Born on this day in 1923 actress and singer Alice Ghostley.
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Born on this day in 1923 actress and singer Alice Ghostley.
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Read that as 'Oropesa' not Opolais and nearly fell out of my chair
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 2 minutes ago
Je vous en prie, but you can tutoyer me.
Today is Stokowski's birthday. Just learned that his daughter Sonya Maria Noel Stokowski, an actress, died on March 19--at the age of 103!
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 11 minutes ago
I am very grateful to you that you have made this exception and will read these with great interest. Je vous remercie.
Then I have something that may be of interest to you. Last year, a friend in NYC asked me to make some recommendations to his brother and the latter's wife, visiting Paris, in her case, for...
Thanks.
Thanks for the tip.
Yes, for the first segment. A six minute walk to the Bastille from my hotel.
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Are you staying on the Bastille side of town?
So happy for this review as I expect to be at the final performance one week from today. Grateful also for the comments on post-performance dining options as this will be my first visit to Paris....
A really enjoyable read, thanks a lot!
The new Liege season: Opolais as Elle, Jessica Pratt in Lucezia Borgia, Patrizia Ciofi in Bartleby.
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 1 hour ago
I love Rebeka. I just saw that she will be giving a New Years Eve Gala in Erl and will be ordering my ticket for that. I will be seeing Chowanschtschina for the first time on Monday in Salzburg....
Bien vu for the principals, thank you.
And if you worked till 6 in Paris, you’d miss the start of Don Carlos.
“none of the principles was French” > “none of the PRINCIPALS WERE French”
She also replaced Swenson as Agrippina at NYCO in 2007 or so. That and the Vespri were sadly my only experiences with her live and I didn't become familiar with her best work until much more...
A favorite Donizetti performance from Peter Russell · 1 hour ago
They’re very proud of those eggs.
Born on this day in 1923 actress and singer Alice Ghostley.
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“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
That means you—and your even more significant other—should you win this pair of seats. Enter now »
“The island is only small / But the fairies inhabiting it / Welcome us all”
That means you—and your even more significant other—should you win this pair of seats. Enter now »
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