MARNIE—BOOK TO MOVIE TO MET
THIS PAST WEEKEND, I enjoyed the Metropolitan Opera’s Met HD production of Nico Muhly’s Marnie. I’m seeing it again tomorrow, November 14, 2018, with Wife Dottie as a Met Encore. … Continue reading
November 13, 2018 · Leave a comment
HOW LUIS BUÑUEL PREPARES ME FOR DONALD TRUMP
LUIS BUÑUEL, Spain-born Mexican filmmaker, was the father of cinematic Surrealism, a genre that attracted me during my Cleveland art-theatre 20s. And just two days ago, Daughter Suz and I … Continue reading
November 20, 2017 · 3 Comments
MANY FLUTES ARE MAGICAL
MOZART’S DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, The Magic Flute, is an opera that has been magical in many ways. When it premiered in 1791, it was a linguistic breakaway that also spilled the … Continue reading
December 4, 2015 · 1 Comment
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