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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Belated Museum Mondays

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Detail of a Painting Boston Museum of Fine Arts October, 2019  
Monday, February 27, 2023

New This Week

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I've got a couple of items up at SFCV today: What Gets the Pros Riled Up About Tár ? (I did not come up with this title!) Huge thanks t...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Backstage Protocols

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There's been some reporting about changing COVID-19 protocols for performing arts audiences, for example, Joshua Kosman's article ab...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

New Music at the NY Phil

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David Geffen Hall Photo courtesy of the NY Philharmonic (I think) In today's SF Chronicle Datebook, Joshua Kosman speculates about who...
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Friday, February 17, 2023

Outgoing

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  Davies Symphony Hall If you read my blog, or if you've been following the current contract negotiations, you know that SFS has many va...

Friday Photo

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Photo of a graphic display take at SFSoundBox. Horizontally symmetric pattern based on a Renaissance painting. Elements include a lute's...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Belated Museum Mondays

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Armchair by Alexander Girard Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe August, 2019  

Belated Friday Photo

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City Hall, San Francisco February, 2023  

Contract Negotiations at San Francisco Symphony

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Davies Symphony Hall Photo by Lisa Hirsch Two recent stories stemming from the fact that SFS musicians are currently working without a contr...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Opera San José Falstaff

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I'll be seeing Falstaff on Sunday. The reviews are good and it's a wonderful opera. Joshua Kosman , SF Chronicle Georgia Rowe , Loc...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Speculation: LA Philharmonic's Next Music Director

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Walt Disney Concert Hall Photo by Lisa Hirsch March, 2017 First, I've updated my previous post on Gustavo Dudamel and the NY Philharmoni...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Music Director Updates

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Updates: Gustavo Dudamel appointed music and artistic director of the NY Philharmonic, effective 2026-27. Lahav Shani will be the next music...
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Dudamel to NY Philharmonic

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Gustavo Dudamel Photo courtesy of NY Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel will be the next music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic,...

Girls of the Golden West, Redux

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  Davone Tines and Julia Bullock Girls of the Golden West Photo: Corey Weaver/Courtesy of San Francisco Opera The most recent - probably the...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Belated Friday Photo

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Godwits, on shore and in the air, with a couple of American avocets Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, CA December, 2022  

Museum Mondays

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Child's toy Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe, NM August, 2019  

Belated Museum Mondays

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  Artwork Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe, NM August, 2019

The Man Who Wasn't There

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  Hand-colored photo postcard of the War Memorial Opera House and Veterans Building Collection of Lisa Hirsch San Francisco Opera's 2023...

Everest: An Immersive Experience

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Rob Hall, Doug Hansen, Beck Weathers, Jan Arnold I reviewed Opera Parallèle's  Everest : An Immersive Experience, for SFCV. Here's t...
Sunday, February 05, 2023

emergency shelter intake form at San Francisco Sypmphony

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  The Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics Photo: Kristen Loken, care of San Francisco Symphony Official caption: Edwin Outwater conducts the S...
Monday, January 30, 2023

MTT Here and There

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Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Photo by Lisa Hirsch Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, gav...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Tip of the Day

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I've discovered that you can often find scores of new music on line at the publisher's web site. For example: Jörg Widmann's   V...

San Francisco Opera 2023-24

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War Memorial Opera House at Dusk Photo by Lisa Hirsch SF Opera announced its 2023-24 season the other day; herewith the lineup, with   some ...
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Friday, January 27, 2023

Friday Photo

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American Avocets Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, CA December, 2022