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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....
ladiesvoices
Jan 21 min read
*Die Frau ohne Schatten,* Dec 21, 2024
Stephanie and I saw Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Met on Dec 21, 2024. I'd seen it once before, at the Met in 2003 - - this was...
ladiesvoices
Jan 23 min read
CDA x 2: Carter, Hussey, Lavin, Paredes
It seems a little goofy to put a President with three actresses but hey, that's how it panned out. Jimmy Carter died yesterday at the age...
ladiesvoices
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: “Kansas City”
I know I’ve featured this Peggy Lee 1962 recording of “Kansas City,” with a killer big band arrangement by Quincy Jones: But today I’m...
ladiesvoices
Dec 27, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 25, 2024
Ho ho ho! It appears that my Christmas present is being able to feature the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in today's Diva/Mensch pair....
ladiesvoices
Dec 25, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: Ann-Margrock!
I'd like to extend our Ann-Margret theme. Here are highlights from her appearance as Ann-Margrock on The Flintstones.
ladiesvoices
Dec 20, 20241 min read
CDA x 2: Kreskin and Mellen
My dear friend Scott alerted me to the death of the Amazing Kreskin last week, who died at the age of 89. His name rang a bell from me...
ladiesvoices
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 18, 2024
I got whiplash looking through the list of the 1977 Grammys! Record of the Year: The Eagles, *Hotel California* Album of the Year:...
ladiesvoices
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: Charlie
My friend Jessica and I were recently talking about the commercial for Charlie, the (repugnant) fragrance from the 70s. The commercial...
ladiesvoices
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 11, 2024
George Benson won four Grammys for 1976. Diva: Record of the Year, "This Masquerade" Mensch: Best Pop Instrumental Performance, "Breezin'...
ladiesvoices
Dec 11, 20241 min read
Chanticleer Christmas, Dec 6, 2024
I heard Chanticleer in a Christmas concert at St. Ignatius of Loyola on Dec 6, 2024. I've been a fan of theirs back to the 90s, I've...
ladiesvoices
Dec 10, 20245 min read
Czech Philharmonic, Dec 5, 2025
Jim and I heard that Czech Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on Dec 5, 2024. It was an all-Czech program conducted by their chief conductor...
ladiesvoices
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Fabulous Friday: Ann-Margret
Did you see the PBS special the other night about women doing variety shows on TV? It was stellar, so many treasures, so much good...
ladiesvoices
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 4, 2024
Ah, diversity! In 1975 we had this astonishing duo: Diva: Best Pop Instrumental Performance, "The Hustle" by Van McCoy Mensch: Best Pop...
ladiesvoices
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: Modi
My friend Jessica introduced me to this comic. Hilarious.
ladiesvoices
Nov 29, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 27, 2024
I don't think I've delved into the Country categories yet, a shameful omission at this late date. The 1974 winners for Best Country Song...
ladiesvoices
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: what a crazy morning!
Oh my friends, what a crazy morning I've had! 6:12am: I looked at the clock. My alarm was set for 6:21am so it was nice not to hear the...
ladiesvoices
Nov 22, 20244 min read
*Teeth,* Nov 20, 2024
I saw Teeth at New World Stages on November 20, 2024. It's the new musical by Michael R. Jackson. I saw both of his previous musicals, A...
ladiesvoices
Nov 21, 20246 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 20, 2024
The 1973 Grammys were wall to wall divas! I couldn't find a single viable diva/mensch pair among the winners. Even the classical category...
ladiesvoices
Nov 20, 20241 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
ladiesvoices
Nov 19, 202412 min read
*Orgy and Bess,* Nov 7 2025
I saw Heartbeat Opera's Orgy and Bess on Nov 7, 2025. Heartbeat is a scrappy chamber opera company here in town, I've seen a handful of their shows. Last year I saw their production of Salome which was scored for eight clarinet players and two percussionists. A fascinating experiment but not really a viable choice. Their scaled down Faust last spring was much more successful. They do a drag extravaganza every year, a mashup of opera excerpts and pop references, heavy on th
ladiesvoices
18 hours ago5 min read
Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025
I heard Sybarite5 at Music Mondays on Nov 3, 2025. They're a string quintet - - two violins, viola, cello, and bass. I heard them in an online concert during lockdown n 2020. I just read that review and I appeared to enjoy the 2020 concert more than this latest one. Maybe I was more eager for a satisfying cultural experience? Or maybe it was just better. They opened with "Movement and Locations" by The Punch Brothers. It had a great energy but the cello solo at the beginning
ladiesvoices
3 days ago3 min read
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