Is it any wonder it bombed?īizet's contribution deserved better. L'Arlésienne is about a girl from the city of Arles in the south of France with whom a young man is smitten. But the staging of Daudet's unusual tale wasn't one of his better ideas. Léon Carvalho, who had commissioned The Pearl Fishers from Bizet (initially a failure), and would subsequently promote Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman, Lakmé by Delibes, and Massenet's Manon, did develop a pedigree. He'd published a collection called Letters from my Windmill, which might have been the first clue as to why it mightn't succeed.Īnyway, one of the stories caught the eye of a budding impresario. The play in question grew out of a short story by a French author long forgotten, by the name of Alphonse Daudet. So it is with a pair of orchestral suites by Georges Bizet that might never have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for a play that was in need of some instrumental backing. The overtures of Franz von Suppé are regularly performed in the concert hall, but you'll hardly ever get to see one of his operas. The score gathered dust for almost 200 years before it appeared in public again. Handel's Largo survived, though the opera Serse, in which it was the opening song, was a flop when first performed in 1738. It's been happening ever since music was employed to embellish the action, initially in the theatre, then in more modern times also on screen. Another is The Dream of Olwen, also from a 1940s film, one which started life as While I Live, but ended up referenced solely by the title of the piano piece that helped it to a brief moment of fame. Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto is one (anyone remember Dangerous Moonlight?). There's no need to delve too deep to find masterpieces of melodic invention that have long outlived the complex cinematic yarns they were created to enhance. Personal Goal : Completing a 460-mile solo kayak trip down the Yellowstone Riverĭebut Album : Produced by Byron Gallimore (Lee Ann Womack, Tim McGraw), look for John to bring his own pure, personal style and a dose of Big Sky Country spirit to his first RCA Nashville disc.The movie's over, but the melody lingers on. Role Models : George Strait, Willie Nelson – for long-term careers that are all class
I love ‘em all."įirst Concert : Kenny Rogers & Dolly Partonįavorite Book : Ernest Hemingway’s Hemingway on Fishing Each and every song, they all evoke emotion – at least to me. "I think when you perform something you’ve written, or find a song that conveys what’s a piece of you, that people feel that and know that." It’s in the Lyric : "The most important thing to me is the lyric. Music That Connects : "Writing is important to me," John says. John’s love for the outdoors came together with a peaceful, inspiring environment to nurture his songwriting.Īmong His Influences : Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Kris Kristofferson, and don’t get him started on Don Williams and "Yellow Moon"! A performer since childhood, John’s talents won the support of fellow Montanan and hit tunesmith, Kostas ("Blame It on Your Heart,""Life # 9"). John Pierce speaks to his passions, his roots, and to an incredible kismet of talent and timing.
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