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Friday, July 31, 2009

ICE 2009-10

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The International Contemporary Ensemble, better known as ICE, must be the last performing arts organization in the world to announce its 200...

Classissima

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A new site worth a look: news, reviews, video samples, etc. at Classissima .
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Even Sweeter Music

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The return of pianist Sarah Cahill's A Sweeter Music commissioning project, this time at Old First Concerts , 1751 Sacramento (at Van N...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

More Steinberg

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Further commentary on the great writer's passing here: Anthony Tommasini in the NY Times Music@Menlo Conductor Edwin Outwater An anonymo...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Michael Steinberg

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The news came late Sunday that Michael Steinberg had died at 80 after three years of treatment for cancer. I'm so sad about this. I'...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Road Trip Playlist

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I'm bringing along a weird assortment of CDs: Schubert, String Quartets 12 and 15, Alban Berg Quartet French Cafe Songs, disc 2 of 2 Bar...
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The Letter

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The 1940 film with Bette Davis, that is. I rented it in preparation for seeing Paul Moravec and Terry Teachout's new opera, which is bas...
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Is She or Isn't She?

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I think she is, but in any event, a very happy birthday to the great Licia Albanese, born in Bari at least 96 years ago today. And if you...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Where Amateurs Still Make Discoveries

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Well into the 19th century, scientific inquiry didn't require a degree, a graduate degree, and an expensive laboratory supported by gran...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Will She or Won't She?

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What diva is having a birthday that might get her to 'fess up to her real age?
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Health Care Reform

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So, there's a pretty good chance that Congress will approve some kind of health care reform this year. The House and Senate have each pa...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Why I'm Sticking to Hard Copy for Now

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Amazon erased electronic copies of (wait for it) George Orwell's 1984 from purchasers' Kindles. I read about this earlier today at...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

In Honor of the Day

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At the Washington Post, Anne Midgette has posted an excerpt from Die Entführung aus dem Serail . When I saw the teaser in my feed reader, th...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Hong Kong Edition

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The court case surrounding the estate of billionaire Nina Wang includes these elements: The two kidnappings of Mrs. Wang's husband Tedd...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Tigris and Euphrates

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The storied Euphrates river, which supplies Iraq with much of its usable water, is drying up . This ecological and social catastrophe result...
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Personal to Internal Copy Editor

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Make up your mind about whether it's "copy editor" or "copy-editor."

Memo to Los Angeles Philharmonic Copy Editors

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That press release about the upcoming concert performances of Porgy and Bess , at the Hollywood Bowl? First thing is, I am enormously impres...

Memo to San Francisco Opera Copy-Editors 2

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Found in email from the company announcing the availability of single tickets. If this is an accurate representation of what the company reg...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Read Together I

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Every now and then you run across blog postings that complement each other nicely, by reflecting on related or similar aspects of music. Tak...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Corporations and Their Employees

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Earlier this year, EMC, for which I used to work, "temporarily suspended" its 401(k) match, which was an annual match of up to $3...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Trouper to End All Troupers

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Joyce DiDonato finishes a Covent Garden performance on crutches , discovers at the hospital that, yes, she broke a leg . She's planning...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

I Will Have to Hear for Myself.

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The reopening of the renovated Alice Tully Hall was widely greeted with pleasure (though note Alex's reservations). Today, Allan Kozin...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Recommendations Sought

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John Banville, a reader of this blog, asks: Could you recommend a recording of Schubert's Sonata for Arpeggione, but with viola instead ...
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Compare and Contrast 18, Italian Soprano Division

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I forgot to mention in my comments on Tosca that while Adrianne Pieczonka has fine technique and a warm voice of ample size - certainly mor...
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Musical Minds, on PBS's Nova

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Tonight most PBS stations will broadcast a Nova show called "Musical Minds." It's based on Oliver Sacks's book Musicophili...
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