Elaine Cunningham3 days ago3 minOpera notes: "March of the Toreadors"“The essence of tragedy is inevitability.” --Professor Frank Bryant, “Educating Rite” (1983) The opera Carmen is widely regarded as the...
Elaine Cunningham6 days ago3 minOpera notes: "Chorus of the Wedding Guests"The “Chorus of the Wedding Guests” is a wonderful, nuanced musical moment from Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor. Composed in...
Elaine CunninghamApr 172 minHaving fun with operaIf you're over 50 (okay, over 60...) your early experiences with classical music probably included Bugs Bunny. For those who aren't...
Elaine CunninghamFeb 291 minCome chat about books!One of my favorite words is bochord, an Old English word for library, which literally means "book hoard." Since I've always viewed...