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The review I sent out yesterday was the FOUR HUNDREDTH review on my website! I know I say this every time, but I can't believe it! I was...
ladiesvoices
Nov 11, 20181 min read
*Savage Winter,* 11/8/18
I saw *Savage Winter* at BAM on 11/8/18. It's a new opera by Douglas J. Cuomo, his take on *Winterreise,* a song cycle by Franz Schubert,...
ladiesvoices
Nov 10, 20182 min read
Fabulous Friday - - "Charade"
Richard and I saw *Can You Ever Forgive Me?* a couple of weeks ago, definitely on my Top Five for the year, such a good movie. The...
ladiesvoices
Nov 9, 20181 min read
*Torch Song,* 11/6/18
I saw *Torch Song* on 11/6/18. I'd bought the ticket months before and hadn't realized that was election night - - it turned out to be...
ladiesvoices
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/24/18
Diva: Grover Mensch: Elmo
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
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...
ladiesvoices
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/17/18
Diva: Cookie Monster Mensch: Kermit
ladiesvoices
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! ...
ladiesvoices
Oct 13, 20181 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/10/18
Diva: Oscar the Grouch Mensch: Big Bird
ladiesvoices
Oct 10, 20181 min read
CDA: Catherine O'Hara
Oh my I was not prepared for this one. My brother Howard texted me yesterday to alert me to the death of the extraordinary Catherine O'Hara at the too young age of 71. Like many of my generation I first encountered her on SCTV. My favorite of her characters was Lola Heatherton, a dimly talented nightclub performer, her name pointing us to Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon mainstays Lola Falana and Joey Heatherton. She was delightful in Beetlejuice (1988) but I'm not so into
ladiesvoices
4 days ago2 min read
Fabulous Friday: Alanis Morissette
I've asked my friend Jori Hume to write a few Fabulous Fridays in the Rock and Roll Woman series. Jori is a friend from high school, without a doubt the coolest person ever to attend Delavan-Darien High School. I was about to write "ever to graduate from" but I bet there are some cool people who were dropouts! Jori is cooler than any of them. I'll hand the baton to Jori: Do you remember the first time you heard “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette? Picture it: Kansas City.
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5 days ago2 min read
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