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Fabulous Friday - - "Leavin' On Your Mind"
Diane Schoff was in town in August and we landed on the subject of Patsy Cline. Diane is a big fan of "Leavin' On Your Mind," which I...
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Sep 28, 20181 min read
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*Hatuey: Memory of Fire,* 9/22/18
I saw *Hatuey: Memory of Fire* at Montclair State University on 9/22/18. It's a new opera with music by Frank London and a libretto by...
ladiesvoices
Sep 27, 20182 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/26/18
I'm closing out the mezzo/soprano theme with a classic of the genre, the Ammeris/Aida confrontation in Verdi's *Aida.* Diva: Amneris...
ladiesvoices
Sep 26, 20181 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - "Breezin'"
I heard this on the radio at Subway the other day, I've always loved this song. The single is a little more silky, but I like the slight...
ladiesvoices
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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Overview of the fall and winter
I thought it might be amusing to do an overview of what I'm seeing through the end of the year. I know I get excited to see these things...
ladiesvoices
Sep 20, 20181 min read
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*Bernhardt/Hamlet,* 9/18/18
Richard and I saw *Bernhardt/Hamlet* on Broadway on 9/18/18. It's a new play by Theresa Rebeck about the great 19th century French...
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Sep 20, 20182 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/19/18
Our pair today is from Verdi's *Don Carlo:* Diva: Eboli - - "O don fatale," performed by Shirley Verrett Mensch: Elisabetta - - "Tu che...
ladiesvoices
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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*2001: A Space Odyssey* at NY Phil, 9/14/18
I saw a screening of *2001: A Space Odyssey* with the score played live by the New York Philharmonic on 9/14/18. I've always loved this...
ladiesvoices
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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Harvard/Yale Cantata, 9/13/18
Karen and I saw The Harvard/Yale Cantata at 54 Below on 9/13/18. This was the fourth annual show and I’ve been to all four, it’s always...
ladiesvoices
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - Lisa della Casa
Today I'm sharing one of my favorite Youtube treasures, a 1963 interview with the divine Swiss soprano Lisa della Casa. My favorite...
ladiesvoices
Sep 14, 20181 min read
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*Kinky Boots,* 9/11/18
I saw *Kinky Boots* on Broadway on 9/11/18. It's been running for five and a half years, I've been meaning to see it, and finally got a...
ladiesvoices
Sep 13, 20182 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/12/18
Diva: Klytämnestra Mensch: Elektra This performance is from a film with Astrid Varnay as Klytämnestra and Leonie Rysanek as Elektra. I...
ladiesvoices
Sep 12, 20181 min read
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*Straight White Men,* 9/5/18
Richard and I saw *Straight White Men* on Broadway on 9/5/18. It's a new-ish play by Young Jean Lee - - it played off Broadway on 2014,...
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Sep 8, 20182 min read
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Celebrity Death Watch - - Burt Reynolds
Richard called me at work yesterday to let me know. Burt never felt that he got the recognition he deserved as an actor, or the roles...
ladiesvoices
Sep 7, 20181 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - Mystery Guest, Leontyne Price
I spotlighted the ravishing Leontyne Price recording of "Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante" the other day, so I'm making her the mystery...
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Sep 7, 20181 min read
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*On A Clear Day...* 9/2/18
I saw *On A Clear Day You Can See Forever* at the Irish Repertory Theatre on 9/2/18. I saw the movie years ago, and even though it...
ladiesvoices
Sep 6, 20182 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 9/5/18
Remember back in the spring of 2017, when I launched this site, when it was just a baby website? I put out an appeal for Diva / Mensch...
ladiesvoices
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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*Come From Away,* 8/29/18
I saw *Come From Away* on 8/29/18. It’s a Broadway musical, a dramatization of the true story of the over 7,000 passengers and crew...
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Sep 4, 20182 min read
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*Once On This Island,* 8/24/18
I saw *Once On This Island* on Broadway on 8/24/18. I had no familiarity with the show, apart from knowing that it was by Stephen...
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Sep 3, 20182 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - "Glitter and Be Gay"
I'm ending my Bernstein tribute with his greatest show-stopping number, "Glitter and Be Gay" from *Candide.* I couldn't decide between...
ladiesvoices
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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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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9 hours ago3 min read
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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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1 day ago1 min read
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