An exciting new podcast by Marc Eliot Stein of Literary Kicks. Why is opera relevant today? This sometimes-lost art form hides a fascinating, vibrant world. In our first episode, we discuss whether Verdi's Otello is better than Shakespeare's Othello, whether Othello had PTSD, and what it means that Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro is an Italian opera by a German Austrian and a Venetian Jew based on a French play that takes place in Spain. Welcome to the first episode of Lost Music: Exploring Lite ...
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DAVID SERERO Singer Baritone, Actor, Producer and Recording Artist Actor and baritone, David Serero, has received international recognition and critical acclaim from all over the world. At 37 years old, he has already performed more than 2,000 concerts and performances throughout the world, played in over 100 films and TV series, and recorded more than 20 albums. He entered the prestigious WHO'S WHO AMERICA for demonstrating outstanding achievements in the entertainment world and for the bet ...
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RADIO CINEMA: Interview du réalisateur David Serero sur ROCANCOURT, Le Film
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RADIO CINEMA: Interview du réalisateur David Serero sur ROCANCOURT, Le FilmBy David Serero
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ROCANCOURT, le Film de David Serero sur Beur FM avec Adile Farquane (Critique du film + Interview)
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ROCANCOURT, le Film de David Serero sur Beur FM avec Adile Farquane (Critique du film + Interview)By David Serero
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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright - In Love Again (New Single 2024!)
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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright (Le Chic) returns with two singles written and produced by David Serero(New York, NY – January 1, 2024) – The legendary voice of disco, Norma Jean Wright, triumphantly returns to the music scene with two brand new singles, “Around Me” and “In Love Again," both written and produced by the acclaimed producer David Serer…
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Norma Jean Wright - Around Me (New Single 2024!)
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Disco legend Norma Jean Wright (Le Chic) returns with two singles written and produced by David Serero(New York, NY – January 1, 2024) – The legendary voice of disco, Norma Jean Wright, triumphantly returns to the music scene with two brand new singles, “Around Me” and “In Love Again," both written and produced by the acclaimed producer David Serer…
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There's nothing like singing in an opera chorus. Marc Eliot Stein and Ted Shulman talk about their participation in Regina Opera's production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and the special ways a chorus can illuminate or enliven a classic opera. We chat about "Nabucco", "Turandot", "Parsifal", "Les Contes d'Hoffmann", "Orfeo ed Eu…
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David Serero interviews legendary musical composer Maury Yeston (2023)
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David Serero interviews legendary musical composer Maury Yeston (2023) about his musical "Titanic, The Musical" released in movie theaters.By David Serero
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West End Radio UK - Special about David Serero "Anne Frank, a Musical", Phantom of the Opera
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West End Radio UK - Special about David Serero "Anne Frank, a Musical", Phantom of the Opera, and more! Interview with Dannii Cohen on "Behind the Mirror of Music".By David Serero
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Interview of David Serero about "Anne Frank, Musical" on Musical Theater Radio (2023)
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Interview of David Serero about "Anne Frank, Musical" on Musical Theater Radio (2023)By David Serero
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In Gilbert and Sullivan’s fairy opera “Iolanthe” empowered magical women crash into toxic privileged masculinity in 19th century London. Marc Eliot Stein interviews New York City singer and actress Casey Keeler about her role as the powerful Fairy Queen in a recent Village Light Opera Group "Iolanthe". We also talk about “Utopia, Limited”, communit…
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Interview of David Serero on The Ten Commandments, The Musical on New York Radio
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Interview of David Serero on The Ten Commandments, The Musical on New York Radio (Destinies)By David Serero
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RADIO MONACO - LE CLUB - Interview de DAVID SERERO sur Les Dix Commandements à New York!
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RADIO MONACO - LE CLUB - Interview de DAVID SERERO sur la comédie musicale Les Dix Commandements à New York!By David Serero
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Jacques Offenbach’s masterpiece “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” is an existential psychological comic opera, a morality tale about an aesthete who destroys himself over a fanciful love of three women. In the last episode of Season 3, Marc Eliot Stein talks about Jewish composers in Paris, “Faust”, drinking songs, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Zarzuela, sex…
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Queer Insight: Interview with opera singer, director, producer David Serero (2022)
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Queer Insight "Tuesdays for the Gays with Avery and Cale": Interview with opera singer, director, producer David Serero (2022)By David Serero
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What should we do with Mozart’s problematic masterpiece “Don Giovanni” in the 21st century? Vicki Zunitch joins Marc Eliot Stein to talk about the moral situations portrayed in the famous story of a sociopathic charmer and rapist brought to justice by a stone statue, with a focus on all the characters caught in his web: Anna, Elvira, Zerlina, Maset…
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Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana kicked off the verismo craze in Italian opera in 1890. Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci followed two years later. We talk about the ripple effects of the verismo movement in this wide-ranging episode, covering everything from Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese to Anton Chekhov, Konstantin Stanislavski, St…
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UK Film Review Podcast - Documentary "The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari"
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UK Film Review Podcast - documentary "The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari", directed & produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is one of the most popular operas of all time, and also one of the hardest to follow. What is going on with this crazy plot? There’s a lot under the surface, and it's all spelled out in this explainer by Marc Eliot Stein, who shows how a thrilling but nakedly horrible storyline became an entertainment fit for 19th century ope…
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Season 3 kicks off with a visit from poet and professor Daniel Nester, librettist for "The Summer King" by Daniel Sonenberg and author of "God Save My Queen". We talk about slam poetry, karaoke and New York City's Bowery Poetry Club, and then attempt a deep dive into the operatic context of the classic rock song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, and wh…
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A discussion of Giuseppe Verdi's breakthrough opera "Nabucco" and its Biblical origin story of Nebuchadnezzar and the neo-Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem. We also talk about Boney M, the Melodians "By the Rivers of Babylon", the Broadway musical "Godspell", Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", and why some of us hate Verdi's "Aida" and "Rigoletto". Seas…
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Georgy Porgy (By TOTO) - French Bossa Nova Version - David Serero
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Georgy Porgy (By TOTO) - French Bossa Nova Version - David SereroPerformed, Arranged, and Produced by DavidBy David Serero
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Juice (by Lizzo)- French Jazz Version - David Serero
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Juice (by Lizzo)- French Jazz Version - David Serero.Performed, Adapted, Arranged, and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)- French Jazz Big Band Version - David Serero
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Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)- French Jazz Big Band Version - David SereroPerformed, Adapted, Arranged, and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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SCARFACE, The AL CAPONE Musical - Thriller.Vocal performance by Frank L. Humphrey IIIArranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Non Ho Niente (I Have Nothing) - Sara Dall'Olio (Arranged & Produced by David Serero)
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Non Ho Niente (Italian version of Whitney Houston's hit "I Have Nothing") - Sara Dall'Olio (Arranged & Produced by David Serero)By David Serero
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Georgy Porgy (TOTO) - David Serero (French Bossa Nova style)
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Georgy Porgy (TOTO) - David Serero (French Bossa Nova style)By David Serero
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Vicki Zunitch joins Marc Eliot Stein for a fresh in-depth examination of Puccini's great opera "La Boheme". We talk about the existential choices the characters make, the original comic stories by Henri Murger, the lifestyle of starving artists in 19th Century Paris and today, morning music at the Gate of Hell, affordable healthcare, and what the m…
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CARUSO (Lucio Dalla), performed by Italian singer Sara Dall'Olio.2020 Debut Single.Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Djadja (Aya Nakamura)by David Serero (Jazz Bossa Nova Version).Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Katyusha (Russian Song) - David Serero.By David Serero
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My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Marcy Richardson - Scarface The Al Capone Musical
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My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Sung by Marcy Richardson - Scarface The Al Capone Musical (2020).Arranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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MINNIE THE MOOCHER - SCARFACE The Al Capone Musical - David Serero
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MINNIE THE MOOCHER - SCARFACE The Al Capone Musical - David Serero.Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Et si tu n'existais pas - Joe Dassin - David Serero
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ET SI TU N'EXISTAIS PAS by Joe Dassin(French chanson).Performed, Arranged and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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Brother Can You Spare A Dime With Intro - Scarface The Al Capone Musical - David Serero
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Brother Can You Spare A Dime With Intro - Scarface The Al Capone Musical - David Serero.Arranged, Performed and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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THANK U, NEXT by Ariana Grande - French Jazz Version
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THANK U, NEXT by Ariana Grande - French Jazz Version.Adapted, Performed, Arranged, and Produced by David Serero.By David Serero
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TOUT DONNER (Maitre Gims) en Version Jazz par David Serero
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TOUT DONNER (Maitre Gims) en Version Jazz par David Serero.Interprété, Arrangé et Produit par David Serero.By David Serero
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SAY SO (DOJA CAT)- French Jazz Version by David Serero
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SAY SO (DOJA CAT)- French Jazz Version by David Serero (2020).Adapted in French, Performed and Produced by David Serero.Much love to Doja Cat for making such amazing music!By David Serero
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Jules Massenet is best known for "Manon" and "Werther", and his "Don Quichotte" hasn't played at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for nearly a hundred years. Why not, and was it actually killed in 1926 by a single bad review? Marc Eliot Stein rediscovers this forgotten classic and finds a beautiful surprise. We also talk about "Man of …
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We continue our look at the two great Figaro operas with a deep dive into Mozart's dark sexual comedy "Le Nozze di Figaro". We talk about Soren Kierkegaard, "Either/Or", trouser roles, gender ambiguity, castratos, Peter Pan, Harpo Marx, Prince's "Purple Rain", Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Rossini, Strauss, "Der Rosenkavalier", "La Mere Co…
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We zoom into today’s literary scene with composer and librettist Rachel J. Peters, who turns short stories from authors like Sheila Heti and Arthur Phillips into contemporary operas. Her work spans from absurdist postmodernism back to the American tradition of Carl Sandburg, and her influences include Nina Simone, Stephen Sondheim and Meredith Monk…
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Beethoven's politically charged "Fidelio" is an opera for today, with messages of resistance, defiance, #MeToo and prisoner awareness. It premiered during the Napoleonic Wars that brought revolutionary tumult all over Europe, and Ludwig van Beethoven was deeply involved in progressive revolutionary politics. We talk about the French Revolution, Tol…
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Les Yeux Noirs - David Serero and Cyprien Katsaris - Live (2011)
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Les Yeux Noirs - David Serero and Cyprien Katsaris - Live (2011).From album "All I Care About Is Love", released in 2013.By David Serero
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Marc Eliot Stein and Bud Parr, two software developers and literary bloggers from New York City, sat through all 18.5 hours of Richard Wagner's "Ring des Nibuleng" cycle at the Metropolitan Opera this year, and lived to tell the tale. Actually, we were both very impressed. In our latest exploration of opera's often misunderstood literary side, we f…
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Opera was born during the Renaissance as an attempt to recreate the experience of an ancient Greek play as it would have been performed in the Theater of Dionysus in Athens. In this episode, Marc Eliot Stein and Lisa Geraghty talk about the greatest of several operas about one particular Greek myth: "Orfeo ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald Gluck,…
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Interview de David Serero sur MED RADIO au Maroc (2019)
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Interview de David Serero (chanteur d'opera juif marocain) sur MED RADIO au Maroc (2019)By David Serero
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An exciting new podcast by Marc Eliot Stein of Literary Kicks. Why is opera relevant in 2019? This sometimes-lost art form hides a fascinating, vibrant world. In our first episode, we discuss whether Verdi's Otello is better than Shakespeare's Othello, whether Othello had PTSD, and what it means that Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro is an Italian opera …
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La Relève Cyrano de New York avec David Serero 7 mai - Radio Campus
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Mais quel personnage ! Qui ? Cyrano de Bergerac évidemment. Pour l’interpréter, il fallait bien un acteur aussi haut en couleur que Cyrano. Chanteur et baryton « avec une couleur sombre », David Serero est celui-là. Il est aussi acteur, il a rencontré Jon Bon Jovi et a travaillé avec Jermaine Jackson. Et il a eu l’idée de traduire, d’adapter et de …
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Maximizing Revenue with the Past, Present, and Future Marketing Strategy with David Serero
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Maximizing Revenue with the Past, Present, and Future Marketing Strategy with David Serero on WELL ATTENDED Podcast.By David Serero
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