10 books that helped shape my life
10 books that helped shape my life I’ve had two different friends […]
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Gaza mourns in angst & pain
The unprecedented assault on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military […]
15 favorite operas and 15 more
15 Favorite Operas and 15 More: Reflections on the Love of a […]
Conchita Supervia & the Golden Age of Opera
Conchita Supervía & the Golden Age of Opera Conchita Supervía (December 8-9, […]
“Maria Stuarda” at the Met (12.31.12)
“Maria Stuarda”: the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve Gala 2012 a very […]
Moments Musicaux
As Julie Andrews says in “The Sound of Music,” these are a […]
Barricades Mystérieuses: piano music performed by Pauline Park
Barricades Mystérieuses piano music performed by Pauline Park 1) Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses […]
Opera, That Exotic & Irrational Entertainment
In “The Queen’s Throat,” David Koestenbaum writes that opera queens are distinguished […]
Music for a while shall all your cares beguile
…an 18th century-style double-keyboard French harpsichord of the sort for which most […]
25 things about me
One of my favorite places on earth: Frying Pan Creek in Mt. […]
The Met’s New Season: Warhorses to Operatic Rarities
Renée Fleming in Rossini’s “Armida” The Metropolitan Opera’s 2009-10 season is anything […]