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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Salvador Dali
The mystery guest is Salvador Dali! I have no idea what's going on at the beginning of this clip, but it's fascinating. And Dali is...
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May 6, 20211 min read
CDA: Jacques d'Amboise
Sigh, the great Jacques d'Amboise died the other day at the age of 86. He was a major star at the New York City Ballet, an inspiration to...
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May 5, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 5, 2021
In May we're going to Spain! Our first pair: Diva: Don Quixote Mensch: Sancho Panza
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May 4, 20212 min read
LA Phil Sound Stage: 2nd season, 4th episode
The fourth concert of the LA Phil second season of Sound Stage was centered on a piece from 1982 by John Adams, *Grand Pianola Music.*...
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May 3, 20211 min read
*La Passion de Simone,* April 30, 2021
I watched *La Passion de Simone* online on April 30, 2021. It was a concert performance from October 17, 2020, from the Royal Swedish...
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May 2, 20211 min read
CDA: Olympia Dukakis
Richard told me about the death of Olympia Dukakis. She was 89, older than I thought. Here's a great scene from her best movie, the one...
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May 1, 20213 min read
*Pelléas et Mélisande,* April 29, 2021
I watched *Pelléas et Mélisande* online on April 29, 2021. It was a production from the Grand Theatre of Geneva, a performance from...
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Immolation!
I'm ending our German tribute with a triple German treat: German soprano Hildegard Behrens singing the immolation scene from ...
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Apr 29, 20212 min read
*Myths and Hymns: Love,* April 14, 2021
I saw the newest installment of Adam Guettel’s piece *Myths and Hymns* on April 28, 2021 (it premiered online on April 14). This was the...
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Apr 28, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for April 28, 2021
I'm ending the Germany tribute with a couple of classic Bavarian outfits: Diva: Lederhosen Mensch: Dirndl
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Apr 27, 20212 min read
Voices of Ascension, April 14, 2021
I heard Voices of Ascension in a concert of “Baroque Favorites” on April 26, 2021 (it had been streamed on April 14). It was mostly video...
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Apr 26, 20211 min read
CDA: Christa Ludwig
This one made me a little sad: one of the greatest singers of the second half of the 20th century, German mezzo Christa Ludwig. She was...
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Apr 25, 20212 min read
*The Island We Made,* April 25, 2021
Richard and I watched *The Island We Made* online on April 25, 2021. I read about this online opera in The New York Times. It was an...
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Apr 23, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: "99 Luftballons"
Happy Friday, everybody. Today I'm giving you the 1983 song by Nena, "99 Luftballons."
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Apr 22, 20214 min read
The Orchestra Now, April 10, 2021
I heard The Orchestra Now do a concert online on April 19 and 20, 2021. It had been live at Bard on April 10. It sounded like a small...
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Apr 21, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for April 21, 2021
Today's German pair: Diva: Berlin Mensch: Munich
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Apr 20, 202110 min read
Top Five Movies for 2020
I think we can all agree that this was a very strange year, and not just at the movies. The Top Five *The Human Voice* *The Dig* *The...
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ladiesvoices
Apr 19, 20211 min read
CDA: Mary Ellen Moylan
Mary Ellen Moylan was a ballerina, one of the first ballerinas to have her career shaped by George Ballanchine. She died in APril of last...
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Apr 18, 20212 min read
LA Phil Sound Stage: S2/ep3
THIRD EPISODE “Easter Sunrise Service at Hollywood Bowl” They opened with “Air pour les trompettes” by JS Bach, arranged by Allen. Allen...
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Apr 17, 20211 min read
CDA: Helen McCory
Richard alerted me to the death of English actor Helen McCory. She was only 52, died of cancer. You might not know her name but you've...
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4 hours ago12 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
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4 days ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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