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Joni Mitchell's album Both Sides, Now won a couple Grammys in 2000 - - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Instrumental...

I saw Gounod's Faust at Heartbeat Opera on May 23, 2025. Heartbeat is the company that did the wacky chamber arrangement of Salome I...

Stephanie, Susie, and I saw *Salome* on May 21, 2025. *Salome* has been one of my favorite operas since I was first into opera. It has...

My friend Scott recently got a Carol Channing LP at a garage sale. He shared the song list with me and it turns out I knew this album...

Stephanie and I saw *Antony and Cleopatra* at the Met on May 20, 2025. Antony and Cleopatra: Trailer It's a newish opera by John...

I don't think I've featured a Best Musical Album for Children, have I? The Grammy winner in that category for 1999 was The Adventures of...

I heard a concert by the Claremont Trio and Paul Appleby on May 19, 2025, the last concert of the Music Mondays season. I went because...

Francesca and I heard The Knights at Zankel Hall on May 15, 2025. Francesca suggested this concert because she's a fan of the composer...

Wow, what a haul we have today... Luigi Alva (age 98) was a Peruvian tenor who specialized in Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, and other...

I just started watching The Civil War, the PBS Ken Burns series from 1990. Can you believe I'd never seen it? It's interesting seeing...

I'm looking at the Pop categories from the 1998 Grammys. Diva: Best Pop Album - - Madonna, Ray of Light Mensch: Best Pop Collaboration...

Susie and I heard Voices of Ascension on May 8, 2025. It was a program of music by American composers. "Stant Syon Atria" by Horatio...

Tom and I saw Richard Clayderman in concert on May 7, 2025. I have access to occasional free tickets to concerts at a local theater and...

I've been fixated on Adriana Lecouvreur lately. It's a campy opera from 1902 by Francesco Cilea, a fictional story about an actual...

I saw Noel MacNeal at 54 Below on May 5, 2025. I'd never heard of him but my friends Joshua and Abby invited me to join their group for...

The 1997 winner for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance was Tony Bennett, one of his FOURTEEN wins in that category. I adore Tony...

Barbara, David, and John and I heard the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on May 4, 2025. I'd been to no more than a handful of...

I read online last week about the death of actress Priscilla Pointer (age 100). She's a familiar face from TV and movies from the 80s but...

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Ruth Buzzi (age 88). She had a varied career but is best remembered for playing Gladys on...

I heard this song on the radio as I was walking through Penn Station the other day and every time I hear it I love it more. It's hard to...