The Metropolitan Opera in Your Homes—Week 5
We begin Week 5 of the Met’s Nightly Opera Stream with a water nymph’s tragic tale and end with a noble woman’s philosophical and [...]
Sections
Films That Became Musicals
When not available to stream, most of the musicals are available to see at Lincoln Center’s Performing Arts Library…after the smoke [...]
International Sensibilities- Foreign Films II
Italian – Ginger and Fred 1986 Directed by Frederico Fellini. With Marcello Mastroianni and Guiletta Masina. A tender film about [...]
Let’s Get Loud, Soft, and Sublime: an Opera Primer – Part III: Men’s Voices
“I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.” (Luciano Pavarotti) THE TENOR Some tenors will be first to declare that they, not the sopranos, are [...]
Will Social Distancing Become a Permanent Way of Life?
Even before the coronavirus changed the way we live, I was practicing social distancing. Not observing the strict rules we are following [...]
Classic French Films
La Ronde 1950 Directed by Max Ophluls, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s play. Cast with many of the best French actors of the era including, [...]
Sun Hats- For Park Walks
Most of you are at least going walking if not to shop for supplies. Spring is here, the weather’s warmer, everything’s in bloom. Here [...]
Let’s Get Loud, Soft, and Sublime: an Opera Primer – Part II: Women’s Voices
“In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and conviction every [...]
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