This famous painting by Edward Hopper pretty much depicts for me Jackson Street, when I [...]
Last week was Shirley Verrett’s birthday, and many people here have shared a personal homage [...]
My singer friend Michele Angelini extolls the endless virtues of moka pot espresso coffee, his [...]
Artiste inoubliable, que j’ai entendu au Met en Leporello, dans un ‘Don Giovanni’ entouré des [...]
Suddenly the work lights at the Metropolitan Opera came up and lunch break was announced. [...]
Jacques and I were at the Musée d’Orsay two days ago, and as I was [...]
At the age of 87, he left us Thursday. He was always warm and charming, [...]
Hommage à Rudolf Noureyev : le reprise du ballet ‘Raymonda’ à l’Opéra de Paris Comment [...]
Generosity comes to life. Again. It’s always amazing to me how inanimate objects are capable [...]
While I could talk today about my grandfather William Zillman, and how he led heavy [...]
This is a far departure from the blaring bass roles of Mozart, Rossini, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns [...]
Lorsqu’il était encore Maire de Paris, j’ai été reçu à l’Hôtel de Ville. Il m’a [...]
“Life so free, so strong, so glowing, it almost intoxicates” The joy of re-reading Bernhard [...]
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 [...]
Sharing two minutes and fifteen seconds of the delightfully surprising Dmitri Chostakovitch, a discovery for [...]
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 [...]
Une tradition bien sympathique : l’œuf de Pâques ! Merci, Véro ! “Behold, I tell [...]
Another Facebook random act of kindness. It had been in the mail for a week. [...]
More Battistini. It was a joy to share the photos of the book launch for [...]
RIP Carol Channing, “Just lucky I guess” Over the years, ‘Just lucky I guess’ has [...]
Happy Birthday, Joan Sutherland (But wait, every day is a celebration thanks to you !) [...]
« J’ai toujours compté sur la gentillesse des étrangers. »* Que des inconnus puissent devenir [...]
Lorna Cooke deVaron, Jan. 17, 1921- Oct. 6, 2018 The New England Conservatory of Music [...]
It’s a pleasure to share this divine interpretation, provided to me by longtime friend and [...]
Just heard this sad news. Only yesterday, without being aware he had died, I thought [...]
Arrivé dans ce beau pays en 1978, je cherchais vite mes repères, à la mesure [...]
Once passed the towering double doors carved from oak dating from 1833, turning to the [...]
After imposing my cadenza at the end of the Bellini aria, I asked his opinion. [...]
