Sep 13, 2020
Joyce being Joyce
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On an online concert by the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
Topic: “Opera”
Aug 28, 2020
Week in review
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On Gaetano Donizetti, book theft & bad poetry.
Aug 03, 2020
Viva Latonia
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On the soprano Latonia Moore in recital.
Jul 28, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Melville’s Snug Harbor, Louis Kahn, Calder Opera Guides & more from the world of culture.
Jul 15, 2020
“Traviata” time
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On a Met broadcast from 1981.
Jun 19, 2020
Oldies and goodies
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On Leontyne Price, James Levine, et al. in a Verdi opera.
May 20, 2020
Lockdown listening, volume II
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A couple more options for the classical aficionado.
May 14, 2020
Order, order! Part III
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On how singers enter, exit, bow, etc.
Mar 18, 2020
Seducer, seductress
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On new productions of Don Giovanni and Samson and Delilah at the Washington National Opera.
Mar 03, 2020
A sturdy ship
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On Wagner’s Flying Dutchman at the Metropolitan Opera.