Tag Archives: Richard Strauss

Animal news: “A wandering meatloaf I, a thing of rock-hard teeth…” what?

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Naomi

If, like me, you’ve never heard of the gunboot chiton (it’s a mollusk), welcome to the world of weird critters. Which reminds me of Richard Strauss’s opera, “Die ägyptische Helen,” (in English, “The Egyptian Helen,” that is, Helen of Troy. Since … Continue reading →

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A 1911 grand opera enters Trump’s impeachment

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Naomi

Last night I was at the Metropolitan Opera for a performance of Der Rosenkavalier, a Richard Strauss opera I’ll go to whenever it’s performed. That’s how much I love it. Rosenkavalier is a serious romcom set in aristocratic Vienna of … Continue reading →

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