Song of the Day:  July 10

Song of the Day: July 10

(from baritone Theo Hoffman — Thanks, Theo, for your selections this week!) Today I travel to London to compete in Placido Domingo’s Operalia! Because of his huge involvement in the zarzuela repertoire, there is a portion of the competition devoted to the...
Song of the Day: July 9

Song of the Day: July 9

(from baritone Theo Hoffman. Theo participated as a 2014 Caramoor Vocal Rising Star in our annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY.) Today’s post is a throwback Thursday to our Caramoor concert in 2014, Ports of Call. This...
Song of the Day:  July 8

Song of the Day: July 8

(from baritone Theo Hoffman) Jeff Buckley is the king of the heartbreak ballad. Your breakup playlist isn’t complete without “Grace” or “Lover You Should Have Come Over,” not to mention his absolutely definitive cover of Leonard...
Song of the Day: July 7

Song of the Day: July 7

(from baritone Theo Hoffman) St. Louis Blues – Ella Fitzgerald (originally W.C. Handy) I have some incredible memories with this particular rendition of “St. Louis Blues.” The first person who played this for me was my dear friend, collaborator, room...
Song of the Day:  July 6

Song of the Day: July 6

This week’s Song of the Day posts come from Theo Hoffman. Theo is a young baritone who has appeared in several NYFOS Emerging Artist, NYFOS Next and gala programs over the past couple of years, and we’re sure we’ll hear a lot more from him in the...