by Barry Lenson | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Joyce DiDonato by Pari Dukovic. Used with permissionWhat can you say about the publicity photo that photographer Pari Dukovic took of Joyce DiDonato? You can say it is iconoclastic, fascinating, engaging, glamorous, and funny. But there is a lot more to it...
by Barry Lenson | Jul 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
So much has been written about the titanic tenor Jon Vickers since he died a few weeks ago. What can I possibly add to everything that has been said about him?I’m not sure that I can add any new insights about this monumental artist, except to offer some personal...
by Barry Lenson | Jun 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
“ If you wish to see truth, then hold no opinions for or against anything. The struggle of what you like and what you dislike is the disease of the mind.” – Hsin Shin Ming, “The Great Way”A few days ago I sat down to write a post about Richard Wagner. I planned...
by Barry Lenson | May 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
I promise that I am not going to write a post today about how wonderful things used to be when I was young and how awful they are today. You wouldn’t want to read that kind of BS and frankly, I’m not interested in writing about it either.What I do want to write...
by Barry Lenson | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
A while ago I really enjoyed Les Intouchables, a charming French sidekick movie about an unlikely friendship that develops between a wealthy quadriplegic man and Dris, his African-born physical therapist. The theme music for the film is “September,” a song by the band...
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