Just to wrap up 2015: One of my proudest moments of the year was to play and sing selections from Emmerich Kálmán’s The Gypsy Princess. The operetta premiered a hundred years ago, Nov. 17, 1915. Thanks to the folks at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Onancock, Virginia for inviting me to appear as part of their coffee house to benefit Shore Keepers, a group devoted to environmental sustainability!
It's also the sort of music heard in New Year's galas, so here it is, six weeks after the original performance.
It's also the sort of music heard in New Year's galas, so here it is, six weeks after the original performance.
I have friends who have played violin and cimbal (an East-Central European hammer dulcimer) and sung in the opera in Košice, Slovakia’s second largest city, which also marked the centennial. Article in Slovak.
Finally, there’s this heart-warming piece by Conde Naste Traveler on 2015’s best random (well, almost) acts of kindness in the air.
For 2016, I resolve to post every Monday. Look for my take on PBS' New Year celebration from Vienna on 4 January, and pioneering female travel author Freya Stark on the 11th!
For 2016, I resolve to post every Monday. Look for my take on PBS' New Year celebration from Vienna on 4 January, and pioneering female travel author Freya Stark on the 11th!
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