Divamensch

Stephanie and I saw Verdi's *Macbeth* at the Met on Sept 29 2026. This was my fifth time seeing the opera, I had no idea I liked it so much! The only other operas I've seen so often are *Salome* (six times) and *Tristan und Isolde* (five times). The difference with *Macbeth* is that there are new things in the score I notice each time. That's very rewarding. This time it was a moment in the orchestra. The men in the chorus are getting ready to kill Banquo and the music is goi

I saw *Puppet Up* at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. My friend Alisa saw the show in San Francisco and raved about it. She described it as a puppet show for adults, an extraordinary combination of puppetry and improv comedy. The show was introduced by its co-creator, Brian Henson, the son of Jim and Jane Henson. His parents created The Muppets and his work is part of that tradition. He explained how his father created the Muppets to be seen on television and how the manip