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Lucia Micarelli, barefoot violinist, plays eclectic Asheville show
Published 6:36 a.m. ET Jan. 20, 2018
(Photo: Courtesy of DWTheatre)
Expect plenty at a show with musician Lucia Micarelli. Expect a whirlwind of genres — from jazz to classic rock to Americana. Expect a stunning display of talent and technical prowess on violin. Expect a broad variety of engaging stories on stage that convey the artist’s bubbly personality.
Do not expect, however, for the artist to wear shoes on stage when she plays the Diana Wortham Theatre on Jan. 25.
“Being a female violinist, there can be weird stereotypes that are on you,” Micarelli admitted. “There’s this image of female violinists ... being really sweet and demure — and then there’s me: a little barefoot violinist girl with long hair, and they think I’m something that I’m not. I’m able to look at my audience and say: This is what I feel. This is who I am.”
And who is Micarelli? It’s far more complicated than a stereotype, for sure.
The 34-year-old musician and actress has collaborated with a wide array of artists, from Josh Groban and Chris Botti to rockers, playing alongside flutist Ian Anderson with the classic rock band Jethro Tull. She also plays New Orleans street musician Annie Talarico on the HBO drama “Treme” — and, she explained, her scenes on stage in the show are all shot 100 percent live, with no remixing or voiceovers in editing.
Like many violinists, Micarelli “started off very classical,” she explained. “I started out with Suzuki Method teachers (at 3 years old) … and later trained at Juilliard. I was very, very classical until college, when ... I started going to jazz clubs and listening to classic rock and being like, ‘What the hell is this?’”
She laughed. “I started getting gigs where I’d just show up with some indie rock band who thought it would look cool if there was a violinist on stage,” Micarelli continued. “I got asked to tour with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and did my first electric audition. And suddenly I was running around on stage with fog up to my waist, playing with a rock band. It was insane.”
And, on stage at her solo shows, she seamlessly works through a set list that melds together Celtic folk music and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.”
The melange of music “is strange on paper only — because it’s so personal to me,” she explained. “It’s music that either means something significant to me or music that I just really love and don’t think is performed enough. And I want to share that with people.
“I just want people to love music the way I love it,” Micarelli said.
While filming “Treme,” Micarelli was also asked to use her vocal talents in front of a live audience — something she had never before attempted.
“I was more terrified to sing than anything,” she said. “But there’s something so direct about singing, because you’re using words.There’s just an immediate connection — and I feel the same about speaking to the audience and telling little stories between songs."
At her Asheville show, Micarelli will be joined on stage by fellow violinist Neel Hammond, violist Zach Dellinger, cellist Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, bassist Ian Walker and pianist Robert Thies.
“Everyone that I’ve coerced into playing with me is just kind of a badass,” Micarelli added, laughing. “And they’re all friends of mine too, so we just have a really good time playing this repertoire — an eclectic mix of stuff that’s really fun for us. ... I’m really excited to come to Asheville. I’ve heard only great things.”
Lucia Micarelli plays an eclectic mix of music, from classical to rock.
(Photo: Courtesy of Marek Maziarz BTWfotographers)
IF YOU GO
What: An Evening with Lucia Micarelli, barefoot violinist.
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville.
When: 8 p.m. Jan. 25
Tickets: $35; students $30 students; children $20 at dwtheatre.com. Student Rush, day-of-show (with valid I.D.) $10
Lucia Micarelli, barefoot violinist, plays eclectic Asheville show
Published 6:36 a.m. ET Jan. 20, 2018
(Photo: Courtesy of DWTheatre)
Expect plenty at a show with musician Lucia Micarelli. Expect a whirlwind of genres — from jazz to classic rock to Americana. Expect a stunning display of talent and technical prowess on violin. Expect a broad variety of engaging stories on stage that convey the artist’s bubbly personality.
Do not expect, however, for the artist to wear shoes on stage when she plays the Diana Wortham Theatre on Jan. 25.
“Being a female violinist, there can be weird stereotypes that are on you,” Micarelli admitted. “There’s this image of female violinists ... being really sweet and demure — and then there’s me: a little barefoot violinist girl with long hair, and they think I’m something that I’m not. I’m able to look at my audience and say: This is what I feel. This is who I am.”
And who is Micarelli? It’s far more complicated than a stereotype, for sure.
The 34-year-old musician and actress has collaborated with a wide array of artists, from Josh Groban and Chris Botti to rockers, playing alongside flutist Ian Anderson with the classic rock band Jethro Tull. She also plays New Orleans street musician Annie Talarico on the HBO drama “Treme” — and, she explained, her scenes on stage in the show are all shot 100 percent live, with no remixing or voiceovers in editing.
Like many violinists, Micarelli “started off very classical,” she explained. “I started out with Suzuki Method teachers (at 3 years old) … and later trained at Juilliard. I was very, very classical until college, when ... I started going to jazz clubs and listening to classic rock and being like, ‘What the hell is this?’”
She laughed. “I started getting gigs where I’d just show up with some indie rock band who thought it would look cool if there was a violinist on stage,” Micarelli continued. “I got asked to tour with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and did my first electric audition. And suddenly I was running around on stage with fog up to my waist, playing with a rock band. It was insane.”
And, on stage at her solo shows, she seamlessly works through a set list that melds together Celtic folk music and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.”
The melange of music “is strange on paper only — because it’s so personal to me,” she explained. “It’s music that either means something significant to me or music that I just really love and don’t think is performed enough. And I want to share that with people.
“I just want people to love music the way I love it,” Micarelli said.
While filming “Treme,” Micarelli was also asked to use her vocal talents in front of a live audience — something she had never before attempted.
“I was more terrified to sing than anything,” she said. “But there’s something so direct about singing, because you’re using words.There’s just an immediate connection — and I feel the same about speaking to the audience and telling little stories between songs."
At her Asheville show, Micarelli will be joined on stage by fellow violinist Neel Hammond, violist Zach Dellinger, cellist Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, bassist Ian Walker and pianist Robert Thies.
“Everyone that I’ve coerced into playing with me is just kind of a badass,” Micarelli added, laughing. “And they’re all friends of mine too, so we just have a really good time playing this repertoire — an eclectic mix of stuff that’s really fun for us. ... I’m really excited to come to Asheville. I’ve heard only great things.”
Lucia Micarelli plays an eclectic mix of music, from classical to rock.
(Photo: Courtesy of Marek Maziarz BTWfotographers)
IF YOU GO
What: An Evening with Lucia Micarelli, barefoot violinist.
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre, 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville.
When: 8 p.m. Jan. 25
Tickets: $35; students $30 students; children $20 at dwtheatre.com. Student Rush, day-of-show (with valid I.D.) $10