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André Rouveau

Changing the world, one note at a time...

About Me

"Yesterday we met" - Sergei Rachmaninov

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/25/2006
Band Members: Me, myself, and I
Influences: Divos (A-Z): Thomas Allen, Renato Bruson, Placido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hakan Hagegard, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, George London, Robert Merrill, Sherrill Milnes, Kurt Moll, Luciano Pavarotti, Thomas Quasthoff, Gino Quilico, Ruggero Raimondi, Samuel Ramey, Bryn Terfel, Jose Van Dam, Leonard Warren, Fritz Wunderlich
Divas (A-Z): Arleen Auger, Janet Baker, Barbara Bonney, Montserrat Caballe, Maria Callas, Regine Crespin, Brigitte Fassbaender, Susan Graham, Marilyn Horne, Sumi Jo, Jennifer Larmore, Christa Ludwig, Karita Mattila, Anna Moffo, Jessye Norman, Ewa Podles, Lucia Popp, Leontyne Price, Audrey Stottler 8-), Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Deborah Voigt, Anne Sofie von Otter
Other: Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Doris Day, Harry Connick Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Billie Holiday
~~~~~FUN SINGER VIDS~~~~~
Luciano Pavarotti
May he rest in peace,
and grace the Heavens with his voice
(1935-2007)
How to sing Bel Canto I

How to sing Bel Canto II

"Fra poco a me ricovero"

Nessun dorma

"O del mio amato ben"

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My Blog

2007 - Year in Review

This year was my year of supreme change.  I've gone through a lot on many levels (I'm sure it's just the initial thrust too), and the changes are leading me in a positive direction.  Yes, th...
Posted by André Rouveau on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:37:00 PST

"...Friends shaking hands, saying How do you do?..." - Winter, 2007

Hello to all!I wanted to find some sort of way of capping off this year, a very interesting year in the least.  To me, this year has been one of continuous self-discovery and self-improvement, an...
Posted by André Rouveau on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:28:00 PST

Becoming an Opera Singer - A "Buyers Beware" How-To

VOCAL EDUCATION:Every teacher/student relationship is unique, and every teacher's ability to communicate with a student so that they understand is unique.  That relationship is extremely importa...
Posted by André Rouveau on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:30:00 PST

R.I.P. caro Luciano - Re dei tenori

So the world found out this morning that dear maestro Pavarotti passed away yesterday.  I had a feeling it was close when I heard his condition had worsened and he had decided to go home.  I...
Posted by André Rouveau on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:21:00 PST

Remembering maestro Solti

It is on this day 10 years ago that dear Sir Georg Solti passed away.  He is one in a string of musical giants that I will unfortunately never get a chance to meet.I respect the art of conductin...
Posted by André Rouveau on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:54:00 PST

Pavarotti FanPage gone... 8-(

Oh well...  Without word of warning... I just realized that the fanpage I created for one of my idols is now gone.  Some of you may have found me through that very fanpage, and I am grateful...
Posted by André Rouveau on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:14:00 PST

Europe 2007 - Food (finally!) 8-)

As promised, I'm here to talk about food on my trip to Europe a *few* months ago.  Let's see if I remember anything... lol.I'm excited to tell you about it, as I consider myself quite the gourman...
Posted by André Rouveau on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:43:00 PST

Rock out to this!!!

Oh yeah! ...
Posted by André Rouveau on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:21:00 PST

Operatic debacle!

My friend Betsy showed me this video, and I just had to share it with all of you...  I wonder what people over at LaScala would make of this?  I think this could brighten anyone's day. ...
Posted by André Rouveau on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:52:00 PST

My next blog should have been about something more pleasant...

You never think it's going to happen to you, and luckily it didn't.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20085333/?GT1=10252http:/ /news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_on_re_us/bridge_collapse_wi tnessesOf course, by...
Posted by André Rouveau on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:43:00 PST