While only a few people will be interested in our philosophical podcasts, I hope many will give the operatic ones a try. Here, we discuss Continue reading…
Opera
Today, April 5 at 1:30 on your affiliated NPR station; or Continue reading…
Start boning up for next Saturday’s Met broadcast of Tristan Continue reading…
The greatest opera ever! Continue reading…
Tune in to your NPR station at 1:30 today (Saturday 1/19/08).
My point in this endeavor is not to give a full exposition of either Mormonism or Wagner’s Ring cycle, but simply to compare and contrast Mormonism’s Jehove and Wagner’s Wotan for the purpose of reflecting on whether love for the story of Wotan is rational. Continue reading…
This Saturday (Feb 10) the Met broadcast will be Continue reading…
Today’s NY Met matinee broadcast of La Bohème had mixed Continue reading…
For those interested, I have put together a brief Continue reading…
Over the next several months (perhaps years, we’ll see) I plan Continue reading…
The orchestra opens with the strings furiously Continue reading…
In commending opera, we take note of the fact that for most, it will be an acquired taste. Few that are now opera fanatics became so after the first dip of the big toe into the water. Most good things in life are not apprehended immediately. Think of your first cup of coffee, or your first whiskey. Continue reading…
