top of page
Divamensch
Search
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/26/18
Closing out the winter wear theme: Diva: Gloves Mensch: Mittens
ladiesvoices
Dec 26, 20181 min read
*Celebrity Autobiography,* 12/16/18
Nick, Tony, and I saw *Celebrity Autobiography* on Broadway on 12/17/18. I heard about the show years ago, when it was running off...
ladiesvoices
Dec 22, 20183 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Calcutta"
This one goes out to all the Lawrence Welk fans out there! I am CRAZY for this song and have to restrain myself from including it on...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20181 min read
St. Ignatius Loyola Christmas concert, 12/16/18
Richard and I went to the St. Ignatius Loyola Christmas concert on 12/16/18. The concert opened with the head priest making a little...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20182 min read
*The Hard Nut,* 12/15/18
Jane and I saw *The Hard Nut* at BAM on 12/15/18, Mark Morris’s version of *The Nutcracker,” performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group....
ladiesvoices
Dec 20, 20182 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/19/18
Diva: Fur Mensch: Faux fur
ladiesvoices
Dec 19, 20181 min read
Celebrity Death Watch: Penny Marshall and Galt MacDermot
My husband Richard just called me with this CDW double-header! Both American originals! Penny Marshall stole our hearts as Laverne...
ladiesvoices
Dec 18, 20181 min read
*Otello,* 12/14/18
Barbara and I saw *Otello* at the Met on 12/14/18. It’s a Verdi opera based on the Shakespeare tragedy - - I saw it in Chicago many...
ladiesvoices
Dec 18, 20182 min read
*Jarmila Novotná: Her Life in Song,* 12/13/18
I saw *Jarmila Novotná: Her Life in Song* at Urban Stages on 12/13/18. Novotná was a Czech soprano, a star at the Met in the 40s and...
ladiesvoices
Dec 17, 20182 min read
Celebrity Death Watch: Nancy Wilson
Richard and I went to her 70th birthday concert at Carnegie Hall in 2007. She was such an extraordinary artist, I feel very lucky to...
ladiesvoices
Dec 16, 20181 min read
Taylor Mac, *Holiday Sauce,* 12/11/18
Stephanie, Francesca, and I saw Taylor Mac’s *Holiday Sauce* show at The Town Hall on 12/11/18. The three of us saw one of judy’s...
ladiesvoices
Dec 15, 20185 min read
Fabulous Friday - - happy birthday, Olivier Messaien
Olivier Messaien is one of my favorite composers. 12/10 was the 110th anniversary of his birth, so I'm shining the spotlight on my...
ladiesvoices
Dec 14, 20181 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/12/18
Continuing with our winter wear theme: Diva: Angora Mensch: Mohair
ladiesvoices
Dec 12, 20181 min read
Anna Netrebko recital, 12/9/18
John, David, and I heard soprano Anna Netrebko and pianist Malcolm Martineau in recital at Carnegie Hall on 12/9/18. I emailed John and...
ladiesvoices
Dec 10, 20188 min read
*Greek,* 12/6/18
I saw *Greek* at BAM on 12/6/18. It's an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage from 1988, his first opera. The libretto was by Steven Berkoff,...
ladiesvoices
Dec 8, 20182 min read
Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest, Gabor x 2
We have a Gabor double feature! We'll start with Eva - - so adorable: And end with Zsa Zsa - - such a glorious phony:
ladiesvoices
Dec 7, 20181 min read
Tallis Scholars, 12/1/18
Frank, Linnea, and I heard the Tallis Scholars in *A Renaissance Christmas* on 12/1/18. The concert was presented by the Miller Theater...
ladiesvoices
Dec 6, 20183 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/5/18
Last year I had a Christmas theme for the Diva / Mensch pairs in December. This year I don't want to be part of the compulsory Christmas...
ladiesvoices
Dec 5, 20181 min read
*The Lifespan of a Fact,* 12/2/18
Before I get to my review, let me mention that I added photos to my review of *The White Album.* They weren't available when I first...
ladiesvoices
Dec 4, 20182 min read
Chanticleer Christmas concert, 11/30/18
Myrna and I heard the Chanticleer Christmas concert on 11/30/18. I don’t believe I’d ever heard a Christmas concert in November before,...
ladiesvoices
Dec 3, 20183 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 hours ago3 min read
Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin
I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi
ladiesvoices
1 day ago1 min read
bottom of page