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Can anybody identify a historic operatic performance of the past 30 years? When I first took an interest in opera in the 1970s there were people, of an older generation, who seemed to say the only great singers were the dead singers. I am turning into one of them. I cannot think of any operatic performances since 1993 that quality as "historic". Let's look at other 30-year periods and their legendary performances: 1900-1930 (Caruso & Ponselle in Verdi) 1930-1960 (Callas & DiStefano at La Scala, Milanov & Tebaldi in the Italian repertoire, Melchior & Flagstad singing Wagner) 1960-1990 (Price, Corelli, Sutherland, Nilsson, Pavarotti, Domingo)

Do you also remember that cheap silver curtain? aha ha

Haha hah. I remember the punch bowl in the side room (no way I way going to drink that stuff). Back in the 1990's I had a job that required me to spend a couple of days in NYC, about 4 times per year. The Gaiety was always on my list of things to do. My first hire was Big Frank from Canada. He was a bodybuilder. Please send me a private message if you know that guy I'm talking about

I heard Kraus sing in "The Daughter of the Regiment" with Miss Sutherland. He was amazing - nailing all 9 high-C in the first act aria. His voice also projected well up to the top balconies.

I just watched some of his videos on youtube. Yes, he has a major talent. Let's hope he's not just a flash in the pan

Peter Gelb is all about publicity and get the Met talked about and mentioned in the press. He probably enjoyed the protest. He doesn't give a damn about singing. The Metropolitan Opera is "Sony Upper West Side" since he brought all his cronies from Sony Records to the Met

For a while it was called "Bargain-tina" since the American dollar went very far there as their economy tanked

The same thing happened to me in Las Vegas, but with Derek Atlas. I set up a first-time session with him and he did not show up; I never contacted him again. I lived close to Vegas at that time so that could have been 4 visits (or more) a year.

Thanks for reminding me of Antton Harri. I hired him a couple of times. A really nice guy and I liked his (mostly) hairless body.

I, too, never met Mike Grey though I looked at his ad many times. I'm into the long-haired look, like the Chippendale dancers back in the 1980s. I regret not hiring him.

I don't think that leaving money to family is a way to snare them into visiting you. It sounds like an employer/employee relationship - "do xyz or you don't get paid". My nephew and his family live in Great Britain and I don't expect him to come and visit me when I am 100 years old. The fact is I value my nephew a great deal and I want to give him this money as a gift.

Are there solutions to the 5-year lookback period? Let's say I withdraw my savings in cash and give it to my family in cash. There is no paper trail between me and the recipients. If questions are asked from Medicaid staff about the withdrawn money I respond "I went to Las Vegas and I lost it on gambling and hookers". How can they prove that is not true? and my family keeps the cash and I get Medicaid

If I were over age 60 (which I am), getting 5% risk free on $1 million or more is fine with me. That is why I now have very little in equities, as my T-bills and CDs are giving me 5%. A young person can take the risk with equities, assuming it can be held for 10+ years and the return will be closer to 8 or 10%.

I have been on my soap box regarding this for years. Let's look at two guys in adjoining rooms at our local nursing home. Guy #1 sacrificed for years to save money and leave if for his children -he has to deplete it all for nursing home costs. Guy #2 (who earned the same salary as Guy #1) squandered all his money recklessly and now has a net worth of $5 - taxpayer dollars pay for the nursing home. Is that a fair system?

You are correct. The average person spends 3 years in Assisted Living (which Medicaid does not cover) until going into a nursing home (which Medicaid DOES cover). As I age my plan is to give my money away to family until I am left with $400k to cover Assisted Living. Medicaid will kick in when I'm transitioning to a nursing home. An irrevocable trust is also something to look at since a nursing home cannot touch those assets. You just need a very trustworthy person to control the trust

At Men 27 Spa I've had sessions with both Antonio and David .... I would choose David. From what I've read here, Sebastian is the beefiest masseur there so I'll try him on my next visit

Does anybody know Mike Masters' current hourly rate? I've never met him but the photos are hot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XfEgoHUKKk Too bad I cannot get to the East Coast to see this. Manet's "Olympia" seems to be the highlight of the exhibition. Amateur art critic Sr. Wendy Beckett talks about it, starting 2:00 in on this site: I

Sound advice. I have created a ladder, too

Do you all know the web site parterre.com? For years it's been a great source for the behind-the-scenes gossip of the opera world. The death of its founder, James Jorden, has been announced. He was a walking encyclopedia of the operatic repertory and the great singers of the past.

I wish there were a Villa Giani closer to home

This has been my mantra for years. The average investor (and I consider myself to be an average investor) does not have the know-how to pick a company whose stock will outperform the market. I am satisfied with Mutual funds and ETFs that track big indexes like the S&P500 and Russell 1000

I met Ben Atwood about 9 years ago while I was living in Las Vegas. I thought it was a mediocre experience so I did not repeat with him.

I have ETFs that track the big indexes like S&P 500 and Russell 1000. When I click on the "performance" tab on my Fidelity online brokerage account I see that my 5-year return is - 0.29%. I admit that 5 years ago I was 'green' and made some common errors. My year-to-date return is 5.21%. I own a lot of the ETF 'VOO' (which Warren Buffett himself advises)