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Last Updated: Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 3:58 PM ET A new play by Martin Julien to premiere at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa this March will examine the life of charismatic maestro Leonard Bernstein. The Unanswered Question, with … Continue reading →

Renee Fleming at the Kaplan Penthouse; Norma at Tanglewood in ’08 The big news: Renee will debut Norma in a concert version with James Levine at Tanglewood in 2008. She mentioned that Levine said, “You have to do this role … Continue reading →

The New Car:  Happy to report after three days at Mel’s Auto Beauty (auto parlor!) she is looking UNBELIEVABLY better – the upholstery inside is clean and smells good, new floor mats are lovely.  She shined inside and out– all … Continue reading →

For the Competition – only one from the USA selected – Ryan McKinney, a baritone  Go here for details.

For Hattogate addicts A very long and fascinating article on Musicweb International by pianist and critic Christopher Howell, in case you haven’t already seen it. You’ll need at least 2 cups of coffee for this one. UPDATE: Andrys has made … Continue reading →

Women get equality at last at WimbledonTimes Online; Neil Harman, Tennis Correspondent; and Simon Cambers The All England Club will give men and women equal prize-money at this year’s Wimbledon Championships. It will be the first time in the tournament’s … Continue reading →

Over on Transatlantic Plantsman, Graham is ever-so-helpful to his newbie blog-readers back home in England.  It's Blogging 101, plus some more advanced details I'm still confused about myself.  (Feedburner "Subscribe Here" creates emails to readers of your new posts?  And … Continue reading →

I BOUGHT a car on Friday – for the first time in oh well, since college and that wasnt a few years ago. Of course living in Manhattan and Brooklyn NO CAR unless you have lots of $$$ to throw … Continue reading →

A friend points out this exhibit opening this week… Arturo Toscanini: Homage to the Maestro From February 21, 2007 through May 25, 2007Vincent Astor GalleryThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY … Continue reading →

George Orwell lived long enough to know the Third Programme; he adapted his own Animal Farm for it. Language that is manipulative and deceitful is now for ever Orwellian. He would have undoubtedly recognised some of the ways in which … Continue reading →