OttoKristen 20 Feb 2010 at 12:36am (Report this message)

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Hallo everybody out there.I am new here,but not new in this world.On a contrary,sometime I thing I overstayed my welcome. In my younger years I spent quite a lot of money on opera.I was used to fly from Toronto for afternoon matinée at the MET.I saw Carrera in Toska and La Bohem,before his fame.I saw our Canadian Teresa Stratas in La Bohem,I saw Tatjana Trojanas and Renata Tibaldi ,also  Carlo Bergonzi.I called on top of my voice “Bravo Lucianooooooo”,till i was afraid they throw me out.I met Elisabet Soderstrom and many others. There were the crazy years.You see I was a opera brat in my childhood.My father was an operatic tenor in National opera in Prague,than Czechoslovakia.My first performance on stage was as the kid who runs on to the stage and screams "People run away the bear is lose"in Bartered bride.The only problem was that I tripped and lost my balance and zoomed head forward almost to the orchestra. I still see the fear in the prompter's eyes as I was speedily and gracelessly approaching.But I delivered  my line and brought the house down. But this is only brambling of an old man. My main question is about the future of opera composing in this century. And here comes my punch line.

I composed an opera based on life story of Michail and Raisa Gorbachev and I have a permission from Moscow office of president Gorbachev to publish this work. The libretto is written in English and in Czech. But in this World economical situation I have only a chance to have this opera performed post mortem. Which is not bad. Cause I will be in the same boat with much bigger guys than me.(or than I?)

Hallo there ,say something,I am listening. Otto

If you want to hear it let me know on ottokristen@yahoo.ca