Dame Joan Sutherland (Credit: Noosa Federation of the Arts) Dame Joan has died, and many of us are very sad. Our lives were so enriched – made so beautiful and so much happier – by that glorious sound, and while none of us is surprised about the aging process, true fans keep wanting the inevitable …
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Music is My Passion But These Kids Make Me Look Like an Amateur!
Taking the liberty to re-post from my friend Tom Rink’s blog, The Gun-Carryin’ Librarian. I follow it regularly, ’cause Tom is always coming up with good stuff. Like this: “Teenage Italian Talent” http://www.wimp.com/threetenors Take a look. You won’t be disappointed. And weren’t we talking about passion just the other day? This is the real thing!
Opera Diary: Back in New York – The Verdi Requiem – Many Musical Memories
Of course one of the pleasures of far away duty stations is the return home, and those pleasures have been probably doubled for me, since my return home was interrupted almost immediately with more travel. But now I have been in my beloved Manhattan for a little over a week, and enjoying it mightily. Especially …
Opera Diary: Feeding the Soul in Palermo – “Rigoletto”
Tuesday 24 November 2009 [Some postings after the fact due to spotty Internet access.] Is Mr. Guy ever any happier than when he is at the opera? Probably not, and opera in Italy seems to push all the right buttons. The enthusiasm of the musicians, and of the audience, the almost embedded respect for the …
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