One sometimes feels that no one has the measure of Nietzsche like Will Durant: "Nietzsche was the child of Darwin and the brother of Bismarck.
It does not matter that he ridiculed the English evolutionists and the German nationalists: he was accustomed to denounce those who had most influenced him; it was his unconscious way of covering up his debts." William James Durant . The Story of Philosophy.
Rusalka; gritty and glam
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Dvořák’s Rusalka seems to be a favourite for directors to give the “high
concept” treatment. That’s certainly the case with Philipp Stölzl and
Philipp M. K...
La música grande regresa a Miami
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La gran música regresa a Miami como bálsamo después de meses de sequía. La
espera termina. La nueva temporada ofrece una cosecha de grandes orquestas,
soli...
NY Wagner Society Announces Auditions for Grants
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The Wagner Society of New York has, for many years, awarded grants to young
singers whose gifts and talents indicate that they may have a future in the
Wag...
The Future
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Today is Nostradomus day.These are my predictions for the coming year (I
hoope I'm wrong)> First, Trump will begin the roundup and deportaton anyone
he ded...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...