I just want to make sure everyone knows about Maestro Wenarto. He’s in Seattle, and he loves to sing on camera; he has a channel on YouTube and Vimeo, and you should go spend some time over there immediately. He’s made over 1800 music videos, plenty of them operatic. I wouldn’t say he’s got a beautiful voice, but he’s got determined pipes, and I can’t argue with the élan. Example:

And his German isn’t too bad:

And he got a bunch of people to be the Moorish Slaves from Aida:

Silliness, Maestro Wenarto. I like it. I kind of want to see him as Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus.