![]() Richard Skipper Celebrates May 25th! He will be joined by Anna Bergman, Leslie Orofino, Wendy Scherl and an all star cast celebrating the many gems of May 25th at The Triad in NYC 8PM Show. I also am anxious to meet many of my followers at the show(s). ![]() ![]() IF the show is a success, I hope to turn this into a monthly celebration. Reserve and follow my blog in the weeks leading up to the show, I will be showcasing many of the artists here. There are many other surprises in store! I hope that you will She sings at six places-nursing, assisted living-Actors Home and three Jewish Homes in NJ. Most recently, Carol was appearing with Larry Woodard in their highly acclaimed show, I Feel a Song Coming On. The passing of Beverly Sills at age 78 produced an outpouring of response from the cultural institutions she led: the City Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Metropolitan Opera. After many successful decades, she made her debut with the Met in 1975. Carol Skarimbasīeverly Sills is best known for her soprano voice as an opera performer. My tears are of wonderful memories, and of the incredible gift she gave to the world of opera. I will never forget that moment, knowing that she had a son with autism. We had to walk to the theatre in the snow, and Beverly took the hand of one of my sons, and I took the other. The baby-sitter was a nightmare, so I discharged her. There was a snow storm, and I had my two young sons with me. I sang many performances with Beverly at NYCO.But one of the best was in Baltimore, where we were performing Don Giovanni. I have both Anna Bergman (who willīe performing with William Hicks, the accompanist for the late Luciano Pavarotti) and Carol Skarimbas. One of the gems of May 25th is that it is Beverly Sills' birthday. I desire each show to be a party with a sense of an old fashioned talk/variety show. The premise is that every day is a celebration. The date of the show is May 25th at The Triad. (Photo: John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times) It just so happens that our first show in what I hope will be an ongoing series.īeverly Sills at the Metropolitan Opera last year. It was a disappointment to both the audiences and cast alike that THIS production did not make its way to Broadway.Ĭarol has had a marvelous career and I am thrilled that we will be sharing a stage together in May.īased on my blogs and philosophy of life, the show will be called Richard Skipper Celebrates. I loved her as Heidi in the Papermill Playhouse's production of Follies in 1998. As I begin my blog, I am listening to Carol Skarimbas sing a Cole Porter medley on YouTube. Today is the last day in March? Is it going out like a lion? Only the day will tell. There are 275 days remaining until the end of the year. March 31 is the91st in this year's calendar. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. ![]()
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