Are you interested in taking singing lessons?

Do you use Skype (Internet video phone software)?

Can you make a “before” video of you singing a song you want to work on?

Make one up and email it to me… I’ll choose a couple people to receive (free) voice lessons (for a limited time).

Take a chance!

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Please email me photos from our event and I will post them to the photo album. Please leave comments so that when others see these pages they will see your kind words as well…

Palm Island 55+ Active Lifestyle Community Birthdays, Fountain Valley, January 23, 2010

I was one of the last people to see little Daisy — she passed away that very night…

Palisades AARP, December 9, 2009

Autumn Years Costa Mesa, October 28, 2009 (my birthday)

You may now post comments on the web site, and if you email me a photo (or send one in the mail) I will add it to our online photo-book! Oh, and by the way, I have all of the latest videos posted! Please go to the HOMEPAGE and leave a comment!

Enjoy!
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Here are all of the videos from Monterey Opera.

Click here.

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… call I got from one of the Los Angeles Party Planners … Talk about a rave review!!

voice-message_laila_080524.mp3

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Had a show for 500 members (and spouses, I guess) of the Asian Business Association Orange County Gala on Saturday — Great Success!!

I was asked to sing the National Anthem after the presentation of the flag by a Color Guard, and then I did a little Opera-Kadabra during dinner. It was great!

I did some show tunes for a party at Bill Handel’s house this weekend and he did a plug on his morning show! Here’s the link:

http://www.operakadabra.com/handel_071001.mp3

Enjoy!

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GLOWING letters of recommendation from happy clients (3 pages, PDF)
Opera-Kadabra Introductory program (1 pg., dbl-sided, folded in half, PDF)
4″x6″ postcard (double-sided, PDF)
Opera-Kadabra in MAGIC Magazine! (July 2006, PDF)
“What’s Wrong With Opera?” (OPERA NEWS, August 2006, PDF)

It has taken me ten years of study, a graduate degree in Music from UCLA, and several seasons singing with the Los Angeles Opera to develop an appreciation for classical opera. Now that I “get it,” I see that there’s an even bigger problem. The current generation of opera fans will not last forever, …

While I was earning my academic degrees, I was making my living in Los Angeles as a professional magician.  I always dreamed of a way to combine my talents into a truly unique act, but I couldn’t get past a couple of basic problems:

1. How can I communicate the meaning of classical opera arias to a mainstream audience that doesn’t understand Italian, French, and German?  and;
2. How can I cram a magic trick around an opera aria when the audience already doesn’t understand what I’m singing about?

The answer was so simple that it eluded me for many years.  I’m happy to report that I’ve solved these problems, and the result is my completely unique show, Opera-Kadabra!

I finally realized that I wasn’t seeking an answer – I was seeking a question!  I’ll save you the years of searching and give it to you here: “How would the character in this opera tell his story if he could also use magic?”

In other words, how can I make an opera aria visually appealing in a way that helps tell the story?

Now look at what we have: A way to make classical music and opera entertaining to a generation that was weaned on rapid-fire MTV-style visuals!

I can’t tell you how excited I am about Opera-Kadabra! It’s better than I could have hoped, and it’s a dream I’ve had for a long time. I can’t wait to share it with you…
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