Sharing Guy's Journey

Thoughts, comments, observations, reactions, enthusiasms

  • Personal History
  • History
  • Art & Architecture
  • Music
  • Nature
  • Travel
  • Current Events
  • Journal
  • Knowledge Services

Opera Diary: 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, …

Read More

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.)

Personal History: Knowing Ralph Walker (2)

November 28, 2014 By Guy St. Clair

Today I honor Ralph Walker on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Born on November 28, 1889, Ralph lived until January 17, 1973. My friends and colleagues have heard me speak about Ralph recently, since I participated in the Ralph Walker documentary back in October (still online here). And a few weeks ago – on …

Read More

Filed Under: Personal History Tagged With: American architects, American architecture, Caramoor Summer Music Festival, Musique de Table, Ralph Walker - Architect of the Century, Telemann (Georg Phillip), Walker (Ralph T.), Walker (Ralph T.) - poems

Recent Posts

  • A “Tannhäuser” to Remember December 2, 2023
  • Milan: Raphael’s “The School of Athens” and Me November 15, 2023
  • Milan: La Biblioteca Ambrosiana / La Pinacoteca Ambrosiana October 14, 2023
  • Milan: Cimitero Monumentale September 6, 2023
  • Milan – A Visit to La Scala (In Brief) August 5, 2023
  • Milan – Teatro alla Scala (2) August 5, 2023
  • Current: Dictatorship or Democracy? July 26, 2023
  • Milan: A Remarkable City July 8, 2023
  • Reading: The Oppermanns March 28, 2023
  • Vancouver: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art March 14, 2023
  • Vancouver: Bill Reid’s Monumental Sculpture March 6, 2023
  • Opera Diary: A Concert for Ukraine February 27, 2023
  • Vancouver: Northwest Coast Art February 15, 2023
  • Applied Knowledge Services: A New Approach to Management and Leadership February 8, 2023
  • Humanist Management and Knowledge Services: What Do We Get? February 8, 2023
  • Tim Wood Powell on The Value of Knowledge February 8, 2023
  • Frances Hesselbein: A Friend of the Heart, Forever January 23, 2023
  • Personal History: Knowing Frances Hesselbein January 23, 2023
  • The Power of Purpose January 19, 2023
  • Opera Diary: The Hours – A Follow-Up December 16, 2022

Copyright © 2023 Guy St. Clair. All Rights Reserved.