Welcome to Season 04 Episode 03 - the "Goldenrod" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, the podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

Guests on this episode include: Ms. Calabria Foti, vocalist; Mr. Chris Carosa, regional historian; and Prof. Don Marrazzo, SUNY Fredonia School of Music Voice Faculty.

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Time Stamps

• 02:17 - Calabria Foti/"From Bebop to Broadway"
• 20:03 - Chris Carosa/Lafayette in Fredonia
• 37:58 - Arts Calendar
• 40:27 - Prof. Don Marrazzo/Live at the Met Preview

Media

• "Goldenrod", written, produced and performed by Kimberly and Alberto Rivera, from the album Spirit Songs, Nov. 13, 2017
• "The Man with the Horn", performed by Calabria Foti (vocals) and Bob McChesney (trombone), written and composed by Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange, and Jack Jenney; from the album The Man with the Horn, June 1, 2019, MoCo Records.
• La Marseillaise (French National Anthem), written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1792); performed by the US Navy Band, May 5, 2016
• "Mia Gelosa!", from the opera Tosca, composed by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (1900). Performed by Aleksandra Kurzak (Tosca) and SeokJong Baek (Cavaradossi) at the Metropolitan Opera House, September 2024.
• "Autumn Fell", written by Jerry Douglas Cole; performed by Authentic Unlimited, from the album Authentic Unlimited, June 27, 2022, Billy Blue Records

Artist Links

• Calabria Foti
• Chris Carosa
• Prof. Don Marrazzo

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