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CDA: Siegfried Fischbacher
My mother alerted me to the death of Siegfried Fischbacher, the German half of Siegfriend and Roy. I had missed the death of his partner,...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Experiment"
I'm cheating a bit with the letter X and using the lovely Cole Porter song "Experiment." First, a recording by the divine Mabel Mercer....
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Jan 13, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Jan 13, 2021
We're at X this week. A tricky letter, you have to admit. I was going to do this: Diva: Extort. Mensch: Export. But that seemed too...
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Jan 12, 20212 min read
Les Arts Florissants, Jan 11, 2021
I heard Les Arts Florissants playing Haydn symphony #87 on Jan 11, 2021 (the performance was filmed in Paris in October 2020). Haydn is...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 11, 20211 min read
CDA: Michael Apted
My mother alerted me to the death of film director Michael Apted, best known for the *7 Up* series of documentaries. I urge you to see...
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Jan 10, 20214 min read
*Ocean Body,* Jan 9, 2021
I saw *Ocean Body* at Protoype Opera on Jan 9, 2021. I saw four operas at Prototype last winter (*Blood Moon,* *Magdalene,* *Rev 23,* and...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 9, 20211 min read
CDA: Tommy Lasorda
My friend Dianna alerted me to the death of Tommy Lasorda. The title of the NY Times obit sums him up nicely: "A Dodger From His Cleats...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Wichita Lineman"
W is for one of my favorite songs, "Wichita Lineman." You might remember I featured Twins are the New Trend when we got to J, we saw them...
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Jan 7, 20213 min read
I Fagiolini, Dec 24 2020
I heard I Fagiolini in concert online on Jan 3, 2021 (it was live on Dec 24). It was the last concert in the VOCES8 Live From London...
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Jan 6, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Jan 6, 2021
I've got a double header for W today: Wagner and *Die Walküre*! Diva: Brünnhilde Mensch: Sieglinde Brünnhilde is the woman with the...
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Jan 5, 20211 min read
CDA: Phyllis McGuire, Tanya Roberts
Phyllis McGuire was the youngest of the McGuire Sisters, the lead singer, and the only one who was still alive. I became a fan of the...
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, Dec 26 2020
I watched a concert online, *A Mazel Tov Cocktail Party,* on Jan 2, 2021 (it was streamed live on Dec 26). My friend Stephanie told me...
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Jan 3, 20212 min read
VOCES8, 12/23/20
I heard VOCES8 on 12/28/20 (it was live on 12/23/20), a concert from their Live From London Christmas concert series. They opened with a...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Jerry Vale (and Vogue x 3)
I was sort of painted into a corner this week - - I'm on the letter V and I always use the first Friday of the month for a Mystery Guest...
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Dec 31, 20202 min read
CDA: Cardin, Luker, Stuart, Wells
FOUR CDAs! Oh Lord, too many. PIERRE CARDIN Here's a quote from Pierre Cardin's NY Times obit: “I’m always inspired by something outside,...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/30/20
I've chosen two plants for V: Diva: Venus flytrap Mensch: Verbena I'll warn you, the Venus flytrap video is pretty creepy! And the...
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Dec 29, 20203 min read
ANÚNA, 12/20/20
I heard ANÚNA in concert on 12/27/20 (it was live on 12/20/20), part of the Live From London Christmas concert series. They’re a chamber...
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Dec 28, 20204 min read
Amarcord, 12/19/20
I heard Amarcord in concert on 12/26/0 (it was live on 12/19/20), presented on the VOCES8 Live From London Christmas concert series....
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Dec 27, 20204 min read
Choir of Westminster Abbey, 12/15/20
I heard the Choir of Westminster Abbey in concert on 12/25/20 (it was live on 12/15/20), a concert in the VOCES8 Live From London...
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Dec 26, 20202 min read
Take 6 and London Adventist Chorale, 12/13/20
I heard Take 6 and the London Adventist Chorale on 12/24/20 (it was live on 12/13/20), part of the VOCES8 Live From London Christmas...
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12 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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5 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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