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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/2/18
The incomparable Lyn Pilch, knowing I'm a Project Runway fan from way back, suggested Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn! She was a little...
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May 2, 20181 min read
*Summer and Smoke,* 4/29/18
My mom, my brother Howard, and I saw *Summer and Smoke* at the Classic Stage Company on 4/29. This is the play that Tennessee Williams...
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Apr 30, 20182 min read
*Chanticleer: Upon This Rock,* 4/26/18
Frank and I heard Chanticleer in their concert *Upon This Rock* on 4/26/18. I don't think Frank had heard them live before - - I'd heard...
ladiesvoices
Apr 28, 20183 min read
Fabulous Friday - - "Lady of Spain"
I have a thing for the New York Times obits. I used to read them every day, but I guess I've found more useful ways to use my time. My...
ladiesvoices
Apr 27, 20181 min read
*The Confession of Lily Dare,* 4/24/18
John, David, Richard, and I saw *The Confession of Lily Dare* on 4/24/18. This is the new play by Charles Busch, the downtown diva who...
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Apr 26, 20182 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/25/18
We're closing out the Italian theme with two titans of Italian film: Diva: Fellini (*La Dolce Vita*) Mensch: Rossellini (*Rome, Open City*)
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Apr 25, 20181 min read
*Cendrillon,* 4/20/18
Richard, Barbara, and I saw *Cendrillon* at the Met on 4/20/18. It’s Massenet’s opera of the Cinderella story, written in 1899 but only...
ladiesvoices
Apr 23, 20183 min read
*Angels In America: Millennium Approaches,* 4/19/18
I saw *Angels In America: Millennium Approaches* on Broadway on 4/19/18. *Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes* is a set...
ladiesvoices
Apr 21, 20185 min read
Fabulous Friday: it was my birthday...
It was my birthday on Wednesday, a milestone birthday. I won't say the number, but this clip should give you a big hint:
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Apr 20, 20181 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/18/18
Continuing with our Italian theme, two arias sung by the divine Leontyne Price: Diva: Puccini - - "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from *La...
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Apr 18, 20181 min read
*L'Amore dei Tre Rei,* 4/13/18
I saw *L’Amore dei Tre Rei* (“The Love of Three Kings”) at the New York City Opera on 4/13/18. I had next to no familiarity with the...
ladiesvoices
Apr 17, 20182 min read
STREB performance, 4/8/18
I saw STREB on 4/8/18. They're a dance group that does a combination of dance, acrobatics, gymnastics, and let's just call it danger. ...
ladiesvoices
Apr 16, 20183 min read
*Tristan und Isolde,* Act 2, 4/12/18
Jere, Dale, and I heard the second act of *Tristan und Isolde* at Carnegie Hall on 4/12/18. Andris Nelsons conducted the Boston Symphony...
ladiesvoices
Apr 15, 20183 min read
*Three Tall Women,* 4/10/18
Richard, Karen, and I saw *Three Tall Women* on Broadway on 4/10/18. It's an Edward Albee play from 1991, he won his third Pulitzer...
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Apr 14, 20183 min read
Flashback Friday: Heart concert, Sept 2004
My first Flashback Friday was 4/7/17. That was back in the day when I highlighted something from my archive. Jori Hume always said this...
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Apr 13, 201812 min read
350 reviews on my site!
I reached a dazzling milestone the other day - - 350 reviews in my archives! Pretty incredible.
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Apr 12, 20181 min read
*Luisa Miller,* 4/9/18
Barbara and I saw *Luisa Miller* at the Met on 4/9/18. It's a Verdi opera I'd never heard before, so that made it worth a visit, plus...
ladiesvoices
Apr 12, 20183 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/11/18
Continuing with our Italian theme: Diva: Spaghetti Mensch: Meatballs
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Apr 11, 20181 min read
Italy: Trip Home, Sat 3/31/18 (Milan to Newark)
Isn't it funny how a trip feels so long and limitless when you start it, but then you turn around and it's over? Actually it's not funny...
ladiesvoices
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Italy: Day Six, Fri 3/30/18 (Rome to Milan)
The breakfast room that morning was littered with Australian teenage girls, a handful of weary female chaperones, and one sexy (by...
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Apr 10, 20184 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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16 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
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2 days ago1 min read
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