The season approaches
With only 117 days remaining before the start of the Met’s 2010-2011 season, Olga Borodina has withdrawn from the revival of Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Stepping into the gondola will be Enkelejda Shkosa. Yes, that’s right, the lineup of Hoffmann ladies will be Elena Mosuc, Hibla Gerzmava, and Enkelejda Shkosa — at a $420 top.
What does he mean by “word processor”? A stand-alone machine or software? I don’t see word processing software disappearing anytime soon.
It predated the personal computer. Many moons ago, as a secretary, it’s what I worked on between typewriters and computers.
http://estrip.org/articles/paul/45828.html
Slightly OT, but has anyone noticed that Adams’s Nixon in China has been quietly added to the HD cinecast line up on February 12th of next year?
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_template.aspx?id=11964