by Steven Blier | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Renata Scotto and Tito Gobbi in today’s Song of the Day from Steven Blier: I went to the Met yesterday evening. It was part of a new year’s resolution to stay au courant with the current crop of opera singers, and to see more of the new productions in the...
by Steven Blier | Nov 19, 2015 | Song of the Day
Leontyne Price sings Handel in today’s Song of the Day from Steven Blier: Just before I hit the sack I did a routine check of my email. There I found a note from baritone, friend, and colleague Ricardo Herrera with the subject line “Sad News.” I clicked on it...
by Steven Blier | Nov 18, 2015 | Song of the Day
Some Caetano Veloso from Steven Blier: The theme of the week seems to be comfort—the music I turn to when the pressure is on, and the world news is nightmarish. One of my go-to guys is the Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, and my favorite of his albums is “Fina...
by Steven Blier | Nov 17, 2015 | Song of the Day
Steven Blier returns to Song of the Day this week: Like most people on this planet, I was deeply disturbed and saddened by the terrorist attacks in Paris. I have nothing intelligent or cogent to say about the massacre, except that I hope it doesn’t fuel more...
by Steven Blier | Nov 16, 2015 | Song of the Day
Steven Blier is back to curate Song of the Day this week! November always turns out to be a four-sided deadline crunch: the Juilliard program is due, we’re putting the final touches on next season’s casting and touring dates, the Schubert/Beatles program looms, a...
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