
It will be a year on Thanksgiving day. We remember it for the loss of three critically important people. John F. Kennedy C. S.

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It will be a year on Thanksgiving day. We remember it for the loss of three critically important people. John F. Kennedy C. S.
My obsessive love affair with opera began on the afternoon of May 6, 1978 when Sherrill Milnes walked onto the stage in Atlanta, where
I was going to bombast about something, but then I realized I just didn’t want to be that way as I write this, in
I hate this time of the year. I dread days that are dank, overcast, rainy, blustery, with dying leaves. I don’t like the first
If you are an opera freak like I am, tomorrow is Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Fourth of July, and a birthday all wrapped up
This is the key to my heart. I love this piece of music. On Saturday, May 6, 1978 in Atlanta, with the Metropolitan Opera
Richard Wagner’s birthday was May 22. Even though Verdi is my favorite, I think Tannhauser might be my favorite opera, especially the Met’s legendary
Today is Mother’s Day. My mother’s very favorite aria was Su può, si può. This is for her. My first exposure to live opera
There are no words, there is no music. There is only a raw emptiness. My heart aches for four children who are now without
Read MoreThere is nothing more that an be said, other than our prayers go out to Florence, Danial, Sasha, Nina and Maxim. They lost their
Read MoreThis week saw the celebration of opera as a genera, an art form, and way of life. There are those who consider it the
Read MoreYou may have noticed I’ve been on autopilot the past week or so. There are reasons. Things were so iffy last night I was
Read MoreOur favorite person now has a lot in common with Mark Twain. Maybe the comparison rather works. There is something terribly important about the
Read MoreTomorrow is our favorite baritone’s birthday. I’m just going to do a playlist of favorites in no particular order. Okay, maybe #1 is my
Read MoreOctober is a big month for operatic birthdays, with three big ones all within a few days of one another. Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Read MoreTomorrow is the day we’ve been waiting for since early May. In just a few hours the amazing chandeliers will begin their journey upward,
Read MoreJust deal with it. Let’s be honest – this is the greatest version of them all. Milnes is Magnificent! With Milnes, you root for
Read MoreLiberals are amazing creatures. Currently, it is imperative they destroy President Trump by lumping him in with white supremacists, neo-Nazis, KKK, that sort of
Read MoreYesterday, I created a list of the most chivalrous men in history. What better way to celebrate chivalry than with opera? One of the
Read MoreI need a drink, badly. You will notice a crisp, new Pink Flamingo. There’s a reason for the change and my craving for something
Read MoreRight about now you might be wondering how I’m going to blend my Proverbs Challenge (day 3) with Sunday Morning Opera. You think that’s
Read MoreWithout appearing prejudicial, I think, without a doubt, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has the most wonderful smile I’ve ever seen. Like most honest people who aren’t
Read MoreLet’s face it, when we go to discuss the role of fathers in opera, we automatically just fast forward to Verdi and that’s that.
Read MoreI translated this from Russian. The world-famous and beloved opera singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky came to Russia – took part in a grand gala concert
Read MoreWe opera fans are a strange bunch of fanatical and very insane individuals. We’re as bad as baseball fanatics. Quite often we are one
Read More“…There are standing ovations, and there are standing ovations. Those looking for one of the superlative kind would have witnessed an example last
Read MoreThis evening the Metropolitan Opera will celebrate 50 years at Lincoln Center. When it opened, the NY Times gushed: “…On September 16, 1966, the
Read MoreOn Wednesday, in Toronto, Dmitri Hvorostovsky did a concert with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov. There are some obvious things to notice. First, he
Read MoreI have resisted temptation long enough. In honor of the 225th or the 56th birthday Gioachino Rossini, I’m just going to do it. Deal
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