Archive for December 20th, 2007
Frisco opera broadcasts go high tech
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… San Francisco Opera production in October; Saint- Saens’ Samson and Delilah, Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Dates and venues are still to be …
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Seasonal sounds
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… Wonderful Time of the Year,””March of the Toys” and “Folk Lieder Fantasy.” The flute ensemble contributed six offerings: “Let It Snow,””Santa’s Symphony,””Good King Wenceslas,””I Wonder …
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Opera conductor a humble wizard in Oz
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… performing traditions were swept aside. The word got out during rehearsals that something special was … and Florence. His repertoire included The Magic Flute, Lucia di Lammermoor, Aida, Otello, Falstaff, Werther, …
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Lights Camera S.F. Opera goes to movies
Thursday, December 20th, 2007IN HIS BOLDEST and most far-reaching move since taking the helm of San Francisco Opera two years ago, general director David Gockley has announced
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Is it only OK to talk about limiting population after it’s too late?
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… a low keyed discussion of an extremely hot button subject: population growth. The guest was … the arts, guitar playing may wax while flute playing wanes. In the sciences, industrial chemists …
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Christmas 2007: 1. In nomine Patris… The Past
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… The instrumentation includes, in modern terms, a flute, violin, cello, and harpsichord. The period is … Scarlatti for whom the same fame was not realized. Perhaps the greatest thing to endorese …
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Ringing in new year? Party like it’s simple
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… crack as the New Year’s Eve party. Not only is there some pressure to compete … ale, sparkling cider or grape juice in flutes as an alternative to sparkling wine, as …
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QUAKERS: Musical duo play New Year’s
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… The Flutes and Friends duo will perform at 6, … the Friends Meetinghouse in York. The duo, flutist Edward Norton and harpsichord/keyboardist Frances Norton, will …
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Indian Hills singers belt out holiday hits
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… performed first. One of its five numbers, “O Sing We This Day,” included a flute solo by Kelly Reeve and an ensemble performance by 13 members. The show choir, …
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Stop, look and learn about music
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… flexing its “wrist” underwater to the crack of deep ocean arctic ice or the flute-like trill of a thrush, you’ll find the show a welcome respite from the
Holiday Recipe: Pomegranate Sparkler
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… substitutes a favorite winter fruit — pomegranates — for creme de cassis. Chill champagne flutes. To make each drink, pour 3 tablespoons liqueur into a flute. Gently pour 1/2 cup sparkling wine over the liqueur. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons pomegranate …
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Christmas services, dinners, celebrations in the area
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… Congregational Church. Music of Ross Bachelder on flute and Laure Mackey on bells and a … 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Refreshments, hot chocolate and cookies will follow in Fellowship …
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Putting a little Irish into Christmas
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… decided to pick up the violin. He’s not really sure why. “I guess I was … Don Pigeon, a multitalented musician who plays flute, whistle, banjo, mandolin and guitar, and also …
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DiCamillo’s latest a “Great Joy”
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… break in a day. Ignore the “batteries not included” items. Instead, head for a bookstore … also gives her a meal and a flute with which she makes beautiful music. The …
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DRIVER’S LOG: 2007 Audi A8L Quattro
Thursday, December 20th, 2007… a car I dont dislike, really–and its got quattro to boot, so I could drive … and have the servants bring me a flute of champagne. And my slippers. This article …
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