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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 26, 20211 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 25, 20212 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 23, 20211 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 22, 20214 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for April 21, 2021
Today's German pair: Diva: Berlin Mensch: Munich
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Apr 21, 20211 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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Apr 20, 202110 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 19, 20211 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 18, 20212 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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Apr 17, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Kurt Weill
I've been a big Kurt Weill fan since his resurgence in the 80s. My tribute to him features three German singers. First off, Hildegard...
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Apr 16, 20211 min read
*Prima Donna,* April 13, 2021
I watched *Prima Donna* on April 13, 2021. The performance was done from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in May 2020. The opera has...
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Apr 15, 20214 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for April 14, 2021
I wanted to do something beer-centric for the German theme but don't know enough about beer to make an informed choice, so I enlisted the...
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Apr 14, 20212 min read
*Verklärte Nacht,* April 12, 2021
I watched *Verklärte Nacht* on April 12, 2021. It’s a dance piece by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker set to a piece by Arnold Schoenberg. The...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Stephanie Blythe, April 10, 2021
Richard and I watched a concert online by Stephanie Blythe on April 10, 2021. She’s one of my favorite opera singers, though lately she’s...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
CDA: Prince Philip
I'd had my eye on this one for a while. 99 is pretty damn impressive! I'll say a prayer for Elizabeth, it really does seem to have been a...
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Apr 10, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Marlene Dietrich
I always refer to Marlene Dietrich as "my first movie star." I discovered her sometime around the age of 12 when the local PBS station...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
Pascal Le Boeuf premiere, April 5, 2021
I heard the online premiere of a solo piano piece by Pascal Le Boeuf on April 6, 2021 (it was streamed live online the night before). It...
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Apr 8, 20212 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for April 7, 2021
Our theme for the month is Germany and I'm starting with those two great masters of the Baroque, Handel and Bach, sung and conducted by...
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Apr 7, 20211 min read
LA Phil Sound Stage: season 2, first two episodes
The second season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Sound Stage series opened with artistic director Gustavo Dudamel and his adorable...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read
Steven Banks, March 10, 2021
I heard a recital by saxophonist Steven Banks on April 1, 2021 (it was first dropped online on March 10, 2021). This was Banks’s debut...
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Apr 4, 20213 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
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7 hours ago1 min read
CDA x 2: Koenig and St. James
I read in the NY Times about the death of Walter Koenig at the age of 90. He'll always be remembered as Chekhov on Star Trek. I read in his Times obit that he was added in the second season to appeal to youngsters - - Kirk, Spock, and Bones were all mature gentlemen and they needed a cute young guy. They even gave him a Monkees-esque mop top to seal the deal. He was pretty damn cute! And my brother Howard alerted me to the death of Susan St. James at the age of 80. She's prob
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1 day ago1 min read
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