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Is Linda Ronstadt the most versatile singer ever? She has convincingly sung rock, pop, country, operetta, American Songbook, and Mexican folk songs. This one of her great early songs: She's got some badass attitude in this song - - never too far from the surface, from what I've seen of her. She's cute but she's nobody's fool. Do not mess with Miss Ronstadt. How about something kinda mellow. I ADORE this song. It's got a big range and she nails it, she knows how to navigate th

Stephanie and I heard the Mahler 2nd symphony at Carnegie Hall on Mar 10, 2026. It was a performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra and chorus conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin featuring soprano Ying Fang and mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato. This was my second time hearing it but since the previous time was over 25 years ago, it felt like a new piece. I was a little alarmed that the opening sounded so much like the opening of *Die Walküre* but he turned the corner pretty quickly,