A MISSED BLOG MONTH
I RECENTLY SAW TWO GOOD GB SHAW READINGS AT THE PLAYERS' CLUB, THE PHILANDERER AND CANDIDA(THE BETTER OF THE TWO.)
"SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER" AT THE ROUNDABOUT WITH BLYTHE DANNER AND CARLA GUGINO(GORGEOUS!) WAS A GOOD PLAY- TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DONCHA' KNOW.
AT THE MET CAVALLERIA AND PAGLIACCI WHERE LICITRA PLAYED BOTH TENOR ROLES AND WAS EXCELLENT. REMINDS ME OF WHEN I DID THE SAME THING IN IL TRITTRICO, RINUCCIO IN SCHICHI AND LUIGI IN TABARRO.
AT CARNEGIE THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA -SIR ANDREW DAVIS-
BEETHOVEN-CORIOLANUS OVERTURE
GUBAIDULINA- FEAST DURING A PLAGUE (NY PREMIERE)
BRAHMS-VIOLIN CONCERTO-JOSHUA BELL
STRAUSS-TILL EULENSPIEGELS LUSTIGE STREICHE
THEN NEXT AT CARNEGIE:
BACH'S ST MATTHEW PASSION - ORCHESTRA OPF ST LUKE'S, HELMUTH RILLING,
CONDUCTOR
AT THE PHILHARMONIC:- DAVID ROBERTSON, CONDUCTOR:
DEBUSSY - LE MARTYRE DE SAINTE SEBASTIEN
KAIJA SAARIAHO - ADRIANA SONGS FOR MEZZO & ORCHESTRA (PATRICIA BARDON)
SIBELIUS- NIGHT RIDE AND SUNRISE
DEBUSSY - LE MER
THEN AT THE PHILHARMONIC: CARLO MUTI(THE GREATEST!)
MARTUCCI- PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR
VERDI-BALLET MUSIC FRFOM MACBETH
RESPIGHI - FESTE ROMANE
(AS EXPECTED TRIUMPHANT, GORGEOUS
I KNOW I LEFT SOME ACTIVITIES OUT. BUT IT SERVES ME RIGHT FOR
PROCRASTIN ATION