Bronze bust portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Vincenzo Gemito (1851-1929), seen just today at the [...]
Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’ last night. What a cast! Wasn’t it Rossini who said that the [...]
Wonderful and numerous representations from the outpouring of Greco’s unique creativity, tracing his greatest [...]
Coriolanus: “There is a world elsewhere” (Coriolanus, Act III, Scene 3, by William Shakespeare) [...]
A pleasant surprise, like finding old friends. Changed, but somehow, the same. The most-visited room [...]
Need a laugh? I love this! via GIPHY [...]
The time has come to leave my homeland community of wonderful and supportive friends, and [...]
Summoned to make an urgent flight After endless hours crossing the sea The stillness of [...]
I guess the story began in late May. I was driving around the last bend [...]
Lorsqu’il était encore Maire de Paris, j’ai été reçu à l’Hôtel de Ville. Il m’a [...]
Some of my favorites from the remarkable exhibit which just opened at the Musée Luxembourg. [...]
This little cup captures somehow and holds within it for me the warm colors and [...]
Not about the month, but rather A state of mind that comes with living When [...]
Glorious weather to be grateful for. My cousin asked me the best time to visit [...]
Up and down, up and down, the sorting and repacking and hauling away has finally [...]
“Life so free, so strong, so glowing, it almost intoxicates” The joy of re-reading Bernhard [...]
An afternoon walk in the park. Late summer colors, endless shadows. (photo credit for my [...]
Mort à Paris le 30 août 1996… Je l’avais rencontré lors de ma deuxième [...]
So very sad to realize that this beautiful land bursting with adorable, talented people and [...]
For Summer Nirvana, here are my Basic Instructions: Select perfect, tree-ripened fruit Slice Eat Repeat [...]
“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon [...]
My Aunt Eve. More summer tales: My first Coca-Cola. In the fifties, my salad-and-vegetable-conscious Mother [...]
My Father. Summer tales: “A cool glass of water” Back behind our house, at the [...]
Sharing two minutes and fifteen seconds of the delightfully surprising Dmitri Chostakovitch, a discovery for [...]
“Leise flehen meine Lieder durch die Nacht zu dir” A moment ago I was starting [...]
That morning, just yesterday, and thanks to a Facebook friend in Marseille, I came upon [...]
Donc, cela fait exactement un an que j’ai écrit mon grand hymne à la France, [...]
(Dec 25, 1924 – July 15, 2013), Pianist, composer, accompanist and friend. It must have [...]
Feeling joy last night seeing ‘L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange’ “Our Hotel is recommended for married couples, [...]
Around 9:45, still before sunset, I was on the Quai d’Orléans behind Notre-Dame while leaving [...]
