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Clash of the titansThe Bolshoi and the Mariinsky bring their ancient rivalry to London. That’s good news for us, says Hugh Canning“I am not at war, not with the Bolshoi or the Hochhausers.” Valery Gergiev, artistic director of the Mariinsky … Continue reading →

Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center since 2002, says he hopes to use technology to expand the center’s offerings outside its buildings. By ROBIN POGREBINPublished: July 26, 2006 At Lincoln Center, Reynold Levy Is Loosening Things Up – New York … Continue reading →

ARTS / MUSIC   |  July 26, 2006John Mack, Principal Oboist of His Time, Dies at 78By JAMES R. OESTREICH (NYT) John Mack, the principal oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1965 to 2001, reigned as dean of American oboists for several … Continue reading →

ARTS / MUSIC   |  July 25, 2006At Tanglewood, Scintillating Send-Offs for Don Giovanni and MozartBy JAMES R. OESTREICH (NYT) The Tanglewood Festival closed the Mozart’s anniversary year on Saturday with his final symphony and the opera “Don Giovanni.” ARTS   |  July 25, … Continue reading →

Quality of Live Initiative – Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The Quality of Life Initiative is a community investment in culture, history, art and science that will pay off almost immediately – and well into the future. It asks the … Continue reading →

my knitting has been a bit sporadic this summer because i am putting in new garden in my half of the backyard of the house where i live (its a fourplex – two up, two down).  its been a lot … Continue reading →

Welcome… The bird’s habitat – feeder (squirrel proof) and bird bath.   Roses in the bed behind the bird bath with delphiniums and hollyhocks. A view of the garden taken 7–14.  The bed in front of the table/chair is for the … Continue reading →

France’s culture minister, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, has named a woman to run the Comédie-Française for the first time since it was founded in 1680. Next month, the actress and stage director Muriel Mayette, 42, will succeed Marcel Bozonnet, who … Continue reading →

ARTS / MUSIC   |  July 24, 2006The Premiere of ‘The Greater Good’ at Glimmerglass OperaBy BERNARD HOLLAND (NYT) Stephen Hartke brings some deft tone painting to his resetting of 19th-century French storytelling onto the 21st-century opera stage. ARTS / MUSIC   |  July … Continue reading →

[See I am not the only one…] Gardening Hunk Matt JamesGardeners, the earthy aficionados of cheesecake and beefcake that we are, usually have to settle for geeky Roger Swain or hanging-onto-her-looks-for-dear-life Martha Stewart. But take a gander at the star of … Continue reading →