When I mentioned to a friend that I was going to attend the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Porgy and Bess he seemed surprised. “Opera?” he asked. “I thought that was a Broadway musical.” Many people feel this way, in part because their experiences with Porgy and Bess have not come from hearing about the show as …
Personal History
Poster House (America’s Only Poster Museum) Opens with Alphonse Mucha
In the spring of 2017, visiting Amsterdam with my cousin, we were able to wander across the street (well, with the help of our hotel’s concierge) to the Van Gogh Museum to spend a morning with Prints in Paris 1900. It was an engrossing exhibition (the tagline read “The fin de siècle comes to life”). The …
From One-Person Library Management to Knowledge Services
An Affectionate Memoir Having recently received from the Special Libraries Association (SLA) the John Cotton Dana Award for lifetime achievement, I am experiencing a rather emotional time thinking about what the Association has meant to me over my 47 years of membership. Having received this honor has given me the opportunity to think about those 47 …
More Art Nouveau Notes: Time and Place
Art Nouveau provides much pleasure to those who (like myself) have been captured by the allure of the style, and I think I might have come up with a reason why Art Nouveau is so appealing. It’s not only that the style provides the opportunity to experience exceptional beauty, however that elusive quality is defined …
Opera Diary: A Performance of “Norma” for the Books (History Books, That Is)
Of the three operas I heard at La Fenice last May, the one I will not forget is Bellini’s Norma. When I arrived at La Fenice, all of Venice, it seemed, had crowded into Campo San Fantin in front of the opera house. They were there to honor soprano Mariella Devia, who was singing the title …
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