opera

Interview Description Alejandro Magallon (37) and friend Cecilia Duarte (31) talk about food, singing and their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Alejandro and Cecilia talk about their favorite breakfast foods. They talk about chilaquiles and cereals. 07:40 Cecilia talks about traveling and signing with the Houston Grand Opera. She is a mezzo-Soprano. 21:30 Cecilia talks about her inspirations as a singer. She also talks about her...

Interview Description Octavio Moreno (28) talks with facilitator Nina Porzucki (30) about his career as an opera singer. Facilitator Subject Log 00:33 Octavio was born in Hermosillo, MX. He talks about his family and what a great childhood he had. 10:30 Octavio talks about wanting to be a physicist when he was younger. He was fascinated with sound. He then tells the story about how he went from wanting to be a physicist, to a poet, to then wanting to...

Interview Description Juan Cuevas (33) interviews his mother Harriet Ottenstein about her life, career as a pianist, and family. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 Harriet's parents built a succah in the back yard in their home in NJ to celebrate their Jewish heritage of harvest and life on the fields. 6:10 Harriet wanted to be a pianist since she was 4. She could tell what song was on a record just by looking at the grooves. 11:05 Harriet met...