Dear Diary,
Before I left for New York, lots of people asked me where I was planning to eat and shop, what shows I was going to see, which museums—that sort of thing. My answer was simply, I don’t know. This was mainly because I had no idea how much free time I would have, if [...]
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February 3rd marks Felix Mendelssohn’s bicentennial. Yesterday’s NY Times ran an interesting piece speculating on reasons this occasion has not inspired the usual torrent of new CD releases surrounding famous composers’ birthday celebrations; you can read it and see related articles here. Quiet birthday notwithstanding, I have seized upon this milestone to expose my [...]
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New York City Ballet in Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes; Photo, Paul Kolnik. More bloggage when I return from holiday!
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