Welcome to Season 02 Episode 20 - the "Midsummer" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.

This episode features interviews with Mr. Dan Ihasz, Professor Emeritus of Voice at SUNY Fredonia School of Music, on Mozart's Die Zauberflöte; Mr. Adam Cooley, painter and sculptor, on the art scene in Japan in advance of the Art and Architecture presentation of Tokyo Stories; and Mr Paul "The Movie Guy" Preston on the upcoming Cinema Series films Somewhere in Queens and Book Club:The Next Chapter. 

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Time Stamps (approximate):

• 02:50 - Mr. Dan Ihasz on Die Zauberflöte
• 20:25 - Mr. Adam Cooley; Tokyo Stories
• 39:31 - Arts Calendar with Special Program Announcement
• 42:11 - "The Movie Guy" Mr. Paul Preston - Cinema Series

Media:

• "Raganu Nakts (Witch Nights)", Latvian folk song, performed by Tautumeitas, June 23, 2018
• Overture to Die Zauberflöte, W.A. Mozart, composer; performed by Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis, conductor, 1984 Universal International Music B.V.
• "Rembo-nagashi," from the album Urban Music of the Edo Period (1603-1868), Ensemble Hijiri-Kaï, November 2021
• "Let's Go to the Movies", from the musical Annie, composed by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, 1977; excerpt from the film version 1982
• Overture from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opus 21; Felix Mendelssohn, composer (1826), performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor, 2002.

Artist Links:

• Mr. Daniel Ihasz
• Mr. Adam Cooley
• Mr. Paul Preston "The Movie Guy"
  • Youtube Channel
  • Twitter