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Albert Herring, May 28, 2021
I watched *Albert Herring* online on May 28, 2021. It was a production from Minnesota Opera, staged in April 2021 in an empty theater...
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May 29, 20212 min read
Fabulous Friday: Pan Am travelogue of Spain
I thought it would be amusing to end our month in Spain with an old Hollywood travelogue. The closest thing I found on YouTube was this...
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May 28, 20211 min read
Three Divas, May 22, 2021
I heard the latest of the the Met Stars Live in Concert series on May 26, 2021 (it was live on May 22). It was billed as “Three Divas”...
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May 27, 20214 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 26, 2021
I'm closing out the week with two Spanish divas, both singing the same thing, "Tu che le vanita" from Verdi's *Don Carlo*: Diva:...
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May 26, 20211 min read
CDA: Charles Grodin
Oh, the adorable Charles Grodin! He was 86. I'm going to give three clips in my tribute to him. First, did you know he has a small role...
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May 23, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: a day late!
My apologies for missing the Fabulous Friday feature yesterday. I am suitably ashamed. Here's my choice for a fabulous bit of Spanish...
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May 22, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 19, 2021
This week we have two examples of the sublime art of Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia: Diva: Segovia playing Albéniz Mensch: Segovia...
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May 19, 20211 min read
Met auditions finals, May 16, 2021
The host for the finals was bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, who had been a winner of the 2011 auditions. He did a great job, he was...
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May 18, 20215 min read
*There Will Be Light,* May 14, 2021
Richard and I watched *There Will Be Light,* a fundraiser for Acting For Others, a charity that provides emotional and financial support...
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May 15, 20213 min read
Fabulous Friday: Penélope Cruz
I found this cute clip of Spanish national treasure Penélope Cruz on the Tonight Show. I've never heard of Dubsmash, I might need to get...
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May 14, 20211 min read
Wagnerians in Concert, May 8, 2021
I heard a concert from the Met Stars Live in Concert series on May 11, 2021 (it was live on May 8). It was called “Wagnerians in Concert”...
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May 13, 20213 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 12, 2021
One of my favorite filmmakers is Pedro Almodóvar. In the grand scheme of things he's definitely a Diva filmmaker - - his most intensely...
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May 12, 20211 min read
Met semifinal auditions, May 9, 2021
I watched the Metropolitan Opera National Council Semifinal Auditions on May 10, 2021. These auditions have always happened on the Met...
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May 11, 202114 min read
Andrea Marcovicci, "Spring Song," May 9, 2021
Richard and I heard a concert by Andrea Marcovicci on May 9, 2021, aka Mother’s Day. The concert was called “Spring Song” and streamed...
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May 9, 20212 min read
LA Phil Sound Stage: S2/ep5
The fifth episode of the second season of the LA Philharmonic Sound Stage was called “Unfinished,” centered on Schubert’s 8thsymphony,...
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May 8, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Salvador Dali
The mystery guest is Salvador Dali! I have no idea what's going on at the beginning of this clip, but it's fascinating. And Dali is...
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May 7, 20211 min read
CDA: Jacques d'Amboise
Sigh, the great Jacques d'Amboise died the other day at the age of 86. He was a major star at the New York City Ballet, an inspiration to...
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May 6, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 5, 2021
In May we're going to Spain! Our first pair: Diva: Don Quixote Mensch: Sancho Panza
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May 5, 20211 min read
LA Phil Sound Stage: 2nd season, 4th episode
The fourth concert of the LA Phil second season of Sound Stage was centered on a piece from 1982 by John Adams, *Grand Pianola Music.*...
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May 4, 20212 min read
*La Passion de Simone,* April 30, 2021
I watched *La Passion de Simone* online on April 30, 2021. It was a concert performance from October 17, 2020, from the Royal Swedish...
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May 3, 20211 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 5, 2025
The 2023 Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording went to Kylie Minogue for "Padam Padam." Diva: Minogue "Padam Padam" Mensch: Piaf "Padam Padam" I know, Edith Piaf is no one's idea of a mensch but Minogue and her team doing a song called "Padam Padam" seemed to imply a wink, a nudge, and a tip of the hat to the song by the same name by Miss Piaf. The unwritten (unintended?) tribute to Piaf is a mensch move.
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9 hours ago1 min read
CDA: Maria Riva
I was saddened this morning to read about the death of Maria Riva. She died last week at the age of 100. She was an actress and producer but best known as the only child of Marlene Dietrich. I always describe Dietrich as "my first movie star" - - the Milwaukee PBS station used to show a week of old movies starring the same person in summer afternoons and I was maybe 12 or 13 when they showed a week of Dietrich movies. I was a goner. Riva wrote a startling biography of her mot
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2 days ago1 min read
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