tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630356600537382212.post1525506756501926983..comments2024-03-26T04:25:27.186-07:00Comments on Seattle Opera Blog: In Memoriam JULIAN PATRICKSeattle Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003665787231048819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630356600537382212.post-8076821744092942662012-11-21T02:06:24.381-08:002012-11-21T02:06:24.381-08:00After attending a sitzprobe rehearsal of Meistersi...After attending a sitzprobe rehearsal of Meistersinger in November of 1985 at the Chicago Lyric, I saw the amazing Beckmesser sitting in a backstage hallway by himself; I introduced myself and told him how thrilled I was with his performance--every note actually sung, and brilliantly acted, to boot! We chatted for a bit, and it was obvious that this gentleman (Julian Patrick, of course) was as warm and genuine a person as he was talented.<br /><br />A few years later, he returned to the Lyric as Faninal, and I decided to leave him as message; he responded, and we had a very nice lunch at a nearby sushi place. He was SO damned kind and considerate...and I think he was rather taken aback that I was fascinated by his Broadway career during the 50's, which we discussed in detail (also his performance in a Belgian [I think] TV production of Menotti's opera THE HERO, in the main role of David).<br /><br />During this lunch, he also told me of his career as a POPULAR singer in NY, during which time he recorded a 2-sided single (45RPM) of songs by a young composer named Jerry Stevens ("Give a Fool a Chance" & "A Woman's Work is Never Done"--Academy Records, 1955). Turns out that "Jerry Stevens" was actually Joseph Stefano, who went on to write the screenplay for Hitchcock's "PSYCHO" and produce and write TV's OUTER LIMITS in 1963(Yes, it's true!).<br /><br />I then called my dad, Mike Rapchak, a well-known Chicago DJ who had a big all-night show on WGN; he found the 45' in the station's library and actually played it on his show that weekend; "Quite a set of pipes", I recall him saying on the air. <br /><br />Julian Patrick--one hell of a guy.<br /><br />LRLawrence Rapchaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630356600537382212.post-51723589433307096112009-06-14T19:06:05.297-07:002009-06-14T19:06:05.297-07:00Julian will be deeply missed by all who knew him. ...Julian will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His career was nothing short of prolific, having spanned more than fifty years. More importantly, his family loved him and he loved them. All the good times in New York and Pennsylvania are memories we will all hold onto forever. Love, Mark and Melanie May, Evan and Alexander (markgmay@mac.com)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563137234299093448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630356600537382212.post-27606249054909812442009-05-27T14:08:36.468-07:002009-05-27T14:08:36.468-07:00Thanks, Rebecca and Jon,
for your excellent paen t...Thanks, Rebecca and Jon,<br />for your excellent paen to Patrick, Julian!!<br />My condolences to Donn, who had the good fortune of such a long partnership with such a great artist und Mensch!!<br />Allerachtung,<br />WinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com