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I like that idea. I'll give it a try

3 years ago I sold an apartment when the Dow was 10,000 points lower than it is today. All the financial experts were shouting "there's a recession around the corner" so I've been waiting for 3 years to put that cash in the market at low prices during the recession. Now I'm regretting not going into the market 3 years ago when the Dow was at 34,000

The trailer held my interest and I'd see the film. I wonder if the film touches the question of whether or not she was impregnated by A. Onassis.

I discovered Tony Dinozzo's videos by chance last year. The guy has a hot body. The problem is the videos are produced cheaply - they are one-camera productions. On top of that, the camera is set in place, not giving the viewers different angles of the action. I tend to lose interest after a few minutes. I wonder why he didn't go to a major studio that makes high-quality videos.

One of my CDs matured today and, looking at rates today, I've already noticed a decrease. I have my ladder of 3-month t-bills and CDs ($ from the sale of my apartment 2 years ago) and I'm waiting for the recession to hit to put that money in the market at the low prices. The recession has been 'just around the corner' for 2+ years! Any advice from you guys is much appreciated

I saw E. Gruberova in La Traviata and she sang the best Act I of that opera that I have ever heard. I was supposed to hear her sing a concert performance of Norma in Vienna and she cancelled. I believe it was Maria Pia Piscitelli who sang the performance, which was quite fine

I would have volunteered to be his cell mate

I have a ladder of t-bills with no local taxes ... I love it!

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I go to the opera to hear great singing and the fact is large voices are often housed in large bodies. When an opera singer is attractive, like Franco Corelli or Anna Moffo, it is a plus but I'd happily hear Luciano Pavarotti in La Boheme even though he doesn't look like a starving young bohemian.

I saw John Adam's "Nixon in China" and I enjoyed it; I know nothing about El Nino. I would have to define myself as (mostly) an old fuddy-duddy since my preference is bel canto rarities.

And which of them was your favorite? I've hired 3 from your list and AJ Irons was the best of them

I wouldn't say that ignorance and stupidity run rampant. Priorities have (sadly) changed and people no longer seek the beautiful things in life, like art and good music. Civilization will be doomed when the middle class stops putting an emphasis on academic excellence, which has not yet happened. In the mid-20th century, when classical music venues regularly had sold-out performances, a smaller percentage of the audience had attended university. College graduates are a dime a dozen today, but they never attended music history classes

I've sat through Berg's "Lulu" 3 times and I'll will never go again. My policy is this - if I hear a work 3 times and I still sleep through more than 50% of the performance I have tried my best. For the same reason I'll never go again to Berlioz's "les Troyens" or Mozart's "Idomeneo", though "Don Giovanni" is one of my all-time favorites.

That's a great line! Aha ha ha

Hello Sydneyboy - how is opera attendance in Australia? Here in the USA sold-out operatic performances are very rare and all the major opera companies discuss audience building as a priority.

I would love, love, love to meet TripleXTransman but he does not travel much. For a while he was on Chaturbate quite regularly

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Yes, she moved to Maryland a few years ago to be close to her brother George and his family.

For $8,750,000 you can own the SoHo townhouse that was the home of Leontyne Price for several decades. It is located at 9 VanDam Street and has undergone a total gut renovation. Here is the sales ad: 9 Vandam Street | Compass WWW.COMPASS.COM 9 Vandam Street is a townhouse listed for sale at $8,750,000. This is a 5-bed, 5-bath, 4,576 sqft property. Here is the home as it looked a few years ago: Villager and Groundbreaking African American Soprano Leontyne Price - Village Preservation WWW.VILLAGEPRESERVATION.ORG While it is a well-established fact that our neighborhoods have attracted and been home to some of the most groundbreaking artists and art movements of the past...

Marc in Calif - that is too clever for me to take offense

Opera has always been financially challenging, even in the times of Verdi and Puccini when composers still gave the audiences hummable tunes. The era of Haydn being supported by Prince Esterhazy and Wager supported by King Ludwig of Bavaria had some merit

Yes, Zeb Atlas, whom I hired many many times, was worth every penny