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lennygoran

February looks good to me for Kaufmann´s Werther and Prince Igor. The Netrebko-free I Puritani looks enticing, especially because Olga Peretyatko is far better in Bel Canto. Prince Igor definitely interests me--something new instead of all these repeats. And the nerve for that terrible Somnabula to...

lennygoran

How Boring--Gelb has to go! Giordano’s Andrea Chénier Mar 24, 28, 31, Apr 5, 8, 12m Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Maddalena: Patricia Racette Andrea Chénier: Marcelo Álvarez Gérard: Željko Lucic R. Strauss’s Arabella Apr 3, 7, 11, 16, 19m, 24 Conductor: Philippe Auguin Arabella: Malin Byström/Erin Wa...

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Chalkperson wrote:Piano and String Quartet
String Quartet No.2
Rothko Chapel
For Bunita Marcus
Crippled Symetry
Triadic Memories
The Viola In My Life
For Philip Guston
Palais De Mari

Don't know a thing about Feldman but good to see a message from you! Regards, Len

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josé echenique wrote:Good luck Lenny, I like Mosé in Egitto a lot, it´s a difficult opera, let´s hope it´s decent enough.

Jose thanks-I like the music a lot so I'm really keeping my fingers crossed! Len

lennygoran

Tonight on PBS Thirteen--a very good Otello very well sung imo!

8:30

Great Performances at the Met
Semyon Bychkov conducts Verdi's late masterpiece, with Renee Fleming as Desdemona, Johan Botha as Otello, Michael Fabiano as Cassio and Falk Struckmann as Iago.

Regards, Len

lennygoran

After a disrespectful Met Rigoletto and a good but kind-of letdown Met Parsifal I've decided to give the NYCO a return visit with Moses In Egypt at City Center--have no idea if they'll try to be traditional or take liberties. Regards, Len

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josé echenique wrote:I heard about half of the live stream and thought Danielle Gatti´s conducting excellent, I think he is so much better than Luisi. Kaufmann, Pape and Mattei all sounded wonderful. Kaufmann´s "Amfortas, die Wunde!" was hair rising.

Jose yes the singing was wonderful! Regards, Len

lennygoran

First I thought the singing and orchestra were wonderful at tonight's performance. Act 1 went pretty well-admittedly I would have liked a little more than all those white shirts and small chairs but the lighting and background were nice enough. Act 2 had way too much sloshing around in a blood lake ...

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No they had places to live but what was their square footage in those days. Len

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Let me know when they get it down below $1000 per square foot (or per month to rent). I was hoping you would clue me in! I'm always behind-here's my NYC-for example the old central park and brooklyn's front st. Len http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o7/lensue/2013-02-17115340_zps0545f38d.jpg http:/...

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Great show at the museum of the city of ny-photos give you the idea! Len http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o7/lensue/2013-02-17103834_zpsc3c8a650.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o7/lensue/2013-02-17103441_zps4dde0dfd.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o7/lensue/2013-02-17105434_zps9d6ddf...

lennygoran

Really superb singing from the singers HD at the zigfeld but the las Vegas production was absurd and gelb should resign! Len :x :x :x I never cared that much for Don Rickles either. :) BTW I heard gelb's next venture to Vegas may be an Aida at the Luxor hotel-they have an exact replica of king tut'...

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Well it didn't suit my taste--imo a bad idea and pretty much gelb's fault. Len

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Really superb singing from the singers HD at the zigfeld but the las Vegas production was absurd and gelb should resign! Len :x :x :x I never cared that much for Don Rickles either. :) You know I never minded Rickles that much-actually found him funny sometimes-still he has no place in Verdi's Rigo...

lennygoran

Really superb singing from the singers HD at the zigfeld but the las Vegas production was absurd and gelb should resign!
Len

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rwetmore wrote:Am I being too unrealistic to think a rational and logical discussion on this is possible here?

I suggest you go see the show at the museum of natural history!

Len

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NYC museum of natural history-global kitchen! Len

lennygoran

Despite the abuses, the Senate has been very reluctant to "reform" it out of existence, and I'm with them, because the time may come when my side needs to use it. I'm sure that's why the Democrats refused to change the rules this time around. Still, the abuses are doing an awful lot of damage, espe...

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[quote="John F"]I chose my words carefully. As I said, six Republicans did not join the vote to cut off Senate debate. Four voted "yes" for cloture and two voted "present," which is not the same as voting "no" as most of the Republicans did. Of course the filibuster can be abused and has been, and n...

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John F wrote:six Republicans not joining the vote to cut off Senate debate

BTW it was 4, not 6, Republicans. Regards, Len

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And the filibuster is a needed safeguard against what's called the tyranny of the majority... His purpose was to make the Republicans look bad ...As long as they keep their word, I'm not much bothered. If they don't and try to block the President's nominee and tie up the Senate with a real filibust...

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Can anybody here--RebLem perhaps--explain to us why this man is so supremely and uniquely qualified for the job that Obama is going to nominate him over all the difficulties? I'm more interested in why those darn Republicans continue to disgrace themselves with such a partisan vote yesterday and th...

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Actually, it is never explained what motivated Boehner to say that. Maybe Reid said something provocative like "Tea Party got you by the b***s again, eh John?" Here's one explanation from the blog associated with Newsweek: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/03/john-boehner-s-f-bomb-at-ha...

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John F wrote: Nova sometimes wastes our time with trivia, such as building a replica of "pharaoh's chariot," but this two-hour program justifies Nova all by itself.

Have both on DVR and plan to watch them both! Regards, Len

lennygoran

Another great PBS Frontline Show!

http://www.politico.com/multimedia/vide ... _campaign=

Regards, Len

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John F wrote:I've known this opera on Russian records for a long time, but never expected it to receive an American production. An excellent piece, very faithful to Aeschylus's trilogy but compressed into a single opera of normal length.

Great I'm going! Len

lennygoran

Taneyev's Oresteia-late July into early August-new to me! Len

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jbuck919 wrote:Hooray for beach volleyball.

Have they thought about adding gardening yet! Regards, Len [fleeing]

lennygoran

Werner Happy Birthday from southern California! Len

lennygoran

Yes you know ET when you see it-for example the Rigoletto I'll be seeing this
Sat.

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[quote="John F]

As for the Met's "Parsifal," you have been warned.
l][/quote]darn it's too late-already have my tickets for next Monday.

lennygoran

The storm seemed like a lot of hype from here, because it doesn't make sense that so much of the northeast is having a howling blizzard while this icebox got a gentle snowfall of 10 inches (which is nothing here), which ended before dawn. Generally, a winter system that is one of the storms of the ...

lennygoran

jbuck919 wrote:The storm seemed like a lot of hype from here, .

Yes I felt the same but then I'm in southern CA!

Len

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Great news! Len from Pasadena

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Looks really great. Good job, Disney! I wonder how much of this modern art of our buildings will be perceived even as early as 2100. As a modern garden and controversial space I believe the Getty museum will stand the test of time as both a garden and a building. Len http://i116.photobucket.com/alb...

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John is retired and doesn't drive, so he doesn't know how urgent it is to receive car registrations and W-2 forms by snail mail. :wink: :) I won't miss it either, but that article is conspicuously lacking in a date when this becomes effective, and points out that it is not clear why all of a sudden...

lennygoran

Today was Getty day in LA-museum in LA and villa near Malibu-both great

Len

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Way to go-Disney!

Len

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jbuck919 wrote:The curvature in the spine is startlingly obvious even to the lay eye. One wonders how he managed to stand up, let alone fight to his death in a battle.

Wouldn't be much of a gardener either! Len (fleeing)

lennygoran

That's not too bad. The last time I flew back from Germany (nine hours) I had to settle for the silly but at least diverting film The Lady in the Water and the truly awful 2005 version of King Kong. But I've never encountered a sound system that provided anything as sophisticated as a performance o...

lennygoran

The more wifi the better for this tablet and smartphone user and that includes airlines!
Len

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Two things that helped the six hour flight were a viewing of the Maltese falcon-one of the few movies or other videos that worked and some lovely Mozart!

Len

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Though I think it's misguided to blame Peter Gelb for the state of opera productions today . Yesterday I watched this weeks nyc arts: Program: NYC-ARTS Episode: Michael Mayer, Lady Fiona Carnarvon: NYC-ARTS l JAN 31, 2013 [Full Episode] First, an interview with Michael Mayer, director of "Rigoletto...

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Interesting. I use pop.aol.com and smtp.aol.com, and they work too. Glad you got your problem sorted out. John thanks--this experience was mostly a minus with all the time spent on the phone but there were a few pluses. It's interesting that for many months I had lost the ability to clear the trash...

lennygoran

Meantime a guy from Verizon who seems to know his stuff said that he couldn't fix the push-email problem that has developed--he offered to help me return the samsung to its original factory default--I'd have to take out a memory card and close the accounts and start all over with the phone after ba...

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Maybe you should plan a trip to Washington (a very nice town which I miss) rather than Russia. :wink: I'll be there next month--PennQuarter and it's great restaurants! Regards, Len :) Yes indeed, and if you had mentioned Penn Quarter 25 years ago, they would not have known what you were talking abo...

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jbuck919 wrote:Maybe you should plan a trip to Washington (a very nice town which I miss) rather than Russia.

I'll be there next month--PennQuarter and it's great restaurants! Regards, Len

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IcedNote wrote:Top three at the moment:

- Egypt, to see it all.

- Costa Rica, to do some white-water rafting.

- Thailand, just because.

-G

We've been to all--you picked good ones. Also excellent-India and Machu Pichu! Regards, Len

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Now I'm thinking about how I would love to visit Ravenna and see the mosaics in the Basilica of San Vitale. We were there maybe 5 years ago--a trip where we stayed in Bologna and took day trips to various art cities. The mosaics were fine but it wouldn't be a top choice if I could afford to take a ...

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jbuck919 wrote: However, I successfully conducted the final rounds of the Academic Bowl last night.

The Academic Bowl--now there's a rugged arena for sure! Regards, Len

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