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Got an email from ROH which compares Puccini to Hitchcock-doesn't quite work for me though? Regards, Len "Rarely is an opera so universally admired as La bohème. Music Director of The Royal Opera Antonio Pappano, who has described Puccini as the Alfred Hitchcock of music, attributes this adoration t...

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We were in Bolivia in the 1970's-didn't know about this park-we went through the Pampas and had great steak-and here I thought Costa Rica had the most wildlife! Regards, Len

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Sue and I saw this movie HD style at our usual HD place in Rockaway NJ May 25 9:00 pm Great Performances The Opera House Explore the rich history of the Met Opera's Lincoln Center home and the cultural life of 1950s-60s New York City. Features famed soprano Leontyne Price, the Met's general manager ...

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John F wrote: ↑
Thu May 24, 2018 12:07 am
The main thing that needs to be done in the subways is to provide elevator or escalator access to every one of them.

John, Sue and I have started using the elevators from time to time-they're very nice to have! When traversing NYC every bit of energy you can save helps!

Regards, Len

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It's not an opera I know well Barney it's an opera I've listened to a lot over the years but had not ever seen it done live-then it was done down in Wilmington Delaware live 2 years ago-wonderful-then the Met brought it back this season-a superb opera experience--a great cast! Regards, Len :D March...

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Yes. I ride the bus between my building and that subway station. Not that familiar with the station named Jay St Metro Tech--I like what they've done with some of the subway stations-the Fulton St complex connects a lot of subway lines-very nice-we also like what they've done with the Hudson Yards ...

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Of course there are taxis and car services, but the ride to Lincoln Center costs $20+ each way, which I can only manage occasionally, Yeah that $20 is a lot-you mentioned the A or C-what subway stop do you get on at-is it Jay St Metro Tech? I think you once told me you have to start with a bus but ...

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Enjoyed this video sent by email from Bard college-we'll be seeing The Demon this summer. Regards, Len

http://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/eve ... audiovideo

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That's the thing. If upgrading the A and C lines involves shutting them down, other than late nights and weekends, then I'll be marooned in Brooklyn until it's done; goodbye Lincoln Center and Library for the Performing Arts. I can live with the current system, unsatisfactory as it is, but I can't ...

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Of New York’s 22 subway lines, only the L train has the advanced signal system. . That L line-it's a line we never ride but the disruption from improving it will last some time-quite controversial from what I've heard-a lot of short term headaches for parts of Brooklyn and Queens when it closes dow...

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Belle wrote: ↑
Tue May 22, 2018 5:43 pm
This is also a perfect 'antidote to chaos' and musical artistry of the very highest level; George Shearing.

Belle thanks-I may need stuff like this if the Freedom Caucus gets its way and we get a second special prosecutor. Regards, Len

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Poetry. It takes dominion everywhere. Its jar is gray and bear. It does not give of bird or hare, Like nothing else in Delaware. Definitely doesn't take dominion over Delaware-come on, the Wilmington Opera house, Winterthur Garden! Regards, Len Okay so I just learned what vogon poetry is! :lol: htt...

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Guys do be careful-I just read this:

Surgeons General Warning: the following blog entry contains lethal amounts of Vogon poetry. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Lethal amounts of Vogon poetry have been known to cause death in laboratory mice.

Regards, Len

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Belle thanks! Len

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I didn't hear the performance, but I can speak to the program. John thanks for the info-gotta admit we enjoyed that cellist part of the ceremony-the whole program was very different from what we expected. I wonder if others who saw can give an opinion on how the cellist performed-he sounded good to...

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I'm sure Trump reads CMG every day!! I'm sure gardening would be a far less stressful pursuit overall! :D Belle the stresses of gardening are out there everyday but the results are worth it-especially with our azaleas, rhodos and peonies having such a great year--otoh the stresses of having Trump a...

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For people who hate Trump you guys certainly demonstrate a fixation - talking about him morning, noon and night. I'm the opposite; when I hate somebody (almost never) I never want to mention that person's name. We deal with him in really important ways on a daily basis. I hardly ever deal with Pete...

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That news may have prompted Trump's wild tweeting today-the last one brings things to a new level-I see it as more obstruction of justice-hope it doesn't cause Rosenstein to resign or recluse himself. Regards, Len :( Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomor...

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Lennygoran[/b] introduced DJT into the discussion as a point of comparison or contrast to Peterson. I see nothing boring about it. Thanks PC is where I was coming from on the comparison with Trump-the C-16 debate kept coming up as I googled--Trump is not a big fan of much PC-maybe that applies to P...

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You must be missing a lot. Could very well be but the clips I see provide me with enough ammo to see just how bad that Propaganda channel really is. The long segment where they had to find a way to stop the rambling Trump was quite incredible! Regards, Len :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lu_...

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Hey, I watch FOX a lot. I feel like I'm doing recon behind enemy lines. I've gotten to watch a lot of Fox clips because other stations I do watch are constantly playing the controversial ones--especially now that we have Rudy constantly blabbing! I just loved when that guy Henry went into Pruitt! R...

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Our Elmer Gantrys fill a cultural void. ... Peterson is far from that. He is a conservative (maybe a libertarian?) and part of me really likes that breed. At any rate they are harmless. On Elmer Gantry-can he turn into a Joseph McCarthy-that's dangerous. Is it good for a Gantry to fill a cultural v...

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I think leftist and rightist alike might agree the only thing POTUS and Peterson have in common is the number of letters in their first names. Peterson seems rather harmless to me, not one to get my shorts in a twist about, but then again who am I to judge? In my salad days, I voted for Barry Goldw...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Sun May 20, 2018 4:46 am
Whichever way, no disrespect need be inferred from the choice of Mr..

I agree-I read as much of the article as I could stand-his views repulse me-I have enough listening to Trump for large periods of the day on CNN- Regards, Len

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I see grounds for impeachment with this latest attempt to go after Jeff Bezos using the post office--reminds me of Nixon's enemy list! Regards, Len

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Sue and I were watching this very different kind of wedding ceremony--I'm no musical cello expert-how did he do? Regards, Len :D Sheku Kanneh-Mason, royal wedding cellist, gives breathtaking performance. Sheku Kanneh-Mason was personally asked by Meghan to perform at the royal wedding. In 2016 he be...

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The Atlantic – The same DNA analysis used to find the alleged Golden State Killer has led to the arrest of a second murderer. It’ll likely lead to more.... they generate more data than is stored in the FBI’s CODIS database. I watch a lot of shows from the Investigation Discovery channel and they of...

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I am very happy living in a city but also need something of an escape from it regularly: a 5-minute walk from my front door facing a busy interstate 8 minutes from downtown takes me into a magnificent 20,000-acre nature preserve. I am even happier there, but part of that happiness involves my knowi...

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Is the place pricey, good selection, good service? Might we have our own room or a place where we can all congregate? Lance in another message in this thread I mentioned we had a CMG forum dinner there-around 6 to 8 were there-it was pricey, service was slow, food okay but not great. I don't know i...

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Met Opera Accuses James Levine of Decades of Sexual Misconduct By Michael Cooper May 18, 2018 Two months ago, the conductor James Levine, having been fired by the Metropolitan Opera for sexual misconduct, sued the company for breach of contract and defamation. Now the Met is suing him back, arguing ...

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A miserable city dweller who moves to the country might simply become a miserable country dweller, in other words. [/quote] This doesn't quite explain it for me--I've always enjoyed the city and still still do-otoh I'm totally committed to our garden-still I'm getting old and decrepit. Regards, Len...

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to me one of his greatest operas in the best of the bel canto traditions. The opera has not seen very many complete recordings, with or without cuts. Lance after having never seen it we've now seen it twice in a two year period-Wilmington Delaware Opera and the Met-loved it both times! Regards, Len...

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jbuck919 wrote: ↑
Thu May 17, 2018 12:08 pm
For reasons I won't go into, I'm not going to Bard for Rubinstein's Demon which may be the opera that is making Len and Sue (Goran) unavailable for the meet-up on the 26th.

John you're right-Bard has been good to us-I gotta give the Demon a shot--I already have our tickets! Regards, Len

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jbuck919 wrote: ↑
Fri May 18, 2018 6:21 pm
The same would likely be found in the US,

I'm out in the country-spent most of the day doing chores outside in the garden-I'm not sure I'm happier. Regards, Len

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Fri May 18, 2018 11:13 am

.....and so is the NY Times classical music forum, where I first met cliftwood and arepo, as well as diegobueno and another friend who's too intimidated to post here: still a lurker after all these years!

Brian didn't even know the NY Times had such a forum. Regards, Len

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Lake Erie still has outstanding walleye I've never seen this fish on a menu so I googled and found this: People also ask Is the walleye fish good to eat? Walleye Fishing Is Awesome, But Walleye Eating Is Better. There are many types of fish out there, and most are edible if cooked right. ... There ...

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Lance wrote: ↑
Wed May 16, 2018 7:21 pm
"Audiences are less comfortable with contemporary music, compared to baroque or romantic, because modern music is not often pleasing to the ear initially and the tonalities and music language are difficult."

Lance she's got me pegged to a tee! Regards, Len

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Brian the CompuServe forum now gone-it was great. Len

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These do not include the successor in O'Neals' space, a branch of the Atlantic Grill, which is mainly though not exclusively about fish and seafood and costs rather more. John I remember a CMG forum dinner at Atlantic Grill-June 10, 2015. The evening after that I believe is when you gave your lectu...

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I sure hope the opera won't be effected by the noise coming from the trains at Hudson Yards. Regards, Len :lol: A ‘Mile-Long Opera’ Is Coming to the High Line By Joshua Barone May 16, 2018 David Lang has established himself as a master of powerful, large-scale public music through ambitious projects...

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John F wrote: ↑
Tue May 15, 2018 8:00 pm
But we had at least one dinner there with Thomas Moser, and he too had stories to tell.

That's right-a great evening-he also was with us one time for an Indian meal at Sapphire! Regards, Len

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jbuck919 wrote: ↑
Wed May 16, 2018 5:58 pm
Len, OHS is Organ Historical Society.

John what days and for how long do you plan on being in NYC-I can say this-July 26th is no good for us for either lunch or dinner. Regards, Len

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Let's begin, if we may, by deciding that it will take place in July (when the big ticket places are off for the summer and Mostly Mozart is going on as well as the piano festival) and take it from there. And it cannot include July 29 if you care for me to be there because that is when OHS starts. J...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Tue May 15, 2018 11:01 am
One late evening at what was then O'Niel's restaurant, Nilsson settled in with a table full of her MET colleagues after a performance of (IIRC) Turandot.

Brian great story-we had so many CS forum dinners at O'Neals in the past before it closed--never one with Nilsson though! Regards, Len

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For Birgit Nilsson’s 100th, New Releases and a $1 Million Prize By Michael Cooper May 15, 2018 Birgit Nilsson, the era-defining Swedish dramatic soprano, would have turned 100 on May 17, and her centennial is being celebrated on a suitably Wagnerian scale. There is a new 12-pound coffee-table book r...

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We saw her Breaking the Waves and I enjoyed it-have never been to the Miller Theater. Regards, Len A New ‘Horror Opera’ Opens Miller Theater’s Next Season By Michael Cooper May 14, 2018 With her dark, disturbing “Breaking the Waves,” Missy Mazzoli established herself as an opera composer to watch. N...

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I'm a little confused. This month is May. However, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival (IKIF) is in July . It was my suggestion that our meet-up take place in conjuction with one of the IKIF events, but I'm open to other suggestions. Oops I think it was me who was confused-now I see t...

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John B-a great idea-we'll be in nyc Wed May 30 and Thurs May 31-can only do lunch May 31 because we have an opera that evening--May 30the could be lunch or dinner! Looking forward to it. Regards, Len

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Fascinating article. But I don't believe conductors can behave as Toscanini or Szell did any more. By and large relations between musicians and conductor have become more collaborative, though some still wield strong authority (I've heard Thielemann is one). I don't mind authority, but abuse is a d...

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I started this article with some scepticism, especially as the only thing I know about ballet is the music it is performed to. Although, of course, I admire the grace and beauty and agility of its performers, it is merely as an ignorant onlooker. But I found the article really fascinating. Thanks f...

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