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Die Meistersinger and Me

September 27, 2021 By Guy St. Clair

[On October 26, The Metropolitan Opera in New York City brings back its much-loved production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg for six performances, including one Saturday matinee and two Sunday matinees. That’s the reason for this post.]   This blog is usually referred to as my “personal” blog, and that’s certainly true in this case, …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Music, Personal History Tagged With: Bayreuther Festspiele, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gesamtkunstwerk, Glyndebourne, Met on Demand, Metropolitan Opera Association, Opera, St. Bartholomew's Church (New York), Wagner (Richard), Walker (Ralph T.)

Midsummer’s Day Thoughts

June 21, 2018 By Guy St. Clair

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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Filed Under: Current Events, Personal History Tagged With: art nouveau, Atlantic Charter, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Kurtz-Phelan (Daniel), Marshall (George C.), Marshall Plan, Marshall Plan (China), Midsummer's Day, Obama (Barack), Rhodes (Ben), Truman (Harry S.), Venice, Venice (Lido)

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