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If you haven’t had enough of Wagner today ….

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

On VOX today, at 6 pm – a special repeat  of the Solti Meistersinger with Ben Heppner, Rene Pape, Karita Mattila, & Jose van Dam from 1997 Its spectacular – heartily recommend it – Van Dam’s interpretation of Hans Sach … Continue reading →

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VOX does Robert Shaw tribute Sunday

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

From an email from Robert Davis:
Robert Shaw would have been 90 years old Sunday, and his impact on the world of choral music made him one of the holy pantheon here on VOX
We’ll have an…
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LOHENGRIN – penultimate Met broadcast of season today

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

LohengrinWagner’s religious tale of good and evil, presented live from New York by Margaret Juntwait. King Henry …… René Pape (bass)Lohengrin …… Ben Heppner (tenor)Elsa of Brabant …… Karita Mattila (soprano)Friedrich of Telramund …… Richard Paul Fink (baritone)Ortrud …… Luana … Continue reading →

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More on this summer’s PROMS

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

NEW MUSIC – The world premieres of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 (completed by Anthony Payne), Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s new work for The Queen’s 80th birthday, and a new version of the Blue Peter theme are just … Continue reading →

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WAITING OVER!

Posted on April 28, 2006 by sogalitno

Friday’s mail Do you see what I see? YES it is THE LETTER!!!!   Tears flowed.  Cats ran from the room (they are not sure what’s up when the human emits water).  Exclamations of joy were uttered. Going to Knitting … Continue reading →

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Knitting in the Dark…

Posted on April 28, 2006 by sogalitno

Now you can go Knitting in the Dark instead of dancing… ok, so maybe its a bad pun BUT can you believe these needles?!! Go read the story – its pretty incredible – about how they were created.  Its a … Continue reading →

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BBC Proms Schedule announced.

Posted on April 28, 2006 by sogalitno

BBC Proms 200614th July – 9th September. Full details are announced.BBC – Proms – Homepage.

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waiting….

Posted on April 27, 2006 by sogalitno

ok, i am not by nature a patient person… this is hard. really. hard. i am waiting to hear if i was selected for this – Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp. for years, i thought of going and would get the … Continue reading →

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on VOX* today…

Posted on April 27, 2006 by sogalitno

The wonderful studio recording was Sir Georg’s last of this Wagner masterpiece – and with Van Dam, Heppner and Mattila how can you go wrong? You can’t. (repeats on Saturday at 6 pm). Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg … Continue reading →

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Literary Festival honors my uncle

Posted on April 27, 2006 by sogalitno

My uncle, Andre Dubus Jr. is being honoured this weekend in the first Literary Festival of Newburyport, Mass.  Several of his children are participating including author Andre Dubus III (House of Sand and Fog) Info below.  From Daily News in … Continue reading →

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