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Venice: A “La Traviata” from Our Own Time

March 4, 2019 By Guy St. Clair

Is there any opera that is talked about (or written about) as often as La Traviata? Who knows? And while La Traviata is not one of the much referred-to three most popular operas in the world (the famous alphabetical A-B-C: Aida, La Bohème, and Carmen), it remains steadfast in the repertory in almost every serious opera house. And in …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: La Traviata (opera), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Verdi (Giuseppe)

Venice: The City of Music

February 9, 2019 By Guy St. Clair

On a visit to Venice last year, several performances gave new meaning (for me) to the common perception of Venice as an important musical destination. There seemed to be performances of classical music all over the place, in both secular venues and at the many churches that have been given over to musical events. It would …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, Music, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: Amadio (Davide), Carpaccio (Vittore), Chiesa San Vidal (Venice), La Fenice (Venice), Leo (Leonardo), Montanaro (Giovanni), Piave (Francesco Maria), Romani (Felice), Venice, Verdi (Guiseppe), Vivaldi (Antonio)

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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