An opera event coming up in New York is worth paying attention to. Over the next few weeks, the Metropolitan Opera is presenting eight performances of Arigo Boito’s Mefistofele (November 8 through December 1), and I was lucky enough to be invited to a working rehearsal on Thursday. I was pleased to spend a day watching …
Personal History
Jerome Robbins: A Centennial Celebration
My husband Andrew and I had a couple of pleasant experiences last week. We were scheduled to see two performances at New York City Ballet, starting with an orchestra rehearsal (no dancing) on Thursday morning and a ballet performance on Friday night. To our great delight, the work of Jerome Robbins was the focus of …
Thinking about Optimism: Charlottesville and UVA One Year Later
While it might be a little hard to envision at the moment, as we try to figure out what’s going on both in the United States and internationally, there is a place for optimism as we think about where we are as a society. And this is an appropriate time, too. Just this past week-end …
Bellini and Mantegna: Two Versions of The Presentation at the Temple
A Fascinating Experience for the Layman In one of my favorite literary works – Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited – when the two young men arrive in Venice to visit Sebastian’s father, Lord Marchmain asks them what they want to do while they are in Venice. Charles, a budding artist, says he would like to see some …
Midsummer’s Day Thoughts
It’s Midsummer’s Day today, and as I prepare to send this post out (hopefully before Midsummer’s Day turns into a dreamy midsummer’s night), I have to confess that I was shocked to see that my last post was on Easter, some three months ago. My apologies. I’m consistently thinking about how lucky I am. Not …
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