Happy Spring all! I'm really looking forward to a wonderful May and June- Patrimony was selected for the NY International Short Film Festival to premier next week, and Oliver is coming up on Broadway for one-night nlght only with Brian Stokes Mitchell on June 11th. I'm excited to sing with Marvin Hamlisch and the NSO at Wolf Trap! Also a very special thanks to everyone who came out for an exciting concert last month at the Public. "Melissa blew the roof off Joe's Pub with another knock-out performance to a sold-out crowd, besting her impressive November show." (nice!)
Looking back at a great few months: Here are some wonderful links to ABC NEWS and Taxi TV and Better TV which was nationwide - those three links are here: BETTERTV-INTERVIEW, and its two live performances- "Summer Knows" and "His Eyes" with special exclusive footage of Michel Legrand and Melissa Errico during the recording sessions in Belgium with the Brussels Philharmonic. I especially enjoyed the Valentines pops concerts with baritone Ryan Silverman with The Arkansas Symphony as well as being a part of "Patti's Turn" a tribute to Patti Lupone with Kristin Chenoweth, Kevin Kline and Sutton Foster.
"Melissa Errico Back for More!" was on April 17th at 7pm and there was some wonderful coverage of it! PLAYBILL and BROADWAYWORLD
Of course the biggest thing of this year was that my new CD "LEGRAND AFFAIR" is available! It was so meaningful to create this music, and I'm so grateful to Michel Legrand for conducting the Brussels Philharmonic and to Phil Ramone. I hope you enjoy it. I am really so happy it was received so well- starting with JAZZTIMES (click here), and "spectacularly beautiful" (Wall Street Journal) and Washington Post "Hi-Fi Heaven: with a voice that laps up like waves from a crystalline lake" and Joan Hamburg "its glorious!" Several others stood out too, such as: CT NEWS REVIEW and USA TODAY'S statement that it is "rapturous." I'm so glad this CD is not in my closet anymore HONESTLY! I keep up a lot now on Facebook with ongoing links, such as ICON MAGAZINE
and the write-up that just floored me, a must read!... CLICK HERE
This theatre season had many highs such as a memorable evening in a play with Matthew Modine- CLICK HERE
Join me on Twitter @melissa_errico
LEGRAND AFFAIR and MORE ( PART 1)
Last fall 2011, I adored working on the Regina Spektor musical workshop BEAUTY directed by Tina Landau (based on the tale of sleeping beauty, and many other ideas springing from it) and filmed a guest star role on "A Gifted Man" (CBS) with John Benjamin Hickey and the wonderful Patrick Wilson... This was coming off a whirlwind summer with concerts and kids- starting with Sprague Hall in New Haven (with my father at the piano), CAMELOT with Jeremy Irons on Broadway, and Guild Hall with Alec Baldwin in the US premier of THE GIFT OF THE GORGON by Peter Shaffer-- as well as a solo orchestral concert in Maryland (actually my solo symphony debut!). All while helping my eldest daughter brave her first days of KINDERGARTEN and the twins (age 2.5) began preschool.
I'm really proud that the film Patrimony was chosen to open the Boston Film Festival--Click Here for Patrimony Trailer -and so many other festivals and awards. I can't believe I've gotten to have so much creativity in my life these last few years, while changing diapers/potty training and hardly sleeping sometimes:) Above all, I am proud to have gotten Legrand Affair to the place it was always meant to be, in honor of Michel Legrand who I love and respect beyond words. what's next? auditions!! and taking a breath.
Take a peek at the Photo Gallery which has theatre, parties, and studio imagery galore. Of course I'm also on Facebook if you want to talk some more. Thanks for taking time out of your busy life to enjoy a little visit.
