May. 20 2013

Comedy with an edge

A program note for the Folger Theatre’s current production of “Twelfth Night” points out that this is the last of Shakespeare’s “romantic” or “happy” comedies, and that those that followed, like “Measure for Measure” and “All’s Well That Ends Well” are less innocent and more complicated. (To those I would add “Cymbeline,” “The Winter’s Tale” … Read More »

May. 20 2013

Monday 5/20/13 New York Philharmonic This Week

11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Masaaki Suzuki SOLOISTS: Sherezade Panthaki, Soprano; Joélle Harvey, Soprano; Iestyn Davies, Countertenor; Nicholas Phan, Tenor; Tyler Duncan, Baritone; Bach Collegium Japan, chorus; Yale Schola Cantorum, chorus BACH: Motet, Singet dem Hern MENDELSSOHN: Magnificat in D major MENDELSSOHN: Christus BACH: Magnificat

May. 18 2013

05/25/13 – Werther – 1:00pm

Lyric Opera of Chicago Werther by Jules Massenet Sung in French. WERTHER - Matthew Polenzani CHARLOTTE - Sophie Koch SOPHIE - Kiri Deonarine ALBERT - Craig Verm BAILIFF - Philip Kraus Also Featuring David Govertsen, Cecelia Hall, John Irvin, Will Liverman Conductor - Sir Andrew Davis Director - Francisco Negrin   photo credits: Dan Rest

May. 18 2013

05/18/13 – Simon Boccanegra – 1:00pm

Lyric Opera of Chicago Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi Sung in Italian. SIMON BOCCANEGRA - Thomas Hampson FIESCO - Ferruccio Furlanetto AMELIA - Krassimira Stoyanova ADORNO - Frank Lopardo PAOLO - Quinn Kelsey Also Featuring Evan Boyer, J’nai Bridges, Bernard Holcomb Conductor - Sir Andrew Davis Director - Elijah Moshinsky Chorus Master - Martin Wright Simon Boccanegra (Photo credits: Dan Rest)

May. 16 2013

05/16/13 Word on Wine – Négociants

Negociants!  Who are they?  What are they?  What do they want of us!  What does it mean when you see it on a bottle?  Are they just French people or do they exist everywhere?  The answer to these and other Negociants questions will be revealed on this week’s Word On Wine.   Related posts: 04/02/12 … Read More »

May. 16 2013

It’s a Girl!

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Whoops. I should have said, it’s a feline girl! This is how rumors get started! At any rate, I’m following up on my cat-related post of a few weeks ago by sharing some pictures of our new furbaby, Ava. Checking out the sun porch, especially Mommy’s extensive array of bric-a-brac: That’s not an actual wedding … Read More »

May. 16 2013

May Newsletter!

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The May newsletter is available in the archive: http://eepurl.com/y5uCv Mobile:

May. 16 2013

Thursday 5/16/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

11:00 PM Sir Neville Marriner, conductor; Jeffrey Gall, countertenor; John Mark Ainsley, tenor; The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano John Relyea, bass Handel: Messiah  

May. 15 2013

Wednesday 5/15/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw

11:00 PM Conductor: Bernard Haitink BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 8   

May. 14 2013

Tuesday 5/14/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

11:00 PM Riccardo Muti conducts music by CSO composer-in-residence Mason Bates. Honegger: Pacific 231 Bates: Alternative Energy Franck: Symphony in D Minor Mozart: Symphony No 35 in D Major, K 385, Haffner Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, K 138

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