My 15th Black Panther Birthday Party was epic! I want to thank everyone for being so generous with their gifts to benefit my friend Carol Thompson, Curator of African Art at The High Museum’s Friends of African Art. $1533.33 was donated to Friends of African Art in my name. Carol will be purchasing pieces from […]
Monthly Archives: October 2018
October
27
LAYLA’S 15TH BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT FRIENDS OF AFRICAN ART AT THE HIGH MUSEUM
posted by Layla
October
23
STUDIO NOIZE PODCAST INTERVIEW
posted by Layla
Creative Conversations with Creative People in Creative Spaces As an artist we have conversations with all kinds of creative people all the time. We love visiting other artist studios, going to shows and talking with people about their processes and their lives. Jamaal wanted to start to capture these conversations and share them with the […]
October
20
MET OPERA HD: SHADOWING GARY HALVORSON & MEDIA DEPARTMENT FOR HD BROADCAST OF SAMSON & DALILA
posted by Layla
The Met invited me behind the scenes of the Met Opera Live in HD Broadcast of “Samson & Dalila” to shadow Director Gary Halvorson and his media team as they prepared for and mounted the Live in HD Broadcast. I got to watch all the live rehearsals, and then watch the live feed from inside […]
October
06
KAOP AIDA DINNER AT DOHWA
posted by Layla
We followed Aida with a raucous and extremely yummy Korean meal full of laughs and fun conversation. POSSE VIDEOS: POSSE PHOTOS:
October
06
MET OPERA LIVE: AIDA MEET & GREET
posted by Layla
Because of the craziness backstage after the Aida HD Performance and staff and singers getting set for the evening opera performance, backstage was crazy so we did not go backstage after the opera. We happily waited at the Stage Door for the singers to come out. It was super exciting. You definitely had to try […]
October
06
MET OPERA LIVE: AIDA
posted by Layla
Soprano Anna Netrebko and mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili reprise their incendiary partnership as Aida and Amneris—a highlight of the 2018–19 season—with tenor Piotr Beczała completing the greatest love triangle in all of opera as Radamès. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for his first Opening Night performance as Met Music Director, leading director Michael Mayer’s grand new […]
October
06
MET OPERA LIVE: AIDA BRUNCH AT THE GRAND TIER
posted by Layla
Perfect way to start the day with my girlies and adult friends at The Grand Tier before Aida!!! POSSE VIDEOS: POSSE PHOTOS:
October
06
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: AIDA ACT 2- HD TRUCK- WITH GARY HALVERSON & MEDIA TEAM
posted by Layla
Before the opera started, I was asked if I wanted to come watch Act 2 of Aida from inside the HD Truck. It was a great honor because Mr. Gelb does not let people inside the HD Truck where the magic happens. It was a great experience and the perfect opera for this because I […]
October
05
MET OPERA: SAMSON & DALILA BACKSTAGE MEET & GREET
posted by Layla
I have waited 10 years to meet Roberto Alagna! Meeting him finally did not disappoint. He is a true professional and beautifully kind person. He had about 30 people waiting outside his dressing room. He greeted, took pictures with, and signed autographs with true joy and an effervescent demeanor. After such a tough week with […]
October
05
MET OPERA LIVE: SAMSON & DALILA
posted by Layla
When mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna joined forces for a new production of Carmen at the Met, the results were electrifying. Now this star duo reunites for another sensual French opera when they open the season in the title roles of Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila. Darko Tresnjak, who won a Tony Award for Best […]
October
05
JUILLIARD BOOKSTORE VISIT
posted by Layla
On a quest to dig deeper into opera- I think I need complete scores. Friends suggested that I go to the Juilliard Bookstore. OMG- HEAVEN!!! My world, my people… my music!! PHOTOS: VIDEOS:
October
05
KAOP SIRIUS XM MET OPERA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH MARY JO HEATH
posted by Layla
A dream come true! I was asked to appear on Met Opera Radio and be interviewed by Mary Jo Heath! I’ve listened to Mary Jo Heath for years in our car on the way to and from school and to all my activities, and I cannot. believe she interviewed me for Sirius XM!! Definitely another […]
October
03
MET OPERA LIVE: LA BOHEME
posted by Layla
Puccini’s La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, returns to the repertory This performance features three much anticipated Met debuts: American conductor James Gaffigan will lead two rising stars of the international opera stage, Australian soprano Nicole Car as Mimì, and her Canadian husband, baritone Étienne Dupuis, as Marcello. They perform alongside Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo, the role […]
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