"...in New York they call this Eurotrash..."At least they got the memo, but I know a joint on the West Side where they recycle this hopeless rubbish as high culture to the Liberal Left and hope to sell seats..."András Schiff verteidigt Dramatiker gegen Regisseure: Was zum Teufel ist mit dem deutschen Theater los? - Bühne Nachrichten - NZZ.ch

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"...that we are bound, one to another, in licentious benevolence..." Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor by John Cheever - The New Yorker

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A visit to the Venusberg should buoy our flagging Christmas cheer...Tannhäuser: Wenkoff, Jones, Weikl, Colin Davis (Part 4)

More holiday cheer from your host! For behold, darkness shall cover the earth . . .The people that walked in darkness - Handel Messiah Florian Boesch breaks it down for y'all.

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Remember this? Well you have it....NYC protesters chant for dead cops - YouTube

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Don't fail to see this before this production is destroyed! The Metropolitan Opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg finale - Cond. James Levine- w/James Morris as Hans Sachs

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Händel: Why do the nations & Let us break their bonds asunder (Messiah) - YouTube

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'...and I want to thank El Presidente Maduro, the Chavista cockup, and the collapse of the oil market...' Cuba Policy | The White House

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Who do you know at the University of Chicago - A River Runs Through It (Part 9) - YouTube

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O Solitude, my sweetest choice - Henry Purcell, with Hana Blazíkovà L'Armonia Sonora, dir. Mieneke van der Velden

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A delightful mock-zen way to enjoy the rout of the Rouble - Российский дзен. Бессмысленный и беспощадный

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Dietrich Fischer Dieskau & Sviatoslav Richter Schubert Lieder -

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Camerata Salzburg, Cond. Mitsuko Uchida Concerto for piano and Orchestra (d-minor) K.466

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Sandrine Piau - Nel grave tormento (Mitridate, ré di Ponto) - Mozart

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Beethoven's Missa Solemnis Op. 123, conducted by Christian Theilemann with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden with soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, mezzo Elîna Garanèa, tenor Michael Schade and bass Franz-Josef Selig. performed the 13th & 14th February 2010 at the traditional memorial concert to commemorate the bombardment of Dresden.

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Schadenfreude Dept.: Cops: Mercedes-Benz Driver Ignores Barricades, SUV Floats into Bay - Dan's Papers

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Lunchtime diversion - European Union Baroque Orchestra - Händel: Conc. Gr. Op. 3 nr. 2, Ode fo...

Ok, it's the f$%^&* Salzburg thing, but Marina's worth it! La Traviata: "Sempre libera" (Marina Rebeka) - YouTube

La Traviata: "Sempre libera" (Marina Rebeka) - YouTube

Lady Macbeth opines....Opera singer Anna Netrebko poses with Ukrainian separatist flag | World news | The Guardian

Opera singer Anna Netrebko poses with Ukrainian separatist flag | World news | The Guardian

A beautiful, impassioned La Scala opening!...so much better than our turgid, whining demonstration! Police and protesters clash in Milan as La Scala opera season opens | World news | The Guardian

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Dorothea Röschmann - Ach ich fühl's -Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden, Ah, I feel it, it has disappeared Ewig hin der Liebe Glück! Forever gone love¹s happiness! Nimmer kommt ihr Wonnestunde Nevermore will come the hour of bliss Meinem Herzen mehr zurück! Back to my heart! Sieh', Tamino, diese Tränen See, Tamino, these tears, Fließen, Trauter, dir allein! Flowing, beloved, for you alone! Fühlst du nicht der Liebe Sehnen, If you don't feel the longing of love So wird Ruh' im Tode sein! Then there will be peace in death!

Dorothea Röschmann - Ach ich fühl's - YouTube

On the hard in the Indian Ocean...there but for the Grace of God...Race Yacht Crash Caught on Camera - | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Overture - James Levine Le nozze di Figaro 1985 I wish the years had been kinder to him...

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The foul odor emanates from their soul. Anti-Israel hypocrites hijack Ferguson | New York Observer

Anti-Israel hypocrites hijack Ferguson | New York Observer

One of the glories...do see the Met production, which will not fail to charm. Ben Heppner "The prize song" Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Let us have a song - Julia Lezhneva sings "Deh vieni Non Tardar", Le Nozze di Figaro, Susanna

Assad received advice from the experts; we have Obama, who has failed to seize the opportunity to scape this blight, and their Russian pimps off the Levant:: Alois Brunner, Long-Sought Nazi, Is Said to Have Died 4 Years Ago in Syria - NYTimes.com

Alois Brunner, Long-Sought Nazi, Is Said to Have Died 4 Years Ago in Syria - NYTimes.com