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Top Ten Lists for 2010-2019
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Feb 25, 20211 min read
CDA: Ferlinghetti and Pacheco
My mom alerted me to the deaths of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Johnny Pacheco. Ferlinghetti was a seminal figure of the Beat generation,...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 24, 2021
Thank you to Paul Stoller for his help with this week's pair, our final pair for the England theme. He lived in London for a while so he...
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Feb 23, 20216 min read
*Der Freischütz,* Feb 13 2021
I watched an online broadcast of *Der Freischütz* on February 22, 2021 (it had been live on February 13th). Here's a trailer for the...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
Met Orchestra Musicians, Feb 21 2021
I heard a concert by the Met Orchestra Musicians on Feb 21, 2021. The title of the concert was “Song to the Moon” and it was built around...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 20, 20211 min read
CDA: Prince Markie Dee
The only thing I love more than getting a Celebrity Death Alert from a friend is getting one from my MOTHER! She alerted me to the death...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Absolutely Fabulous*
A momentous day at divamensch.com - this is my THOUSANDTH post! Can you imagine. Wowie wow. All of those reviews, diva/mensch pairs,...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Cantori, *The Best Beloved,* Feb 11 2021
I heard Cantori New York perform Chris DeBlasio’s *The Best-Beloved* on February 11th. It was presented on Zoom and started with a short...
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Feb 17, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 17 2021
Continuing with our English theme: Diva: cricket Mensch: rugby
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Feb 16, 20214 min read
S Blythe and B Oratonio, Feb 13 2021
I heard Stephanie Blythe and Blythely Oratonio in an online concert on February 13, 2021, a Valentine’s Day show called “It’s Love That...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 15, 20213 min read
*Myths and Hymns, Pt 1: Flight,* Feb 10 2021
Master Voices (a large chorus based at City Center here in NYC) presented a series of online concerts, a large, complex piece called...
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Feb 14, 20213 min read
Music Mosaic, February 7 2021
I watched a concert online on Feb 8, 2021 (it was live on Feb 7), presented by the Palos Verdes South Bay Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
CDA: Corea, Carrière, Creag
A triple header today... CHICK COREA My brother Howard (also my mom and Stephanie) alerted me to the death of composer and pianist Chick...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Happy birthday, Sergio Mendes!
I'm making a brief detour from our English theme to celebrate the 80th birthday of Sergio Mendes. My brother Howard told me about this...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Emily Eagen concert, Feb 5 2021
Richard and I heard an online concert by Emily Eagen on February 5, 2021. It was hosted on Facebook and the Jalopy Theatre. Emily was...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 10, 2021
Continuing with our England theme, I'm featuring the two super sleuths created by Agatha Christie: Diva: Hercule Poirot Mensch: Jane Marple
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ladiesvoices
Feb 9, 20211 min read
CDA: Joe Allen and Mary Wilson
Joe Allen died at the age of 87. He had three restaurants in the theatre district - - the most popular was Joe Allen's, a cute, fun place...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 8, 20215 min read
Anna Netrebko recital, Feb 6 2021
I heard soprano Anna Netrebko and pianist Pavel Nebolsin in rectial on Feb 6, 2021, presented as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert...
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Feb 7, 20214 min read
Schubertiade 2021
I watched the eighth annual Schubertiade on Feb 4, 2021 (it was streamed on Jan 31, 2021). The Schubertiade is an annual concert that my...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 6, 20211 min read
CDA: Christopher Plummer
Richard and my mom alerted me to the death of Christopher Plummer. Have you seen *Beginners,* the 2010 movie for which he received the...
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9 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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