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Nov 3, 20202 min read
*State of Darkness,* 11/1/20
I saw *State of Darkness* on 11/1/20. It’s a solo dance by Molissa Fenley, originally danced by Fenley in 1988, danced to a recording of...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 2, 20204 min read
Mostly Modern Projects, 10/27/20
Stephanie and I saw a concert by Mostly Modern Projects on 10/23/20. Yes, a concert in a concert hall, live, in person, with other people...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 1, 20201 min read
CDA: Sean Connery
The great Sean Connery. I think we can all agree that he was the greatest James Bond ever? My friend Paul Stoller put it perfectly: more...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 31, 20204 min read
Quarantine Concert, 10/25/20
The Consortionist (aka my elder brother, Howard Ryan) curated a Quarantine Concert on 10/25/20, presented by the Experimental Sound...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Great American Soup commercial
M is for Ann Miller and the greatest TV commercial of all time:
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ladiesvoices
Oct 29, 20201 min read
*dwb (Driving While Black),* 10/29/20
I heard *dwb (Driving While Black)* on 10/29/20. It’s a new chamber opera (written in 2018), music by Susan Kander, libretto by Roberta...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/28/20
Today, for the letter M, a pair of movies: Diva: *Mommie Dearest* Mensch: *Mother*
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ladiesvoices
Oct 25, 20203 min read
Jesse Irons and Andrus Madsen, 10/23/20
I heard Jesse Irons (baroque violin) and Andrus Madsen (harpsicord) in concert on 10/23/20, presented by Open Space Music. Jesse is a...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 24, 20201 min read
CDA: Marge Champion
My thanks to Scott Seyforth for alerting me to the death of Marge Champion. 101! That's what Broadway folks call a really long run, bless...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 23, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Laura"
L has to stand for Laura. My favorite movie and my favorite trio of recordings. You have to listen to them in this order: first Julie...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 22, 20205 min read
LA Philharmonic, first three concerts
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is producing a series of concerts online, documenting the first time the orchestra has performed together...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 21, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/21/20
L is for lemon: Diva: lemon meringue pie Mensch: lemon pound cake
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ladiesvoices
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Yoon/Beaver and Lee/Dank, 10/18/20
My brother Howard and I went to a concert by Hyeyung Yoon and Greg Beaver (violin and cello) and Soyeon Kate Lee and Ran Dank (piano and...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 19, 20203 min read
A Far Cry, 10/17/20
I heard a concert by A Far Cry on 10/17/20. They’re a conductorless string chamber orchestra in Boston. I’ve heard a few concerts by...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Kiss of Fire," "Kiss Me Again"
K is for KISSING! I have two kisses for you today, first Frankie Laine singing "Kiss of Fire." I don't know what I love to the most: his...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 14, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/14/20
K is for kick: Diva: High kick Mensch: Kickstarter
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Oct 13, 20203 min read
*State vs. Natasha Banina,* 10/12/20
Stephanie and I attended a play online called *State vs. Natasha Banina,* presented by Arlekin Players Theatre. Stephanie told me about...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Sonic Escape, 10/11/20
I heard Sonic Escape on 10/11/20. It was a concert in the Open Space Music concert series. Sonic Escape is a duo, flute player Shawn...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 10, 20204 min read
*Angels in America* tribute, 10/8/20
Richard and I saw a tribute to *Angels in America* on 10/8/20. It was a fundraiser by amFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research....
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ladiesvoices
14 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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