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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/7/18

This month I'm going to highlight female pairs from TV shows. All classics of the genre! Diva: Cathy Mensch: Patty

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Nov 7, 20181 min read

The Book of Judy, 11/5/18

Nick, Tony, Richard, and I saw *The Book of Judy* on 11/4/18. The full title of the play is *The Book That I'm Going To Write, By Judy...

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Nov 6, 20183 min read

Satyagraha, 11/1/18

I saw *Satyagraha* at BAM on 11/1/18. I described it to my friend Jim earlier that day: ME: It’s a Philip Glass opera about Mahatma...

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Nov 5, 20182 min read

Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest, Helen Traubel

I love that she's so dissolved in giggles. Was Wally Cox really such a scream? I'm intrigued by the leopard trim on her jacket - - in...

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Nov 2, 20181 min read

The Waverly Gallery, 10/30/18

Richard, Karen, and I saw *The Waverly Gallery* on Broadway on 10/30/18. It’s a play from 2000 by Kenneth Lonergan, now having its...

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Nov 1, 20182 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/31/18

A Marilyn Horne *Sesame Street* double feature! Diva: Marilyn Horne singing "C is For Cookie" Mensch: Marilyn Horne, as compared to Ruth...

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Oct 31, 20181 min read

JS Bach motets, 10/28/18

I heard a program of (mostly) J. S. Bach motets performed by Vox Luminis, a Belgian early music ensemble. The concert was presented by a...

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Oct 29, 20183 min read

Marnie, 10/22/18

Richard and I saw *Marnie* at the Met on 10/22/18. It's a new opera with music by Nico Muhly and a libretto by Nicholas Wright. It had...

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Oct 26, 20182 min read

Fabulous Friday - - Denyce Graves on Sesame Street

My friend Jennie sent me this hilarious/adorable clip of opera singer Denyce Graves on *Sesame Street,* singing a special version of an...

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Oct 26, 20181 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/24/18

Diva: Grover Mensch: Elmo

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Oct 24, 20181 min read

La Fanciulla del West, 10/17/18

Frank, Richard, and I saw *La Fanciulla del West* at the Met on 10/17/18. I had no previous experience with this opera and really no...

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Oct 21, 20183 min read

Measure For Measure, 10/16/18

I saw *Measure For Measure* at BAM on 10/16/18. It was maybe the most illuminating, exciting Shakespeare production I’ve ever seen. It...

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Oct 20, 20183 min read

Fabulous Friday - - "Sesame Street" theme

Do you know Singers Unlimited? They're an incredible vocal group from the 70s founded by Gene Puerling. He's a genius vocal arranger...

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Oct 19, 20181 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/17/18

Diva: Cookie Monster Mensch: Kermit

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Oct 17, 20181 min read

Fabulous Friday - - "Barcelona"

A day late! Oh, the humanity! I don't know who had the idea to pair Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Caballé, but wow, it was genius! ...

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Oct 13, 20181 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/10/18

Diva: Oscar the Grouch Mensch: Big Bird

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Oct 10, 20181 min read

Celebrity Death Watch: Montserrat Caballé

Sadly I never heard her live but have enjoyed hearing from my friends who did. Here she is singing "Casta Diva" from *Norma* by Bellini.

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Oct 9, 20181 min read

Aida, 10/6/18

I saw *Aida* at the Met on 10/6/18. I saw it on PBS in the 80s, in this same production, and though I was impressed with the singers...

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Oct 6, 20184 min read

Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest Agnes Moorehead

Ah, Wisconsin's own Agnes Moorehead! She certainly doesn't sound like she's from Wisconsin, especially in the second appearance, when...

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Oct 5, 20181 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/3/18

My mom thought a good idea for a Diva / Mensch pair would be Bert and Ernie, since they've been in the news lately. Great idea, Mom! ...

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Oct 3, 20181 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

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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

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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/7/18

*The Book of Judy,* 11/5/18

*Satyagraha,* 11/1/18

Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest, Helen Traubel

*The Waverly Gallery,* 10/30/18

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/31/18

JS Bach motets, 10/28/18

*Marnie,* 10/22/18

Fabulous Friday - - Denyce Graves on *Sesame Street*

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/24/18

*La Fanciulla del West,* 10/17/18

*Measure For Measure,* 10/16/18

Fabulous Friday - - "Sesame Street" theme

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/17/18

Fabulous Friday - - "Barcelona"

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/10/18

Celebrity Death Watch: Montserrat Caballé

*Aida,* 10/6/18

Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest Agnes Moorehead

Diva / Mensch pair for 10/3/18

Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025

Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin

The Book of Judy, 11/5/18

Satyagraha, 11/1/18

The Waverly Gallery, 10/30/18

Marnie, 10/22/18

Fabulous Friday - - Denyce Graves on Sesame Street

La Fanciulla del West, 10/17/18

Measure For Measure, 10/16/18

Aida, 10/6/18