LOOKING BACK: Verdi Hates the Tuba
That’s what the music headline would have read in newspapers around the world. After all, Verdi had been quoted as saying “No” when asked if…
Tag: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
IN MEMORIAM: HERB WEKSELBLATT (1927-2019) ENTERS VALHALLA
On August 24, 2019, a memorial service for the late Herbert Wekselblatt, Principal Tuba of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (MET) for 35 years, was held…
HERBERT WEKSELBLATT (1927 – 2019) Tubist, Metropolitan Opera: An Appreciation
When word reached the tuba world that Herbert “Herb” Wekselblatt had died, ITEA past president Marty Erickson said, “A huge chunk of our history has…
