Indeed! So sad. Brain cancer is a bummer - and cannot be treated very well. And she was younger than me. I was born in 1950.

I'm sure it couldn't be worse than The Met's current Carmen, or the current Forza (inexcusable $hitshows, both).
The Don never fails to please. Certainly one of the greatest operas, ever!

Seeing it next week. Not familiar with this new production. But, Don Giovanni is great, no matter what. I'll just close my eyes.

Great album. She did two versions. I've got the one sung in German.

Saw his Moby Dick recently at The Met. It had its moments. I think I just need to hear these new operas more often - give them time to sink in - make their mark, as it were - or, maybe not.

I'm not sure how long wild turkeys live. Or if there is a family of them down there. But there has been a wild turkey (or turkeys) in Battery Park since when I worked down there, 15+ years ago.

Now you need to visit Tobacco Road. 😜

Yes. I've got that Sony box of the Goberman / Vienna Star Op Orch of all his Haydn. They sound very good. The Odyssey LPs sucked.

I've got most of Beecham's stereo recordings for HMV / EMI, either as American Angel LPs, or as EMI CD reissues, including Scheherazade of which you speak, a recording, BTW, which Dave Hurwitz trashed.

Thanks. I'm glad too.

The old Nonesuch LPs are readily available at eBay. some are even still sealed, brand new.

Thanks for that. 🙏

I like Leslie Jones here in the Haydn symphonies, too. Sadly they've gone totally missing. I've been buying the old Nonesuch LPs at eBay.

I'm waiting, too. But I'm not holding my breath.

Didn't know such things existed. Seen a few short videos of dismal quality on YouTube of his rehearsals. Seemed like a nice guy - not one of those annoying tyrants, like Toscanini, Szell, Klemperer.

So very true. People at the bottom still keep believing the propaganda - including a rising tide lifts all boats, tax breaks for the rich will trickle down to the less well off, etc, etc. As George Carlin said, it's called the American dream, because you've got to be asleep to believe it.

Not just Jews. There are lots of 'Muricans, including me, who are looking to get passports in other countries - Canada, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, etc. If you can prove your ancestors were born there, or you've still got living relatives there, you've maybe got a leg up.