tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134676102024-03-14T05:05:11.904-04:00 Mary: Voilà! C'est moi!Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-61626488911362477102024-01-11T10:18:00.038-05:002024-01-15T12:10:56.284-05:00<p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MFA Exhibition:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fashioned by Sargent</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Fashioned by Sargent” explores the artist’s complex relationship with
his often-affluent clients and their clothes. The exhibition reveals
Sargent’s power over his sitters’ images by considering the liberties he
took with sartorial choices to express distinctive personalities,
social positions, professions, gender identities, and nationalities.</span><span face="MFAGarnett, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"> About 50 paintings by Sargent, over a dozen period garments and accessories shed new light on the relationship between fashion and this beloved artist’s creative practice.</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMf54Itc219MY-rdbzDgxzMY0fz9OuNZ2kMLLi66j6gL4ewxAJsksXkJ2cH-l7RWG5mXdNsIAS30FgG9stwAgzpfkRvO7-1jl7B1LoAxW8NX75ICP6x8his-3QisyjFPldg4ZBrbbM0PWdrskS03aKjtTDj1Q9m5VcITB4i4ZhsFkDBiRwEqGP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMf54Itc219MY-rdbzDgxzMY0fz9OuNZ2kMLLi66j6gL4ewxAJsksXkJ2cH-l7RWG5mXdNsIAS30FgG9stwAgzpfkRvO7-1jl7B1LoAxW8NX75ICP6x8his-3QisyjFPldg4ZBrbbM0PWdrskS03aKjtTDj1Q9m5VcITB4i4ZhsFkDBiRwEqGP=w325-h640" width="325" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: MFAGarnett, sans-serif;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: MFAGarnett, sans-serif;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;">Winter Escape February 27-March 4, 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Residence Inn Marriott</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pompano Beach Ocean Front</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ibTl01lH8WKHGKTEb3w4DumOCX6hoXp5WGwclgjwihh7aj9B8DJggmf2XNto1R5DA7KT62_2pVNfe3MiL2btwLjthT4augYb2cFn0fquGH3Hgdw4682rALcNriWrb2InQXfSAAojvc7qZPQvrXJD1NOAO-hUykI1QWrKqRaCd2i_doUJbA/s4032/Ken-Pompano%20Beach.3.2922.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ibTl01lH8WKHGKTEb3w4DumOCX6hoXp5WGwclgjwihh7aj9B8DJggmf2XNto1R5DA7KT62_2pVNfe3MiL2btwLjthT4augYb2cFn0fquGH3Hgdw4682rALcNriWrb2InQXfSAAojvc7qZPQvrXJD1NOAO-hUykI1QWrKqRaCd2i_doUJbA/w400-h300/Ken-Pompano%20Beach.3.2922.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO21tRd73tQc-FkG7CdHOYtMgPH5-AIzuyKdy9vDr4JM0HyS69EYnM2Hkm9emNvuntF4CAOhWO1-16x-IZdhcCQ6Qpa-5_5QrpDV1tJjHNTtPywqVrLj1YzOOp5fm4f8lGejAnF5ysqYLkbyXoNJtHUvsr1w6wqSGjbmIzvTQqD7iBGQeqw/s2679/Ken-Pompano%20Beach%20Fish%20Pier.3.2.2022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2632" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO21tRd73tQc-FkG7CdHOYtMgPH5-AIzuyKdy9vDr4JM0HyS69EYnM2Hkm9emNvuntF4CAOhWO1-16x-IZdhcCQ6Qpa-5_5QrpDV1tJjHNTtPywqVrLj1YzOOp5fm4f8lGejAnF5ysqYLkbyXoNJtHUvsr1w6wqSGjbmIzvTQqD7iBGQeqw/w393-h400/Ken-Pompano%20Beach%20Fish%20Pier.3.2.2022.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnldPBgEmtN_WSPYuCjUEsrnRLOOrfOEJgsQT7X_Br3Kp4cIaUp7ah5b82X7cO_x2voQyL-SGq4spKqIMKgLryF24bwulfGfJLlaH4Whxy2Ntc2wGw6MXSl968tbu1r43eDgibAhXLZbFd0_Ijo1I8npPe7XkV5vKdGKpJk4Kmb-bUh7i9fQ/s2879/Ken-Pompano%20Beach.3.2022.b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="2879" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnldPBgEmtN_WSPYuCjUEsrnRLOOrfOEJgsQT7X_Br3Kp4cIaUp7ah5b82X7cO_x2voQyL-SGq4spKqIMKgLryF24bwulfGfJLlaH4Whxy2Ntc2wGw6MXSl968tbu1r43eDgibAhXLZbFd0_Ijo1I8npPe7XkV5vKdGKpJk4Kmb-bUh7i9fQ/w400-h300/Ken-Pompano%20Beach.3.2022.b.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Spectacular view from this ocean-front property with its own beach or if you preferred beautiful grounds and pool</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We ate very well:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> And Kitchen & Bar at the nearby Marriott</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Seaside Grille </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Oceanic located at the pier</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Sushi By Bou attached to our hotel with outdoor dining</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">One day Ken used Uber and went to Fort Lauderdale for the day and enjoyed the leisurely ride and scenery on the Intracoastal Ferry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMxZZMIxSe4hGWufdi77_y_1bFwQFeox8961zSaP5uZFitadsEMMhSpkA6lztIg2pcLPux1A9ypKd5ocfTGRQKdTiKkRkHPyhwBYZc6XVl8BFgDRey7kxJxQlQefELTST7Kc-dHXQUFXuzerUkbSQARe1ViWf9U08o3WkvD3ka5W5mDcJzA/s3088/Ken-Pompano%20Beach.3.2022.Intracoastal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>Back-to-Back </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>August 29-September 5, 2021</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>September 5-September 12, 2021</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7w-CC_tSg_a9FJpKeX7O16WgOREo7EjrZkKJ5ia1SiHeySda_TEnO7PyEFW6ZLjNBsByvvrTs47Nie4aEIyEMkJDtLYOuy47cFWBSv8dV_9qS64zusZtkst2gdSk5DhN0sMQx/s1024/Mary.Bermuda.9.2021.Crystal+Symphony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7w-CC_tSg_a9FJpKeX7O16WgOREo7EjrZkKJ5ia1SiHeySda_TEnO7PyEFW6ZLjNBsByvvrTs47Nie4aEIyEMkJDtLYOuy47cFWBSv8dV_9qS64zusZtkst2gdSk5DhN0sMQx/w400-h300/Mary.Bermuda.9.2021.Crystal+Symphony.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crystal Symphony docked in Boston</b></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1024" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY4fCYWCakvPiVVqCT4HfTMYqQ4cwe0CGSgXL_RxYH8b2-nL3zlu9Xd8oo74aH8_z_AD_4_kEjps1xHRKzq4KKxaLwhQ_wK_nKM3YIRvRR-FAblUx7KE0ZsAg2EfbKYj6PKFW/w400-h163/Mary.Bermuda.Crystal+Symphony.9.2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Crystal Symphony in Bermuda</b><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div></div>Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-79436096207702587252020-03-08T16:47:00.030-04:002023-01-19T11:23:44.470-05:00Paris-January and February 2020<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><font face="verdana" size="6">Paris--January and February 2020<br /></font></b></div><div><b><font face="verdana" size="6"><br /></font></b></div><div><b><font face="verdana" size="4">Four Seasons George V</font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></font></b></div><div><b><font face="verdana" size="4">There is music every afternoon starting at 15:00 continuing on into the evening. On the weekends there is a trio. As I entered today, the pianist was playing <i>Meditation </i>from Massenet's opera Thaïs, one of my favorite compositions. However, I am accustomed to hearing it as a violin solo as it is in the opera.</font></b></div><div><font face="verdana" size="4"><b></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7bQwQH7bLvSvs5GafAXq1T87eOMH2x320nSdPZT-S-BXkFFG0rEBk1djJu8TmCF1qe9uqFB4G7q5YdvEdi9nzOJizUHxmeElbmVowTeAIgzlg9JuRq8DiDgbzVgGywAfKmOJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7bQwQH7bLvSvs5GafAXq1T87eOMH2x320nSdPZT-S-BXkFFG0rEBk1djJu8TmCF1qe9uqFB4G7q5YdvEdi9nzOJizUHxmeElbmVowTeAIgzlg9JuRq8DiDgbzVgGywAfKmOJ/s320/jvmlo844.bmp" width="320" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lobby flowers everywhere</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEqVMJ2T_e9ZRbfjddNdA-vmMBZGDfsbBD_62B54Otpy6yoeZ_igwC6D6_pl28ko5pRYAhPHZs4JK-N9D9yq0gyCEVr4qW20Axr0xzxAsjmPcre-UR0gN21mjgxYN2c6TQuNV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1021" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEqVMJ2T_e9ZRbfjddNdA-vmMBZGDfsbBD_62B54Otpy6yoeZ_igwC6D6_pl28ko5pRYAhPHZs4JK-N9D9yq0gyCEVr4qW20Axr0xzxAsjmPcre-UR0gN21mjgxYN2c6TQuNV/s320/Paris-February2020-Lobby-George+V.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8HASAxWxsekeArnT6t_kZnUnRwRGL4ZlGONlnmtgu1fe95GRSU_eF_hdEo7ocY4O80rjpz13JAykB2K6NJXwa_YU7awxibfBFOKR_gw-9tUW5ejkg0o09bKSw4HrG8aTHPlR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1049" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8HASAxWxsekeArnT6t_kZnUnRwRGL4ZlGONlnmtgu1fe95GRSU_eF_hdEo7ocY4O80rjpz13JAykB2K6NJXwa_YU7awxibfBFOKR_gw-9tUW5ejkg0o09bKSw4HrG8aTHPlR/s320/Paris-February2020-Lobby.George+V.AA.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Philharmonie de Paris--Riccardo Muti, conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program of Wagner, Hindemith and Dvorák's glorious <i>Symphonie No. 9</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b></b><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpdF7jE7BYKL-gF24BIPfcYkYYiwc4Jk85GUqRQ25yMMlP3Ao6etoffrJTP8GDhnUkXjz1KS-v9mHYrfdXBUu6gLLbAvs2bNI6kLw0Rjg4ujAnhyfIPCG-X9sCBKQ9SfnrTT_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpdF7jE7BYKL-gF24BIPfcYkYYiwc4Jk85GUqRQ25yMMlP3Ao6etoffrJTP8GDhnUkXjz1KS-v9mHYrfdXBUu6gLLbAvs2bNI6kLw0Rjg4ujAnhyfIPCG-X9sCBKQ9SfnrTT_/s320/e8u37k1x.bmp" width="320" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Again at the Philharmonie de Paris--Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor, Nicholas Angelich, piano, in an all Beethoven program. The audience was wildly enthusiastic especially for <i>Concerto pour Piano No. 4</i>. The weekend is a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E_85e5X5kmylYLCzJemjgxaf9kyYOZ_MLYSfkUz_hZAwXe9pjxhXp1Kka4btGKiPpQe1LdukEjd7AU93uDfNT4IDD9oxieyIEmqoNt629_W1zvE0f8OGj_P4k6dN4HnezM0k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5E_85e5X5kmylYLCzJemjgxaf9kyYOZ_MLYSfkUz_hZAwXe9pjxhXp1Kka4btGKiPpQe1LdukEjd7AU93uDfNT4IDD9oxieyIEmqoNt629_W1zvE0f8OGj_P4k6dN4HnezM0k/s320/7kes39ok.bmp" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Philharmonie de Paris--Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor, Nicholas Angelich, piano, in magnificent renditions of <i>Beethoven's Symphony No. 5</i>, <i>Mass in C Major</i>, <i>Fantaisie pour Piano Op.77</i>,<i> Fantaisie chorale pour piano, choeur </i> (60 members plus 6 soloists), <i>et orchestre</i>. I was ecstatic as was the entire audience!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The outside of the contemporary, futuristic Philharmonie de Paris<br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf04QGwW8qb6pDllke8dCHYPCbIByAFS2sXLrfH9kiMNM1421GXf-ZnWuLj08dr7ODsAwVbAFb9m5Ld91B3LDJQLjC0vgRwLGb70RjS3TUnYeJDEJgaTiewqRtN-ci293EnLO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf04QGwW8qb6pDllke8dCHYPCbIByAFS2sXLrfH9kiMNM1421GXf-ZnWuLj08dr7ODsAwVbAFb9m5Ld91B3LDJQLjC0vgRwLGb70RjS3TUnYeJDEJgaTiewqRtN-ci293EnLO/s320/opekge32.bmp" width="320" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Pièce de résistance! JONAS KAUFMANN, tenor, PKF (Prague Philharmonia), Jochen Rieder, conductor, Rachel Willis-Sorensen, <i>guest soprano, in a program entitled My Vienna, arias and Viennese melodies</i>--at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. This is a memory I will always treasure!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJMII-xYZtrOAeaSasufCUr1Wvkex_tXAHWA7fJY9DCjPzTQHo_WgMXCDgAlUelzFz8QhqiitfNclCF5MIkKZAn93wJuvegdcXVmN_ix2jQKsgiUFDo0z_oqZL796I68ppeJj/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJMII-xYZtrOAeaSasufCUr1Wvkex_tXAHWA7fJY9DCjPzTQHo_WgMXCDgAlUelzFz8QhqiitfNclCF5MIkKZAn93wJuvegdcXVmN_ix2jQKsgiUFDo0z_oqZL796I68ppeJj/s320/nm37idua.bmp" width="320" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Jonas Kaufmann at the Théâtre de-Champs-Elysées</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Jonas Kaufmann sings <i>Dein ist mein ganzes Herz</i>.</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ur7F9qol1CA" width="320" youtube-src-id="ur7F9qol1CA"></iframe></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Voilà! C'est moi! A ride around Paris in a vintage French Citroën--Between the strikes and the protests the traffic was horrendous! But it would not be Paris if the French did not have their beloved "manifestations"!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xgEbFOngiFuxAP6lVHnnpH9tLunA8oR5Xt_fuGR-DlJAaEUD8V_8Rby03fZ86Fy4R-SpOxq91JMee5M9D3mHNywdXlHKV7T4KygeFuXDhy44TulVvDm3r1IH8aDp3pSgbD0T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xgEbFOngiFuxAP6lVHnnpH9tLunA8oR5Xt_fuGR-DlJAaEUD8V_8Rby03fZ86Fy4R-SpOxq91JMee5M9D3mHNywdXlHKV7T4KygeFuXDhy44TulVvDm3r1IH8aDp3pSgbD0T/s320/dihw0f2t.bmp" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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voici! at the Philharmonie de Paris again! The catalyst for this visit
was to attend a performance of KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI (Georgia), dramatic,
provocative, exuberant, highly accomplished pianist. Ms Buniatishvili
did not disappoint!</font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><br /></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4">NHK Symphony Orchestra (Japan)</font></b></div><div><b><font size="4">Paavo Järvi (Estonia) conductor</font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><br /></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4">Beethoven <i>Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestraa</i></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><i><br /></i></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"> Intermission</font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><br /></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4">Bruckner <i>Symphony No. 7</i></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><i><br /></i></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><i><br /></i></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeuVubyFy9eM8jB-1bhdzBW0rJ7wo2hda_F6dsnCyYF9kgjlv2G3m5ZA3izjpJpoikWXeKfHTf8yHKdRYDWkNvLQAIVf1HnYXw6lOVoTCQhBLeu8aMxlzw8-nljwkuSIdLAqy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="816" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeuVubyFy9eM8jB-1bhdzBW0rJ7wo2hda_F6dsnCyYF9kgjlv2G3m5ZA3izjpJpoikWXeKfHTf8yHKdRYDWkNvLQAIVf1HnYXw6lOVoTCQhBLeu8aMxlzw8-nljwkuSIdLAqy/s320/w8lvj3fo.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Khatia Buniastishvili and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tSvq_GnGfTI" width="320" youtube-src-id="tSvq_GnGfTI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I
am quite sure Anna Wintour was in the dining room for lunch at Le
Jardin de L'Espadon (Ritz Hotel)! Her "look" and mannerisms are so
distinctive that you cannot miss her! O-la-la! Even her
speech/accent/voice are distinctive/studied! It is after all Paris
Fashion Week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Théâtre des Champs-Élysées</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andris Nelsons (Latvia, currently director of the BSO) conductor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beethoven <i>Symphony No. 4</i> in B flat, op.60</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Intermission</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beethoven <i>Symphony No. 5</i> in C minor, op. 67</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beethoven's Fifth thunders into life with four notes that absolutely everyone can recognize!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I remember when the Vienna Philharmonic was ALL male! It is still a predominately male orchestra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj90gzqhXsgha-RB9kyBQjrDaujtCwBfc4AeWZYHszc4-sfgy4S2d9POWgOs60rflUwwiwrIRM9Mj8Jqhsrh0JYQ7dY_dcM7nKWgUhsYzFDPNXkxyR9XRQO2nNOhGZ_zVeOQK/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="843" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj90gzqhXsgha-RB9kyBQjrDaujtCwBfc4AeWZYHszc4-sfgy4S2d9POWgOs60rflUwwiwrIRM9Mj8Jqhsrh0JYQ7dY_dcM7nKWgUhsYzFDPNXkxyR9XRQO2nNOhGZ_zVeOQK/s320/qmvuxrdx.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TVacqTdSUMp2rpyW8gU1IZmVBgWsCsjQrfTpq91A4WeLkVoJoQJVLKW0nvNtvRsq2x6Kl0T0kZdCwxrYTlHNlWOvSSRmNb8c3EAAYBnlImGEfVD97tNLUJ9x8QzsMG65u6mu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TVacqTdSUMp2rpyW8gU1IZmVBgWsCsjQrfTpq91A4WeLkVoJoQJVLKW0nvNtvRsq2x6Kl0T0kZdCwxrYTlHNlWOvSSRmNb8c3EAAYBnlImGEfVD97tNLUJ9x8QzsMG65u6mu/s320/Paris-February2020-Andres+Nelsons-Vienna+Philharmonic.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andris Nelsons in lobby signing autographs after the performance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch
at Sur Mesure at the Mandarin Oriental....This is an exquisite
experience in every way: all white decor, unusual, creative, absolutely
delicious cuisine, lots of delightful extras, attentive service, but not
intrusive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The indoor garden/lounge with birds chirping adjacent to Sur Mesure is enchanting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YR6DTebI4U_AfGScPugm0vIbhRLsM-k0nHPr49RpKI64FE7tAuK1qltdLtE8fCvGi9uWKSzy1VmByWg00E6fiQduG7vbrz4ynEyvi_H0bnGWIB8MLOmsJ2BkD35GmN7Jusak/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YR6DTebI4U_AfGScPugm0vIbhRLsM-k0nHPr49RpKI64FE7tAuK1qltdLtE8fCvGi9uWKSzy1VmByWg00E6fiQduG7vbrz4ynEyvi_H0bnGWIB8MLOmsJ2BkD35GmN7Jusak/s320/c0yog187.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch
at L'Oiseau Blanc at the Peninsula Hotel--This was a pleasant
experience. They tout a roof-top view, but at lunch time the view is
only other roof-tops and the Tour Eiffel in the distance. At night I
would assume that the view of the Tour Eiffel with its sparkling lights
would be spectacular, but that is available from many other less
expensive venues or from one of the many bridges that span the Seine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch at L'Avenue on the corner of avenue Montaigne at No. 41--This is a restaurant where one goes to see and be seen. It has a regular clientele of fashion designers, stylish Parisians and trendy visitors. The food is surprisingly good but expensive but still affordable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTSHFKX7iOMxmmT4ImxoJaEspV4JpYkojKeuax5GsUFrRodCOQqdZYcWAIn3W52VyahimKtMaQ52ZjP7UhLNrwCsXhNYDfWV-TrzRujNmrrIWjqegK4VV0NvyWGOvVo3Vywwd/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="678" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTSHFKX7iOMxmmT4ImxoJaEspV4JpYkojKeuax5GsUFrRodCOQqdZYcWAIn3W52VyahimKtMaQ52ZjP7UhLNrwCsXhNYDfWV-TrzRujNmrrIWjqegK4VV0NvyWGOvVo3Vywwd/s320/Paris-February+2020-LAvenue.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mon Dieu! C'est incroyable! At 4:30 PM I received an email stating that the opening night 7:30 PM performance of Massenet's <i>Manon</i>
at the Opéra Bastille was cancelled because of a national and
interprofessional strike! Then the next day, Sunday, March 1st, at
11:00 AM I received another email that the 2:30 PM all-Balanchine ballet
performance at the Opéra Bastille was cancelled due to "industrial
action by certain members of the Opera's staff in connection with the
pension reform project." Apparently, employees have the right to declare
industrial action right up until the scheduled performance time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These
cancellations had nothing to do with the impending Covid-19 pandemic.
Little did we realize that the virus had been circulating and within 2
weeks everything, absolutely everything (except essential services)
would be in lockdown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed easy-listening jazz in the Galerie at the George V. On this evening they played <i>Que Rest-t-il de Nos Amours</i>, a beautiful ballad by Charles Trenet. Indeed, they played it twice for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiZkPBFhpxmG4-3MZL6LcEo2tnj4LCIAQtbABK4zcCEz0gkBv8rUkO-8pO-68e1tpf5VC2nvCfd-s6qI96VIVIzO_UusPs0h1ADTna5q3H9CaDn7FErznwkpLpKXgIdXsN4AV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiZkPBFhpxmG4-3MZL6LcEo2tnj4LCIAQtbABK4zcCEz0gkBv8rUkO-8pO-68e1tpf5VC2nvCfd-s6qI96VIVIzO_UusPs0h1ADTna5q3H9CaDn7FErznwkpLpKXgIdXsN4AV/s320/gan4g2li.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charles Trenet sings<i> Que Rest-t-il de Nos Amours</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i></i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T_uvgm2_hRk" width="320" youtube-src-id="T_uvgm2_hRk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fondation
Louis Vuitton, designed by architect Frank Gehry, started in 2006 and
opened in 2014, is a museum and cultural center. Its auditorium
offers exceptional acoustics and innovative equipment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZBr2psVnAAiJAaxMc5hDsCIgq57-oBr_fWibKUC4-Q9GpbqWwcGf-Cq2eCESM1XQGLLL-OdaSnvEAj8cupC0ultm0r59BOghDBhl7MPMsGgzEyXygS2WOKmjBBZWgpoiI49O/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZBr2psVnAAiJAaxMc5hDsCIgq57-oBr_fWibKUC4-Q9GpbqWwcGf-Cq2eCESM1XQGLLL-OdaSnvEAj8cupC0ultm0r59BOghDBhl7MPMsGgzEyXygS2WOKmjBBZWgpoiI49O/s320/mropz42a.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I flew home business class. Perhaps this saved me from the extremely infectious Covid-19 virus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://artsfuse.org/115265/fuse-concert-review-boston-symphony-orchestraandris-nelsons-a-substantial-inaugural-outing/"><span style="color: red;">Classical Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons - A Substantial Inaugural Outing - The Arts Fuse</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://artsfuse.org/115265/fuse-concert-review-boston-symphony-orchestraandris-nelsons-a-substantial-inaugural-outing/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Click here:</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jonas Kaufmann and Kristin Opolais with Boston Symphony and Andris Nelsons, conductor</div></font></b></div></div></div></font></div>
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Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-2765861306003095582019-11-04T12:58:00.003-05:002022-03-21T09:42:17.995-04:00Caldera to New Orleans-Oct. 11-Oct. 25, 2019<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Caldera, to New Orleans--October 8 to October 27, 2019</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Crystal Symphony</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Because there is no direct non-stop flight from Boston to San José, Costa Rica, I flew Jet Blue to Fort Lauderdale on October 8 and stayed overnight. The next day I took a late morning flight to San José, and I arrived early afternoon refreshed.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I stayed 2 nights in Heredia, suburb of San José, at the Hacienda Belen, a Marriott property. It is a beautiful hotel with a stunning long driveway, entrance and grounds. On the 2nd day through the hotel I booked a private tour to all the surrounding areas--from the huts/shacks of San José to the beauty of Alajuela, Escazú, Belen, Santa Ana, Heredia. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My private transfer of about 90 minutes from the hotel to the port of Caldera, a rather undistinguished or even ugly port, was through beautiful countryside.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Our cruise was along the west coast of Costa Rica with ports of call in Quepos, Golfito, Panama City, through the Panama Canal (my 3rd or 4th time), Catagena (Columbia), Puerto Limón on the east coast of Costa Rica, cruising the Caribbean, Cozumel (Mexico), finally docking in New Orleans on October 25th. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I stayed for 2 nights at the Windsor Court, an exquisite hotel with impeccable amenities and service. I loved New Orleans: music everywhere, the cuisine, the culture (I was addressed as Miss Mary). And, of course, no trip to New Orleans is complete without a visit to the famous Café du Monde and sampling their beignets and coffee! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">View from my room at the Heredia Hacienda Belen Hotel </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Formal night on board Crystal Symphony</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Curtis Collins and Beverly Durand performed an Argentine Tango that would rival any professional performance that I attended in Buenos Aires.</b></span><br />
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<br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-32523078735829828112019-07-14T19:38:00.000-04:002019-08-28T11:44:25.889-04:00MFA-Toulouse-Lautrec Exhibition-2019<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Museum of Fine Arts-Boston-April 7-August 4, 2019</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "georgia" , "times" , serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 29px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The exhibition explores the celebrity culture of Lautrec’s time and the artist’s fascination with its stars, both the roles that they played and their personal lives. With expressive lines and brazen colors, the artist captured the spectacle of the fin de siècle in evocative posters, prints, and paintings. “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris” is organized in partnership with the Boston Public Library</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">There were around 70-plus paintings, sculptures,
photographs, artifacts by Lautrec contemporaries (e.g., Degas, Picasso,
Mary Cassatt, etc.) alongside 100-plus Lautrec works to compare how
artists portrayed turn-of-the-century Paris.</span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MFA--Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris: </span><a href="https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/toulouse-lautrec-and-the-stars-of-paris">Click</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Boston Magazine: </b></span><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2019/04/11/toulouse-lautrec-mfa/">Click</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Widewalls:</span></b> <a href="https://www.widewalls.ch/toulouse-lautrec-stars-paris-mfa-boston/">Click</a><br />
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<u><span style="color: #000120;"></span></u><br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-38520385662060507912019-07-04T16:03:00.000-04:002019-07-04T16:06:47.652-04:00Encore Boston Harbor<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Encore Boston Harbor--June 30, 2019</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">For someone who was never curious enough to visit Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun or even Las Vegas, there I was at Encore the first week it opened! I found it glitzy, opulent, gaudy, tacky, yet exciting. The casino and resort opened on June 23, 2019, at a cost pf $2.5 billion on 33 acres. This is a resort with a casino, hotel, harbor walk, restaurants, spa, retail outlets, meeting and convention space. Public amenities of the year-round harbor walk include a picnic park, paths for bikers and pedestrians, viewing decks, waterfront dining and retail, a performance lawn, floral displays and boat decks.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I flew non-stop Boston to Tokyo, business class-13 1/2 hours </b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">on Japan Airlines. The flight was uneventful, no turbulence, the food delicious, the attendants attentive. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Mt. Fuji</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Roberto Borgatti-Guest Entertainer -Opera favorites</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Symphony Hall Boston-April 22, 2019</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There are superstar duos and then there are the megastar duos like the team of violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Evgeny Kissin. In a rare joint appearance, these legendary virtuosi demonstrate their tremendous musicianship in an evening of unforgettable music-making.<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "whitney" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.02rem; line-height: 1.89; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b> </b> </span></span></span></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beethoven <i> Sonata No.9 in A Major</i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "whitney" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two encores:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #001000; font-family: "whitney" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Tchaikovsky Lensky's aria from <i>Eugene Onegin</i></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: "whitney" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.02rem; line-height: 1.89; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"> Manuel de Falla <i>Spanish Dance</i></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Susan Miron's review for</b></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> the arts fuse:</b></span> </i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://artsfuse.org/183649/concert-music-review-violinist-itzhak-perlman-and-pianist-evgeny-kissin-an-odd-dream-team/">Click here</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mary, Evgeny Kissen, Eleanor Pao at post-performance Circle Reception and Dinner</b></span>Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-49572319619369458702019-04-04T11:32:00.000-04:002019-04-06T10:07:35.271-04:00Met Opera in HD-Die Walküre<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Metropolitan Opera in HD</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Die Walküre by Richard Wagner</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Die Walküre is one of the 4 operas in Wagner's masterpiece Ring Cycle. This was an exquisite performance: the orchestral score, the drama, the suspense, the magnificent cast...5 hours of beautiful music.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Conductor Philippe Jordan</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brünnhilde Christine Goerke</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sieglinde Eva-Maria Westbrock</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Frika Jamie Barton</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Siegmund Stuart Skelton</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wotan Greer Grimsley</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hunding Günther Groissböck</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Deborah Voigt was the Live in HD Hostess</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">David Salazar writes for the Opera Wire: <a href="https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-die-walkure/">Click here</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim writes for the NY Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/arts/music/met-opera-die-walkure-review.html">Click </a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In sharp contrast James Jordan writes for the Observer: <a href="https://observer.com/2019/03/die-walkure-only-eva-maria-westbroek-sparkled-met-opera-review/">Click</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anne Midgette for the Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/the-met-operas-high-tech-ring-was-a-flop-can-a-soprano-change-that-at-its-revival/2019/03/26/dcfa0704-4fce-11e9-a3f7-78b7525a8d5f_story.html?utm_term=.77a0b7b342e0">Click</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />George Loomis for the Financial Times: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b464f2d6-4fba-11e9-8f44-fe4a86c48b33">Click</a></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-57569078417827572182019-03-25T11:41:00.000-04:002019-04-09T10:10:40.097-04:00San Francisco Symphony 3/24/19<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Celebrity Series of Boston</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, March 24, 2019</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The acclaimed <span style="font-size: x-large;">San Francisco Symphony</span> returned for their final appearance under the baton of visionary music director <span style="font-size: x-large;">Michael Tilson Thomas</span>, who has announced his retirement in 2020. The program features "an artist who considers the ordinary unacceptable" (New York Times) and the brilliant violinist <span style="font-size: x-large;">Christian Tetzlaff</span>, who has more recently dazzled audiences in recital and chamber performances.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This performance marks the San Francisco Symphony's eighth concert with the Celebrity Series. They made their debut in 1947. They returned in 2014 under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas with Gil Shaham as violin soloist. <a href="https://marymcgagh.blogspot.com/2014/11/san-francisco-symphony-november-16-2014.html">Click here:</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> This is Thomas's fifth performance with Celebrity Series; he made his debut in 1979 with the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra. For Christian Tetzlaff this was his sixth performance for Celebrity Series; he made his debut in 1991.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">M. Tilson Thomas Agnegram</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Opus 64</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E Flat-Major, "Eroica"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Both Tetzlaff and Tilson Thomas and the orchestra rewarded our enthusiasm with encores. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Maestro Tilson Thomas on his composition <i>Agnegram</i>:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> "<i>Anegram</i> was written to celebrate the 90th birthday of the San Francisco Symphony's extraordinary patron and friend Agnes Albert and is a portrait of her sophisticated and indefatigably enthusiastic spirit. It is entirely composed of themes derived from the spelling of her name." </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Our program gave very detailed information on the composition.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Charles T Downey review for Washington Classical Review: A heroic sendoff for Michael Tilson Thomas </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is an interesting article on Michael Tilson Thomas:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>David Wininger of the Boston Globe writes "The second act of Michael Tilson Thomas": <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2019/03/13/the-second-act-michael-tilson-thomas/Eet1agsNuQo1NOnLOXAXBO/story.html">Click here</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Celebrity Series invited us to a post-performance reception and dinner for Circle Members. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Metropolitan Opera </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> January 1-January 26 at the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Conductor Gianandra Noseda</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Production Sir David McVicar </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Adriana Lecouvreur Anna Netrebko </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Princesss of Boulillon Anita Rachvelishvili</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Maurizio Pitor Beczala</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Abbé Carlo Bosi</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Michonnet Ambrogi Maestri</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Prince of Bouillon Maurizio Muraro </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Co-Production of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona; Wiener Staatsoper; San Francisco Opera; L'Opera National de Paris</span> </span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Anna Netrebko, left, with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili </span> </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Piotr Beczala as Maurizio and Anna Netrebko as Adriana Lecouvreur</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anita Rachvelishvili is "without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet," according to the conductor Riccardo Muti (whom I hold in high esteem).</b></span><br />
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<br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-55090127536080617292018-04-29T18:45:00.002-04:002018-05-02T18:55:24.057-04:00Celebrity Series Shine! Gala<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-19770948083458280562018-04-27T10:28:00.001-04:002018-04-29T18:14:12.930-04:00Los Angeles Philharmonic<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Symphony Hall--April 25, 2018</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Esa Pekka Salonen Pollux</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>in D minor, Opus 47</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The majestic orchestra filled the extended stage. The first 5 rows of the orchestra had been removed. The men were handsome in their White-Tie and Tails and the ladies were elegant in their black ensembles.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Gustavo Dudamel's arrival in Los Angeles in 2009 was an earthshaking event. Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic have lived up to our high expectations, delivering on their artistic promise. I notice that their performance at the Philharmonia in Paris for May 5th is completely sold out.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-89894087757065561792018-04-14T11:21:00.000-04:002018-07-22T18:06:44.930-04:00An Evening with Audra McDonald<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Friday, April 13, 2018</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Six-time Tony award winner, two Grammy awards and an Emmy award, Audra charmed her audience with her rich interpretations of songs interspersed with warm, friendly anecdotes and interactions with her audience.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Remembering how she felt on 9/11, she recounted how important it is to focus on what matters in life and decided the answer is in the song "Make Someone Happy" each day! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I eagerly anticipated her rendition of my favorite "I Could Have Danced All Night" in which she encouraged her audience to join in on the second chorus. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Audra absolutely sparkled for nonstop 90 minutes of the American Songbook plus an encore of "Over The Rainbow."</b></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Recalling how I was enthralled by her performance in March 2015, I was eagerly anticipating this return visit. I was not disappointed! <a href="http://marymcgagh.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-evening-with-audra-mcdonald-march-1.html">Click</a> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-61487343828405290692017-10-24T22:00:00.000-04:002020-01-28T08:29:24.947-05:00Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia--Rome<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sir Antonio Pappano music director</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Verdi 'Sinfonia' to <i>Aida</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>encore: Maestro Pappano joined Argerich in a four-hands rendition of "Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas" from Ravel's "Mother Goose."</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I was eagerly anticipating this performance because I had attended a concert by this magnificent orchestra in Paris in April 2016, and now with the addition of the legendary pianist Martha Argerich I was ecstatic!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Paris in April 2016 </span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="background-color: black;"><a href="https://marymcgagh.blogspot.com/2016/04/paris-april-2016.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Click: </span></a></span></b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cancun, Mexico</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">JW Marriott Resort & Spa....Mary</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CasaMagna Marriott Cancun....Linda</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lagoons, pools, white sand beach that stretched for miles, turquoise/aqua ocean with roaring waves </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Flamenco dancing exhibition in the lobby lounge of the CasaMagna</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Argentine tango exhibition in the La Capilla restaurant in CasaMagna </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Argentine Tango video from performance at La Capilla</span></b><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/linda.luizzo/videos/1348875638469279/">https://www.facebook.com/linda.luizzo/videos/1348875638469279/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/linda.luizzo/videos/1348875638469279/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/linda.luizzo/videos/1348875638469279/</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Gustino Restaurant in the JW Marriott--an upscale restaurant with exquisite service and ambiance</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sedona Grill in the JW Marriott--one night Mexican Buffet Night with entertainment by a trio</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">La Capilla in the CasaMagna Hotel--(Argentine restaurant) I had the best filet mignon I have ever had.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Dessert at the La Capilla</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sasi Thai restaurant contiguous to the CasaMagna</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mikado...Japanese restaurant contiguous to the CasaMagna</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The twin Marriott hotels offered complimentary golf cart transportation to/from the hotels. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">February 12, 2017</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Iván Fischer </span> conductor</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Richard Goode</span> piano</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Opus 21</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Opus 58</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Intermission </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Maestro Fischer invited 36 students from New England Conservatory to perform with the orchestra for the final movement. What an amazing opportunity for these very talented students!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Many of us braved the blizzard conditions to attend this performance. We were well rewarded with a glorious, rich experience! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I also attended a performance of the Budapest Festival Orchestra in New York on June 1, 2014. <a href="http://marymcgagh.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-york-city-escapade.html">Click</a></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jeffrey Gantz for the Boston Globe-<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2017/02/13/beethoven-from-budapest-with-little-help-from-new-england-conservatory/PEt9skO6nztq2x0Yod9AvK/amp.html" target="_blank">Click</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Aaron Keebaugh writes for Boston Classical Review-<a href="http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2017/02/budapest-festival-orchestra-brings-distinctive-sound-to-beethoven/" target="_blank">Click</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Matthew Heck writes for the The Boston Musical Intelligencer-<a href="http://www.classical-scene.com/2017/02/13/budapest-festival-celebrity/" target="_blank">Click </a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Budapest Festival Orchestra International Tour-<a href="http://www.bfz.hu/en/events/event-20170212-0000-en/" target="_blank">Click</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aaron Keebaugh writes a brilliant review for Boston Classical Review- "A premiere and a persuasive start to Brahms cycle": </b><a href="http://bostonclassicalreview.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Click</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Zoë Madonna writes for Boston Globe: BSO offers poignant election-night respite: <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/11/09/bso-offers-poignant-election-night-respite/5cKltMm0VBKTxN4i3yyv6M/story.html" target="_blank">Click</a></span></b><br />
<br />Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13467610.post-74057254318063173762016-11-01T11:42:00.000-04:002019-04-09T21:46:18.463-04:00An American in Paris-October 30, 2016<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>An American in Paris</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wang Theatre Oct. 25-Nov. 6, 2016 </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Music and Lyrics--George and Ira Gershwin</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Although the story/plot is rather trite, the music (Gershwin), orchestrations (Tony Award for Bill Elliot), sets, lots of dancing (Much of it is ballet.) are magnificent!</b></span><br />
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<b>Our euphoria continued at dinner at Fleming's on Stuart Street, a short walk from the Wang. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don Aucoin's review for the Boston Globe--<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2016/10/28/american-paris-soars-wang/GDmCMV69g25Qd0gRnGa4hK/story.html" target="_blank">Click</a></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy D. Goodwin review for WBUR states that the musical "Puts on the Ritz with a glittering production at the Wang--<a href="http://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/10/28/an-american-in-paris-review" target="_blank">Click</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Broadway World Review (BWW)--<a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/BWW-REVIEW-National-Tour-of-AN-AMERICAN-IN-PARIS-Launches-in-Boston-20161031" target="_blank">Click</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>An interview with Bill Elliott, the Tony award winner for the orchestrations of the new musical:<a href="http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainment/20161018/an-american-in-paris-features-arrangements-by-hollistons-bill-elliott" target="_blank"> Click</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Directing 'An American in Paris' kept Wheeldon on his toes" according to Christopher Wallenberg--<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2016/10/20/directing-american-paris-kept-wheeldon-his-toes/I0RnU1QQVsHRMdb0T4UfBL/story.html" target="_blank">Click </a></b></span>Mary McGaghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808162087674322101noreply@blogger.com0