Reading and Roaming
VOCAL MUSIC Other than friends, the two things I miss most about San Francisco are the restaurant scene and Bay Area Cabaret. Our good friends, David and Sean, introduced us to that cabaret series. It’s held in the historic Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel, and we had the treat of seeing and hearing Chita …
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What follows are paeans to lively performers and great theater (Born Yesterday and The Originalist) along with comments on two challenging films. MUSICAL RICHES I swear you’d think we live in a big city given all the musical offerings we have! In the last two weeks, we had the return of handsome baritone John Brancy (this time …
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MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! Recently, we’ve gorged on music—-several instrumental treats plus the Sarasota Opera’s lovely production of Madama Butterfly. Last Music Monday, Sarasota Orchestra principal oboe, Christine Soojin Kim, was the guest along with the world renowned Bertram Lucarelli. Although Mr. Lucarelli no longer performs (he’s 80 and reported that after the age of 70, …
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MUSICAL NOTES Did you ever realize that many of Richard Rodgers’ wonderful songs are waltzes? At Music Monday, we were treated to conversation with Edward Alley (conductor) and Marcus DeLoach (baritone) along with DeLoach’s warm and luscious renditions of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” and other songs from Showboat and South Pacific. Kudos …
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