Divamensch

I recently got a book from the Public Library, Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers by Meredith Ochs. I'm going to devote...

Billie Eilish was the star of the 2019 Grammys. She was only the second artist to win what are classifed as all four major general field...

Patricia Routledge died the other day at the age of 96. She had a long and varied career and will always be remembered for playing...

Stephanie, Karen, and I saw The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay at the Met on Oct 2, 2025. It's a new by Mason Bates with a...

My brother Howard was interviewed a few weeks ago as part of a series called SF Lives. It's a very interesting interview though of course...

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Jane Goodall, age 91. Her obit in the NY Times is worth reading, what an extraordinary...

I get my Grammy data from (where else) Wikipedia. One stop shopping, and arranged in such a helpful way. I especially love the box on the...

Of course i was curious to see how the high drama moment of Antonio's walk-out panned out. We saw a TMZ-esque shot of him and a...

Hello there. I took a big trip in August with my dear friend Scott, a long-discussed summer European opera festival trip. Five operas in...

I had such a wacky afternoon yesterday, followed by a simply divine evening at home. It all started because we needed to send a gift to...

Yesterday my mom alerted me to the death of Claudia Cardinale, age 87. She was a marvelous Italian movie star at her peak in the 60s....

The 2017 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album went to Carrie Fisher for her audio book The Princess Diarist. I read that book and enjoyed...

Just as I thought, Belania and Antonio were not both being eliminated. Heidi brought out Christian - - I thought maybe the choice would...

Wade in the water, children! I give you two kick ass recordings of that spiritual. First, a low down funky live recording by Bessie...

The 2016 Grammy for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album went to soprano Dorothea Röschmann and pianist Mitsuko Uchida for a pairing of two...

Funny how a week goes by and I had totally forgotten about the previous challenge. But then I saw the sequined horns sticking out of...

I've had this aria stuck in my head every day lately. It's Adriana's entrance aria from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur , a shamelessly...

Nick told me about the death of Polly Holiday at age 88. She had a long career on stage and screen but will always be remembered for her...

The Best Musical Theater Album winner for 2015 was naturally Hamilton, one of the most amazing shows I've ever seen. Unparalleled...

I just read in the NY Times about the death of conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi at the age of 95. Unfortunately I never got to hear him...