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CDA: Constance Demby, George Segal
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Constance Demby, who he describes as "a titan of drone." She was 81. Here's a recent video...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for March 24, 2021
This French pair is a little abstract, but please stay with me: Diva: l'accent aigu Mensch: l'accent grave The accent aigu goes from...
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Mar 22, 20215 min read
*Die Tote Stadt,* March 21, 2021
I saw a production of *Die Tote Stadt* online on March 21, 2021. It was a performance from September 2018 from the Komische Oper in...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 21, 20211 min read
CDA: Elsa Peretti
Thank you to Richard, Stephanie, and Howard for alerting me to the death of Elsa Peretti. As a Tiffany & Co. employee, I've become...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Kate Lindsey recital, March 14, 2021
I watched a recital online by Kate Lindsey and Baptiste Trotignon, done at La Scala. Kurt Weill was the center of the program, and they...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Daft Punk
My brother Howard told me about the French band Daft Punk splitting up recently. I'd never heard of them but like what I've heard! Here's...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 18, 20211 min read
CDA: James Levine
Richard alerted me to the death of James Levine, the former music director of the Metropolitan Opera. It's a shame that his exit from the...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for March 17, 2021
This week I'm featuring two presidents of France: Diva: Nicholas Sarkozy Mensch: Emmanuel Macron
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ladiesvoices
Mar 15, 20218 min read
*A Love Letter to Liza,* March 12, 2021
Richard and I watched *A Love Letter To Liza: A 75th Birthday Celebration* on March 12, 2021. It was a fundraiser for the Actor’s Fund, a...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Stravinsky Violin Concerto, March 12, 2021
I watched the New York City Ballet doing George Balanchine’s *Stravinsky Violin Concerto* on March 12, 2021. It was a performance from...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 13, 20211 min read
CDA: Stephen Scott
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Stephen Scott. I'd never heard of him but H describes him as, "Not a huge name on the...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Depuis le jour"
I'm continuing the French theme with my favorite aria ever, "Depuis le jour" from *Louise* by Gustave Charpentier. Impossibly gorgeous,...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for March 10, 2021
Continuing with our French theme: Diva: Bordeaux Mensch: Beaujolais
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ladiesvoices
Mar 8, 20214 min read
LA Phil, *Icons on Inspiration*
I watched *Icons on Inspiration,* an online fundraiser by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on March 7, 2021 (it was dropped online in...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 7, 20212 min read
*Times3,* March 5, 2021
I heard *Times3 (Times x Times x Times)* on March 5, 2021 (it was first on the website in January). It was the last show I heard in the...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Leslie Caron
Happy Friday, everyone! I like to use the first Friday of the month for a mystery guest on *What's My Line?* I wanted to have Leslie...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 4, 20212 min read
*Myths and Hymns* pt 2: “Work,” March 2, 2021
I watched the second part of *Myths and Hymns* online on March 2nd (it was live on February 24th). The first part was called “Flight.”...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for March 3, 2021
The month of March is going to be centered on that wonderful country across the channel from England, France. I'm starting with those two...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 2, 20215 min read
Sonya Yoncheva concert, February 27 2021
I heard Sonya Yoncheva in concert on March 1, 2021 (it was live on February 27), as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert Series....
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ladiesvoices
Mar 1, 20211 min read
CDA: Antoine Hodge
My friend Tom alerted me to the death of Antoine Hodge, a singer who recently sang in the chorus of the Met productrion of *Porgy and...
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7 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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