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lennygoran

Febnyc wrote: ↑
Fri May 17, 2024 7:17 am
According to many of the notes below the video, particularly the ones in Russian (used Google translate), these are not the "sons" as advertised.

Frank thanks for this info-very interesting and so alarming how bad info gets out there. Regards, Len

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barney wrote: ↑
Thu May 16, 2024 9:02 pm
I've seen a traditional production in Melbourne, and it was all it should be Len!

Barney traditional is what I want-can't find a DVD that appears to be that way. Regards, Len

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The Met did a production of Der Freischutz way back., around 1971 or the year later , conducted by. Leopold Ludwig , a respected and experienced. conductor who was perfectly at home home in this kind of repertoire . I can't recall the cast members, though . Unfortunately , the Met has never revived...

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Review: Lise Davidsen Achieves Strauss’s Ideal in ‘Salome’ Strauss had seemingly impossible standards for a soprano in “Salome.” But Davidsen, making her role debut in Paris, is exactly what he intended. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/17/multimedia/16salome-ghlc/16salome-ghlc-superJumbo.jpg...

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Where's our opera lovers? Maybe you don't like Freischütz ? Lance I like the opera-only saw it once many years ago-would love tp see a traditional production of it or buy a traditional DVD but I can't find one. Medici has a semi concert production-I started watching but I really want a truly tradit...

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A friend sent me this from FB-I enjoyed it! Wonder if they ever try to sing opera arias? Regards, Len LOL "Begins the son of Placido Domingo, then sings the son of Jose Carreras (with glasses), and finally, the son of Luciano Pavarotti..." https://www.facebook.com/svetlana.stigar/videos/431178169325...

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Lance wrote: ↑
Thu May 16, 2024 12:45 am
Very interesting. And what do you think will be the outcome?

Lance have no idea-who knows if it will even ever take place? Regards, Len

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I'm glad the mikes will be better controlled! Regards, Len Biden and Trump Agree to Two Debates in June and September The first debate, on June 27 on CNN, raises the likelihood of the earliest general-election debate in modern history. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/15/multimedia/15pol-comm...

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A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/world/europ...

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Ah right. I did see that. Sorry, Len, I was thinking there was a follow up. Though I wonder how safe a Republican speaker can be who relies on Democrat support! Barney I sure don't want him to be the speaker ofter Nov-sure hope the Dems take the house back-Johnson was a major player in denying Bide...

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Never heard of this composer. Regards, Len Review: An Opera Saw Red-Pill Culture Coming. Now, It’s Back. Robert Ashley’s 1994 opera “Foreign Experiences,” a portrait of a paranoid mind in free fall, is part of a wave of revivals following his death. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/11/multime...

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Review: An Absent Player in the Spotlight at the Philharmonic This week’s program was supposed to feature the orchestra’s principal oboe, but he and another player have been suspended amid misconduct allegations. Listen to this article · 3:48 min Learn more https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/09...

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barney wrote: ↑
Thu May 09, 2024 8:39 pm
Excellent! What was it Len? I missed it

Barney her attempt to oust speaker Johnson was handily defeated in the house. Regards, Len

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barney wrote: ↑
Tue May 07, 2024 3:37 am
Very interesting - and seems to make good sense.

Yes and yesterday she suffered a humiliating loss! Regards, Len

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How discouraging-looks like trump can get away with it. Regards, Len Judge Postpones Start of Trump Documents Trial Without New Date Judge Aileen Cannon had previously made clear that the trial would not start as scheduled this month but she declined to set a new timetable, saying many pretrial issu...

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Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling? Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/12/multimedia/12ALSOP-01-pktg/12ALSOP-01-pktg-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=...

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Review: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard repertory works. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/03/multimedia/02sheku-salonen-qwtv/02sheku-salonen-qwtv-...

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Here's the NYTimes article. Regards, Len

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/arts ... =url-share

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Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage O’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of “The Hours.” https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/20/multimedia/20kelli-01-hjwm/20kelli-01-...

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Gotta admit I never heard of Komitas. Regards, Len The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and the Armenian genocide. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05...

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Review: A Fierce Soprano Arrives at the Met in ‘Madama Butterfly’ Asmik Grigorian, a star singer abroad, made her Metropolitan Opera debut by lending lyricism, complexity and spontaneity to a classic role. Listen to this article · 5:10 min Learn more https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/28/multim...

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/26/arts/25philly-opera/25philly-opera-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp An...

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Glad you enjoyed it. I know you're an opera buff, Lenny. And if I only wrote a 3 word commentary, I'd say I loved it, and leave out all the other stuff. Henry thanks-maybe not my all time Puccini favorite but it was quite enjoyable-Donizetti's, Verdi's, Wagner's, mozart's-I like some better than ot...

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How do you police such a deal if it is made exclusive? I should think this would create enormous ill-will for Costco. Keep things as they are. Brian that hotdog deal is fabulous-if we're in costco around lunchtime we have to order only one and split it-if we order 2 we don't have room for dinner! R...

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Lance just noticed this-we've been using costco for years-love the hotdog deal-also one for pizza. Just last week we visited a Costco and made a big killing-their tuscan bean salad which is seasonal was in-bought 3 packages, got their ribs, spanokopita, stuffed peppers korean dumplings, half cooked ...

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For Her Met Opera Debut, Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs ‘El Niño’ In an interview, Blain-Cruz explained why an oratorio like John Adams and Peter Sellars’s “El Niño” is more difficult to stage than the usual opera. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/arts/music/el-nino-met-opera.html?unlocked_article_cod...

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Henry we still subscribe to Met On Demand-we like the opera and saw it HD style awhile back Also we recently watched it at home On Demand-very enjoyable for us. Regards, Len The Met describes it this way: Puccini’s achingly beautiful score charmingly conveys the plight of Magda (the “swallow” of the...

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I see he conducted at the Met 129 times-his last time was The Merry Widow
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 17, 2015 Matinee Telecast

https://slippedisc.com/2024/04/sudden-d ... h-maestro/

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Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived The New York Philharmonic commissioned an outside investigation into its culture after a magazine article explored how it handled an accusation of sexual assault in 2010. By Javier C. Hernández Published April 18, 2024Updated April ...

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Reilly can really write! Joseph I've seen him commenting on among other TV stations MSNBC-he was on with Lawrence O'Donnell and they spoke about trump cheating at golf! Regards, Len :lol: How Donald Trump Cheats at Golf, According to a Sportswriter: 'He Will Do Anything' Among his cheating tactics,...

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Lance wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:43 pm

I'll bet many of you have similar stories, eh? How is it in the big cities?

Lance, NYC much worse! Still we love NYC so it is what it is! Regards, Len

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IMHO, Trump should be held in contempt, and held in Rikers Island every night of the trial, released only during the day to attend trial, and during trial breaks be in custody of his lawyers and/or officers with no ability to post anything anywhere. Those like Watters should be investigated by a gr...

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Before She Became Music’s Greatest Teacher, She Wrote an Opera Nadia Boulanger’s “La Ville Morte” was repeatedly thwarted by death and World War I, then nearly lost. Finally, it is having its American premiere. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/18/multimedia/17boulange-lvhm/17boulange-lvhm-sup...

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diegobueno wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:49 am
Or in this case, La Donna Del Mar-a-Lago.

Good one! Regards, Len

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I sure hope this will be on the agenda this morning in the trump case! Regards, Len 'A clear violation': Gagged Trump posts Fox lie about criminal case jury pool MSNBC In what MSNBC Legal Analyst Andrew Weissmann called a clear violation of his criminal case gag order, Donald Trump posted a claim by...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:01 am

By contrast, Kari is a Lake, but in no way a Lady.

Joseph thanks-you sure have that right! Regards, Len

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A Pulitzer-Winning Composer Puts His Operatic Spin on Edith Wharton Anthony Davis has written operas based on recent history. But now he is adapting, and dramatically changing, Wharton’s 1912 novel “The Reef.” By Seth Colter Walls April 16, 2024 The composer and pianist Anthony Davis is known for dr...

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Kari Lake Urges Supporters to Arm Themselves Ahead of Election Joseph did she steal the idea from Rossini's great opera! Regards, Len [fleeing] "La donna del lago is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola based on the French translation of The Lady of the Lake"

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A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/21/multimedia/21DAVONE-TINES-01-bfcq/21DAVONE-TINES-01...

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maestrob wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:07 am
Oh, my!

Thanks for that one, Len. Beautifully written.

Brian I was skeptical when I started reading it but as I read more it nearly brought me to tears like an opera would. Regards, Len

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First Time Rossini's Armida Met On Demand Somehow this Rossini opera slipped past me-fortunately the Met On Demand had it. A spectacular production, a fine cast-Fleming was incredible! Regards, Len Here's how its described by the Met It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no f...

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Brought back memories of enjoying a live performance at Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe ,ca.1994, sitting in the then roofless open air area of the opera house, in ponchos, an intermittent light rain on us, with a glass of cabernet in hand.Hope you kept dry, but with a glass in hand. Steve we only went ...

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I found this article quite moving like an opera. Regards, Len Modern Love The Phone That Tore Us Apart Our long-distance marriage was hard to sustain — and hard to end. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/14/fashion/14MODERN-NIEMI/14MODERN-NIEMI-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp By Patti Niemi...

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Revisiting La Fanciulla del West Met On Demand We hadn't seen this opera in some time when we saw it live-- watching it yesterday On Demand was very enjoyable-for us it really held up. The Met describes it this way: Giancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century...

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Febnyc wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:14 am
Ad libbing Czardas...

Enjoy these awesome artists (and watch the reaction of the orchestra members):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9UN3xFBCcw

Frank thanks-hadn't seen this one-Sue and I love watching Borge clips! Regards, Len

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A ‘Missionary for Opera’ Steps Down in Chicago Anthony Freud is leaving Lyric Opera of Chicago on good terms, though the company faces challenges in a strained environment for the performing arts. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/arts/music/anthony-freud-lyric-opera-of-chicago.html?unlocked_articl...

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Hi Lenny, and thanks for the trouble you took to do some searching. I should have thought about Discogs because they do have surprises online at times. I checked it over. Naturally, I am tempted to get this spirituals EP disc. On the other hand, I am trying to find a buyer for me 72,000 LP collecti...

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A seven-inch LP from the house of Qualiton! Yes, that would help. Lance my friend sent this to me-don't know if it might help-doesn't look too encouraging. Regards, Len "The article claims that she only made one LP, in Hungary on Qualiton (now Hungaroton). That is the one I own, and I believe it on...

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A Conductor Who Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/14/multimedia/14JUROSKI-01-pltf/14JUROSKI-01-pltf-supe...

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Having met you and your lovely other half, it doesn't surprise me that you would always do the right and proper thing. I just cannot imagine doing this kind of thing, eating and not paying and taking advantage of people this way. It's depressing to think about it. Lance thanks-one time we were fill...

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