and her daughter as..her daughter. As usual, I find Shaw a mixture of wit and windbag. SO much dialogue for not much of a plot. Staunton was superb, tough and rather coarse(I’d seen her Rise in Gypsy but was expecting something more elegant). But that was wonderful. Her daughter Bessie started off prattling like a Gen Z girl, but settled down to a most moving performance. The rest of the cast either was good or tried for laughs (the play is not full of them). But an absorbing, disturbing evening.

Tonight I see A Man for all Sessons with Martin Shaw. I love historical drama so, despite a near-3-hour length, I’m looking forward to it. Great weather so far. London is sort of New York hot today (upper 80s), but my hotel is cool! by @richardholmesbaritone

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A slightly rumpled, but VERY happy Major-General Stanley yesterday, with my dear friend and director, Nicholas Wuehrmann. It was great performing with such a lovely group of people at Light Opera of NewJersey. by @richardholmesbaritone

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It all began one day with a postcard. by @richardholmesbaritone

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LONG ago TBT: a friend of mine from Elmeood Playhouse in Nyack, NY, where I performed as a teenager, sent this rather comically artsy photo of me at 18, rehearsing the young male lead in the musical, “Celebration!” And yes, that is my hair at 18! by @richardholmesbaritone

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I had a great time yesterday seeing “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”. guest-starring my wonderful acquaintance of 18 years, Neil P atrick Harris. If you want to laugh for 2 hours, GO! by @richardholmesbaritone

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