For Music Director, Operetta Entertains and Enriches

For Music Director, Operetta Entertains and Enriches

January 17, 2013Posted inBusiness, City News, Jazz, Music, R&B, Sports, Tech
Enlarge image Carol Rausch is chorus master, music coordinator and education director for the New Orleans Opera Association. <!-- end jp-progress --><!-- end jp-controls -->Listen<!-- playpause --><!-- jp-time-holder -->Listen to today's story. This coming weekend the Loyola Opera Theatre will tackle Leonard Bernstein's Candide, a comic operetta based on Voltaire's satiric novel. And although music director Carol Rausch has guided students through the opera over the years, she finds herself increasingly smitten by it. She'll explain why the play's message reverberates so clearly on this week's Notes from New Orleans.<!--break-->To read a related article written by Litwin, visit Nolavie.com
Tips for Climbing Barbed Wire

Tips for Climbing Barbed Wire

January 10, 2013Posted inBusiness, City News, Jazz, Music, R&B, Sports, Tech
Enlarge image Members of Team Slam New Orleans (SNO) winning the National Poetry Slam in 2012. <!-- end jp-progress --><!-- end jp-controls -->Listen<!-- playpause --><!-- jp-time-holder -->This week's Notes from New Orleans featuring Justin Lamb. <!-- end jp-progress --><!-- end jp-controls -->Listen<!-- playpause --><!-- jp-time-holder -->"Tips for Climbing Barbed Wire" by Justin Lamb This coming August the National Poetry Slam will take place in Boston. But locally, preparations are already being made. On Saturday, aspiring and professional poets are encouraged to compete for a spot on Team Slam New Orleans. So on this week's Notes from New Orleans, Sharon Litwin is getting schooled in the stanza.<!--break-->To read a related article written by Litwin, visit Nolavie.com.