pArts

A Maineiac from Portland rambling about all things art - music of every stripe - rock, progressive, jazz, symphonic, jazz, lieder . . . oh, and food, too. Come in - I promise not to bite . . . too hard.

Friday, November 28, 2025

Stutzmann and Cura: The Paris Tannhäuser

›
I just finished watching something I did not know existed: The 2017 Paris Tannhäuser from L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo.  Though billed as a wo...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Jocasta's Line: Oedipus and Antigone - Father and Daughter

›
While not part of the core operatic repertoire, Stravinsky's Opera/Oratorio Oedipus Rex  is nonetheless relatively well known, frequentl...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

I Love You, Monkey King! San Francisco Opera Premiere's Huang Ruo's New Opera

›
The earth is enormous. The earth is tiny. Depending upon the context in which they're used, both statements are true, and the longer I l...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Teach Me To Love Parsifal

›
Some twenty years ago someone wrote me with a most unusual request. He’d read a lot of my postings in various groups over the years (from th...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

›
 
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Sharky
Crazy, free spirit, originally from New York with side trips through DC, Chicagoland, Tennessee and Florida. Maine is home. Love anything to do with sports, music, food, movies, theatre. Least favorite things: fashion, pretentious people, today's hot new country.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.