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- Tue May 21, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: robert costello JEEZ
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- Tue May 21, 2024 4:58 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World
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He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World
He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World Donald Palumbo, a mild-mannered but relentless perfectionist, is stepping down after 17 years as the company’s chorus master. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/26/multimedia/26PALUMBO-vjkb/26PALUMBO-vjkb-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp D...
- Mon May 20, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Tragic Story of ‘An American Soldier’ Comes Home
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The Tragic Story of ‘An American Soldier’ Comes Home
Review: The Tragic Story of ‘An American Soldier’ Comes Home An opera about Danny Chen, an Army private who died by suicide after experiencing racist hazing while serving, was performed in New York, his hometown. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/19/multimedia/19american-soldier-zghv/19america...
- Sun May 19, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: After Outcry, Concertgebouw Will Allow Jerusalem Quartet to Perform
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After Outcry, Concertgebouw Will Allow Jerusalem Quartet to Perform
After Outcry, Concertgebouw Will Allow Jerusalem Quartet to Perform The Dutch concert hall reversed course after facing criticism for canceling performances by the Israeli ensemble because of security concerns. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/16/multimedia/16concertgebouw1-wvpl/16concertgebo...
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: 3 Tenors sons clip
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- Views: 181
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:27 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: von Weber's opera: Der Freischütz
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- Views: 172
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: von Weber's opera: Der Freischütz
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- Views: 172
Re: von Weber's opera: Der Freischütz
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...
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Lise Davidsen Achieves Strauss’s Ideal in ‘Salome’
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Lise Davidsen Achieves Strauss’s Ideal in ‘Salome’
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...
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: von Weber's opera: Der Freischütz
- Replies: 7
- Views: 172
Re: von Weber's opera: Der Freischütz
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...
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: 3 Tenors sons clip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 181
3 Tenors sons clip
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...
- Thu May 16, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Biden and Trump Agree to Two Debates in June and September
- Replies: 4
- Views: 114
- Wed May 15, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Biden and Trump Agree to Two Debates in June and September
- Replies: 4
- Views: 114
Biden and Trump Agree to Two Debates in June and September
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...
- Mon May 13, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
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- Views: 76
A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
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...
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
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- Views: 197
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
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...
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: An Opera Saw Red-Pill Culture Coming. Now, It’s Back
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- Views: 132
An Opera Saw Red-Pill Culture Coming. Now, It’s Back
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...
- Fri May 10, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: An Absent Player in the Spotlight at the Philharmonic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 161
An Absent Player in the Spotlight at the Philharmonic
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...
- Fri May 10, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
- Replies: 6
- Views: 197
- Thu May 09, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
- Replies: 6
- Views: 197
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Judge Postpones Start of Trump Documents Trial Without New Date
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- Views: 111
Judge Postpones Start of Trump Documents Trial Without New Date
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...
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:33 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?
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- Views: 219
Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?
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=...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary
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- Views: 169
A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary
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-...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:40 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Kim Noltemy to Take Over LA Philharmonic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 667
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage
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Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage
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-...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today
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The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today
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...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:57 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A Fierce Soprano Arrives at the Met in ‘Madama Butterfly’
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A Fierce Soprano Arrives at the Met in ‘Madama Butterfly’
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...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia
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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Star Countertenor, to Lead Opera Philadelphia
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...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anyone see the Met's "La Rondine" simulcast today?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 350
Re: Anyone see the Met's "La Rondine" simulcast today?
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...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Costco's outdoor eating changes things, $1.50 deal
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: Costco's outdoor eating changes things, $1.50 deal
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...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:28 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Costco's outdoor eating changes things, $1.50 deal
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: Costco's outdoor eating changes things, $1.50 deal
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 ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: For Her Met Opera Debut Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs El Nino
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For Her Met Opera Debut Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs El Nino
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...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:18 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anyone see the Met's "La Rondine" simulcast today?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 350
Re: Anyone see the Met's "La Rondine" simulcast today?
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...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:00 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Andrew Davis RIP
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- Views: 339
Andrew Davis RIP
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
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Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, January 17, 2015 Matinee Telecast
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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived
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- Views: 400
Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived
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 ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: CMG Review of Books
- Topic: Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly
- Replies: 2
- Views: 821
Re: Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly
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,...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: My midday late breakfast today at IHOP: a story
- Replies: 6
- Views: 284
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: A clear violation': Gagged Trump posts Fox lie about criminal case jury pool
- Replies: 4
- Views: 245
Re: A clear violation': Gagged Trump posts Fox lie about criminal case jury pool
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...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:34 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Before She Became Music’s Greatest Teacher, She Wrote an Opera
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- Views: 557
Before She Became Music’s Greatest Teacher, She Wrote an Opera
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...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
- Replies: 6
- Views: 380
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:44 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: A clear violation': Gagged Trump posts Fox lie about criminal case jury pool
- Replies: 4
- Views: 245
A clear violation': Gagged Trump posts Fox lie about criminal case jury pool
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...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
- Replies: 6
- Views: 380
Re: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
Joseph thanks-you sure have that right! Regards, Len
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A Pulitzer-Winning Composer Puts His Operatic Spin on Edith Wharton
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- Views: 535
A Pulitzer-Winning Composer Puts His Operatic Spin on Edith Wharton
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...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:42 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
- Replies: 6
- Views: 380
Re: Lady of the Lake: Arizona Senate hopeful tells Deplorables to don the ‘armor of God’ and ‘strap on a Glock’ pistol
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"
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos
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- Views: 564
A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos
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...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Phone That Tore Us Apart
- Replies: 3
- Views: 289
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: First Time Rossini's Armida Met On Demand
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- Views: 525
First Time Rossini's Armida Met On Demand
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...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Revisiting La Fanciulla del West Met On Demand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 241
Re: Revisiting La Fanciulla del West Met On Demand
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 ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Phone That Tore Us Apart
- Replies: 3
- Views: 289
The Phone That Tore Us Apart
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...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Revisiting La Fanciulla del West Met On Demand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 241
Revisiting La Fanciulla del West Met On Demand
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...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Victor Borge and Anton Kontra
- Replies: 4
- Views: 236
Re: Victor Borge and Anton Kontra
Frank thanks-hadn't seen this one-Sue and I love watching Borge clips! Regards, LenFebnyc wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:14 amAd libbing Czardas...
Enjoy these awesome artists (and watch the reaction of the orchestra members):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9UN3xFBCcw
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A ‘Missionary for Opera’ Steps Down in Chicago
- Replies: 0
- Views: 489
A ‘Missionary for Opera’ Steps Down in Chicago
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...