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16 hours ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: “Blue Danube”
I finally watched season 2 of Squid Game this weekend. I preceded it with a re-viewing of season 1, of course. Such an amazing show. The...
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ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
CDA: Edith Mathis
The soprano Edith Mathis died the other day at the age of 86. She had a remarkable career, singing in Vienna, Glyndebourne, Berlin,...
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ladiesvoices
3 days ago1 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 12, 2025
"We Are the World" was the runaway at the 1985 Grammys. Did you see the Netflix documentary about the making of the album? It was pretty...
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ladiesvoices
4 days ago1 min read
CDA: Plishka and Roberts
Paul Plishka died the other day at the age of 83. He was a bass who sang 88 roles at the Met in over 1,500 performances. I don't think I...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 71 min read
Fabulous Friday: David Lynch and Cher...?
Once again YouTube hit it out of the park with a recommendation. I wish I could see the full interview but this two and a half minute...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 51 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 5, 2025
Before I get to the diva/mensch pair for 1984 I have to mention a set of presenters at that year's Grammys. The Grammy for Best New...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 311 min read
Fabulous Friday: "How High the Moon"
You know how sometimes YouTube makes recommendations to you, and they hit the nail right on the head...?
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ladiesvoices
Jan 301 min read
CDA: Marianne Faithfull
y brother Howard just told me about the death of one of our shared divas, the amazing Marianne Faithfull. She so easily might not have...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 291 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 29, 2025
The 1983 Grammy Awards were dominated by Michael Jackson and Thriller. I feel like Mr. Jackson and the album have gotten enough press so...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 241 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Funk #49"
I was writing my friend Tammy about my Joe Walsh discovery a few years ago and decided to look him up on Wikipedia. Turns out his first...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 22, 2025
I was thrilled to see my chosen jazz diva, Sarah Vaughan, on the list of 1982 Grammy winners. She won Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 201 min read
CDA x 2: Montgomery and Plowright
I’d never heard of country singer Melba Montgomery (died at 86) but was intrigued by her NY Times obituary. I looked for a duet with...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 171 min read
Fabulous Friday: Berit Lindholm, "Ho jo to ho"
Did you know I'm moving? I'm moving from way uptown in Manhattan (near 200th Street) to not quite so far uptown in Manhattan (175th...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 161 min read
CDA: David Lynch
My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of David Lynch, age 78. Were both big fans from way back in the 80s. My favorite Lynch...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 151 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 15, 2025
Do you love Manhattan Transfer as much as I do? They were central to two awards at the 1981 Grammys. Diva: Best Jazz Vocal Performance,...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 101 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Les Illuminations*
This is one of my favorite pieces of music - - Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations, settings of poems by Arthur Rimbaud. It's an early...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 81 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 8, 2025
I think the first complete recording of Berg's Lulu was an automatic choice for Best Opera Recording in 1980. It also got Best Classical...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 74 min read
*Gypsy,* Jan 3, 2025
Francesca and I saw *Gypsy* on Broadway on Jan 3, 2025. Any new production of *Gypsy* is mounted for the woman playing Madame Rose and...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 31 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Steam Heat" in Danish!
Yesterday I read an article in the NY Times, an interview with Lin Manuel Miranda about writing songs for Mufasa. He talked about how he...
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ladiesvoices
Jan 21 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 1, 2025
Happy New Year, possums! I apologize that this is late, I thought I sent this out yesterday... We've arrived at the 1979 Grammy Awards....
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ladiesvoices
16 hours ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: “Blue Danube”
I finally watched season 2 of Squid Game this weekend. I preceded it with a re-viewing of season 1, of course. Such an amazing show. The...
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ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
CDA: Edith Mathis
The soprano Edith Mathis died the other day at the age of 86. She had a remarkable career, singing in Vienna, Glyndebourne, Berlin,...
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