Remembering how pleased we were when Andrew and I pursued our Proust marathon, we’ve now formed a habit of reading together. Actually Andrew reads and I listen, and we have a lot of fun, pausing for conversation when we want to discuss this-or-that point brought up from what we’ve just read. Recently, after some long …
Personal History
Juneteenth 2025
A Remarkable Holiday for Americans Apologies for the long gap between posts. I’ll try to get back “on track” soon. And thank you for all the kind queries during the gap. You missed the posts (and I’m very grateful to hear that), as well as for what you had to say. This day is a …
Mozart and the MET Bring Us Real Joy
Le Nozze di Figaro: Much-Needed Relief Right Now Our little gang showed up at The MET on Monday night for the Season Premiere of what has to be the composer’s happiest creation, and it all came through. This splendid production, which opened the 2014-2015 season at the opera house, proved once again to be an …
Belle da Costa Greene at The Morgan
This essay, offered as a blog post for my friends and regular readers, is written as my own tribute to Belle da Costa Greene and, as such, to the Morgan Library and Museum. Such a tribute is highly appropriate at this time in New York, as we are moving into the closing months of one …
Berlin: Another “City of Music”?
My enthusiasm for musical performances seems to take on some sort of overwhelming urgency when I travel. As a result, I’ve been known to use the “city of music” description as I move about, especially in Europe. I’ve used the phrase when I write of Vienna (which really does call itself such in the city’s …
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