tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post2980884870873562241..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: fun stuff I may or may not get to: DecemberPatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-88176744158303371512010-11-30T20:09:30.559-08:002010-11-30T20:09:30.559-08:00JM, indeed I did forget! Mostly because I have a c...JM, indeed I did forget! Mostly because I have a conflict and can't go. But it meets my criterion for inclusion (that is, it's something I would go to) so thanks for the reminder. Anyone who wants info can go to the San Francisco Performances website and look for the "Salon at the Rex" series. Tell Heidi I said hello!Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-48635049320371276822010-11-30T20:01:52.180-08:002010-11-30T20:01:52.180-08:00You forgot Heidi Melton at the Rex on 12/1. That s...You forgot Heidi Melton at the Rex on 12/1. That should be fun.John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-86522257078586651982010-11-30T14:40:59.923-08:002010-11-30T14:40:59.923-08:00Maura, I almost never get offered tickets to anyth...Maura, I almost never get offered tickets to anything (when I do, I note it when I write something up). I believe you did offer me a ticket to the ABS Messiah, but those performances are on days when (kill me, please) I have work obligations.<br /><br />I never ask for tickets, partly because I can't guarantee a speedy write-up (such is life) and partly because it's just not in my nature. I have accepted them when they're offered if I could make the program and was interested, so it's not that I have any principled opposition to accepting tickets. It just doesn't usually come up.<br /><br />The only actual ticket I have from this list is for Elza van den Heever, because I subscribe to SF Performances. And I could go see The Tempest again because I bought a Cutting Ball membership. The rest is stuff that I would go to (and might end up going to) if I had world enough and time.<br /><br />So, yeah, I actually pay for all this stuff! (with, let me say again, the occasional exception, which I note)Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-84062200116948856042010-11-30T14:28:12.018-08:002010-11-30T14:28:12.018-08:00Did you get offered tickets to all of these? ;)Did you get offered tickets to all of these? ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363870297152969056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-56412917813936256812010-11-30T08:26:16.869-08:002010-11-30T08:26:16.869-08:00SFMike: No, I am the Nutcracker, so watch yourself...SFMike: No, I am the Nutcracker, so watch yourself! Many thanks for Many Cultural Niche Groups of Christmas -- though that may actually be the official Symphony name for them. Yes, EM represents the true spirit of Christmas -- perhaps Makropulos Case could become a holiday tradition in these parts?<br /><br />Sibyl: Many thanks for the DVD offer, but I kind of have a thing for silent movies, Dreyer, and Joan of Arc, so I do own the Criterion DVD -- I could hardly resist under the circumstances, not that I do much resisting when it comes to my cultural purchases. Have you seen Dreyer's Ordet? It's amazing. Years ago on my one trip to France I went up to Rouen for a day, mostly to see Joan-related sites. It was raining and I was the only person visiting the tower which is all that remains of the castle where she was imprisoned. One of my favorite afternoons.<br /><br />I was going to mention the DVD in the listing, but thought it would sort of undercut the live experience. But I'm glad you brought it up because anyone interested who misses the show on Thursday could at least watch the DVD.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-74201182264804380012010-11-29T23:07:47.570-08:002010-11-29T23:07:47.570-08:00I attended the world premiere of Einhorn's ora...I attended the world premiere of Einhorn's oratorio for/with The Passion of Joan of Arc in Northampton, MA, and I agree totally: go and marvel, indeed! (We have the Criterion collection dvd with the soundtrack, if you ever need to borrow it.).Sibylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298819489853065976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-34623989533840972212010-11-29T22:36:42.557-08:002010-11-29T22:36:42.557-08:00Well, aren't you the Sugar Plum fairy? Here in...Well, aren't you the Sugar Plum fairy? Here in the Civic Center this December we're surrounded by The Nutscratcher audiences, every day in every way. And if that's not enough, there are the Many Cultural Niche Groups of Christmas at Davies Hall every evening. It's enough to make one go all bah, humbug, but really, why bother? As Emilia Marty says, in response to a question about what's really important in life, "Nothing...absolutely nothing."Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com