Grace

So the phrase growing up that I would hear all the time "Oh for grace". I didn't really get it and to a certain degree I don't now but that is not the point..lol.

Grace is shown everyday and every hour. We show "Grace" to our lovers, friends, colleagues etc. Grace that is constantly being challenged and looked at. What I have found is I don't don't exercise enough grace in my day to day dealing with people. I need to exercise more grace in life period.

What does this have to do with being a producer? Well, grace is what is important in life to keep your sanity and ti remember that others are just as full of fault as you are...

oh for grace!

MR. HOPERA

Cleveland Recital...

So I am getting ready to sing back in my home town pretty soon I hope and I am actually kinda excited about it this time! I am going to be doing a whole new set of songs from me from new project called: "Introducing Adrian Dunn. The Voice.". So I am doing spirituals, hymns, a few german songs, and some gospel songs that have been my favorites for some time now. Primaryly songs that black singers have performed and composed.

There is something about excitement that is important to keeping your life moving and not dying. It is so crucial that you have a balance of things that make you happy. You can't solely do the things that make you money all the time because what makes you money isn't always what is gratifying to you. When you get bad news and take 3 or 4 blows at one time it is really hard to see the bigger picture and to see that you are not a loser...lol. I laugh but seriously it is really easy to begin believing bad hype about yourself because 3 or 4 things fall through or don't go in your favor. It is not so though. Keep ya head up! You loss the battle but not the war!

Trying to capture my excitement! Cleveland get ready for a great concert.

This is my story. This is my song. This is my world. HoperaWorld.

MR. HOPERA

* A little video of how we used to have fun in the old dayz back at CHHS!*** tomorrow I will have one of the songs from the project**

OTHELLO--AVE Maria

Ave Maria From Verdi's Othello




Can Opera be popular again? I wonder as I listen to the very aria that inspired me to right HOPERA a Fallen Hero (A hip hop opera based off of this Tragedy)

Ms. Price sangs that hell out of this thang but there is much to still be said about the relevance of this form in new century. We are only 10 years in and there are less and less opera houses..but do less opera houses mean less opera? or does it mean that there is less opera being sung in opera house? I think that is a great thing. Let me know your thoughts.

Happy sunday all.

MR. HOPERA

WHAT DO YOU WANT??

So what do the people and fans of HOPERA really want to see? What do people wanna see in a new fresh entertainment company? What would be the best NEW Hip Hopera experience?

Ok, So in producer world I talked with some potential event planners for the new HOPERA show spectacular. FInding the right fit for a show is so crucial. I am so looking forward this new show concept. This is definitely a show for an young adult crowd so I definitely gotta find a Chicago event planner who understand Chicago, Young Professional audiences, and great venues. Also understands working with a professional company of Musicians and concert. And also understand legistics of a wonderfully entertaining show that doesn't have a lot of precedence...whew. Thats about it! lol.

For my HOPERA FANS out there what would you all like to see next from the company? I am just curious..SOUND OFF!!!

MR. HOPERA

I Bear No Grudge

So I bare no grudge. This is a principle of Christ that I think has the power to really change us as producers. I bear no grudge or in our modern culture what we refer to more commonly as "Forgiveness". Many artists have talked about it but very few of us really practice it.

I now see that when you produce a show, event, concert, or a story there innately must be some level of forgiveness. Just follow me here. When you write a piece you must come to a place of complete forgiveness of self, the people around you, the world that you are about to present the work to.

Much of my personal work with HOPERA is real stories about real people. It is not fiction ( Like traditional opera) so there is resentment, hurt, love, loss, sex, pain, angst, and finally atonement in HOPERA. When you put all of that on stage with you name attached to it and your heart attached to it you must bear no grudge in the outcome, the process, & have a peace about it. The outcome will be what it will be. It will never be able to change the events that happened. You must produce new work in the right spirit and with a health vision.

The new HOPERA show showcases real life experiences form a much more creative and light hearted place, however there is still much that I am not ok with but day by day I learn the power of forgiveness. I am not the one to forgive easily but more and more I see how horrible,impatient, and countless mistakes I realize that as a producer of HOPERA there is no room to bear anything but greatness. I share with you my version (Adrian Anthony) of Ich Grolle Nicht, I BEAR NO GRUDGE.

This is my story. This is my Song, This is my World. HoperaWorld.

MR. HOPERA

**PLZ Leave me Comments********

I bear no grudge, even when my heart is breaking!

Love lost forever! I bear no grudge.
Although you shine in diamond splendor,
No beam falls into the night of your heart.
I will know that for a long time.

I bear no grudge, and when my heart is breaking!
I truly saw you in my dreams
And saw the night in the room of your heart,
And saw the snake that bites your heart;
I saw, my dear, how truly miserable you are.

BOTH sides NOW!

Words have so much power for us as producers. It is what made me want to put my show on Brpadway. My FIRST early morning blog. This is what I have to share today a song that changed me and the way I look at producing and composing words for singers. Helps me to look at the whole situation and still have the understanding that there are things that you will NOT ever know and that is ok. My favorite opera singer in the whole wide world. She does it in somewhat of a Hopera style. Ms. Measha Bruggergosman, soprano. I hope it changes you as well.

MR. HOPERA --one step closer to broadway..




Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at cloud that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things i would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions i recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real; i've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions i recall.
I really don't know love at all.



MR HOPERA

TRUE LOVE

At this dinner I realized that work is so integrated into who we are and if we are not happy at work, many times we are not happy at all. I am posting this article to see if people who love people can really support what these american ministers have done. If you can, Do you know what true love is?

What does this have to do with being a producer?...Glad you asked.

We as producers must continue to look at world events. It is not enough for us just to take a side and not really know why. Our happiness as people is a combinations of many things including our passion, work, desire, and honest love.

We must keep in mind that we must stay in touch with the heart of WORLD around us not just what's in our back yard. It is important that we continue to produce work that remains relevant to the world around us, for the truth is what will transform a generation.

MR. HOPERA

READ IT!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/world/africa/04uganda.html