Nadine Sierra from the MET to the Opera National de Paris
(E) One of the most beautiful soprano voices in the world is probably the voice of Nadine Sierra. Ms. Sierra has left the MET in New York to sing “La […]
Nutcracker Reimagined by Dall-E 3
(E) Going for a walk after dinner on Christmas eve, I saw a well decorated house not to far away from the Addison Elementary School in Palo Alto. That house […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
(E) It is always an enjoyable experience to watch kids performing like professional actors or playing music like professional musicians. You are always touched by their level of energy, passion, […]
Marion Motin, Xie Xin, and Crystal Pite, Three Choreographers in one Dance Program
(E) The Seasons’ Canon is what dance ballet is in its most artistic expression. It is a marvelous ballet that you will not forget when you see it. It is […]
From the New World
(E) What a performance yesterday night by the Stanford Summer Symphony conducted by Paul Philips playing Dvorak’s 9th Symphony “From the New World”. Perfectly played by those young musicians. And, […]
Beethoven Unfolding for the Twenty-First Season of Music@Menlo
(E) One of my favorite summer music events has just started today: the twenty-first season of Music@Menlo from July 14th to August 5th. As it is always the case, the […]
The Last Unspoken Words of Danton
(E) Happy Bastille Day to everyone! There are a lot of venues to celebrate Bastille Day this weekend in the Bay Area such as Belden Place in San Francisco, Left […]
Fire of Love
(E) The Alliance Francaise of Silicon Valley showcased the documentary “Fire of Love” that was released last Fall. Fire of Love is about the life of Maurice and Katia Krafft. […]
A Knee on the Neck
(E) “A Knee on the Neck: Do what they tell you because they are the law, at that moment not what you believe to be true. Swallow your pride if […]
La Portée de L’Alexandrin dans la Langue de Molière
(E) I went this Friday at the Alliance Francaise of Silicon Valley to watch its monthly movie “Alceste à Bicyclette” in French, or “Bicycling with Molière” in American, while enjoying […]
Dialogues of the Carmelites
(E) You usually go to the Opera to have an entertaining and social evening with your spouse, family, or friends. But what about going to the Opera to listen to […]
San Francisco Opera in the Park
(E) It is today. So just take the kids, grab a picnic, and bring the entire family. Performances starts at 1:30 pm in the Robin Williams Meadow of the Golden […]
Diego Rivera at SFMOMA
(E) I do not remember when was the first time, I saw a painting by Diego Rivera, and in which museum. It could have been at the New York’s Museum […]
Music@Menlo – The Twentieth Season: Haydn Connections
(E) Music@Menlo chamber music festival will return this year at the Menlo School campus from July 14th to August 6th, but as it was the case for the last two years, many […]
Le Goût des Merveilles
(E) The Alliance Française of Silicon Valley is a wonderful place to learn about the French language and the French culture. They have many classes for all ages, book reading […]
8 Rue de l’Humanité
(E) The pandemic has broken a few paradoxes in our lives which have lost sometimes basic humanity. So when Paris goes into lockdown during the pandemic in June 2019, the […]
Music@Menlo – The Nineteenth Season: Gather
(E) Music@Menlo chamber music festival will return this year at the Menlo School campus from July 16th to August 1st, but many concert performances will be also streamed. The theme […]
Summer Solstice ~ World Music Day
(E) Today, June 21st is the longest day of the year, and the summer solstice in our northern hemisphere. It is also World Music Day or la Fête de la […]
Could Machine Learning Become a New Instrument for Musicians?
(T) When I am listening to Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, I have always been fascinated by how much I have the wrong certitude of listening to a concerto for violins from […]
The Arts are Starting to Bloom again in the Bay Area?
(E) The arts are starting to bloom again in the Bay Area and not only online but also offline: The SF Opera is offering a live performance of the “Barbier […]
Rediscovering the Provence of Marcel Pagnol
(E) The Alliance Francaise of Silicon Valley is offering this month a virtual tour of Provence with many events from cooking à la provençale, to painting like Cézanne, and learning why […]
Maria de Buenos Aires
(E) One of our family traditions is to go out on new year’s eve to see a wonderful performance. This year obviously, because of Covid-19, that will not be possible. […]
Un Ballo in Maschera
(E) One of my favorite fun activities, every Fall, is to attend a performance of the San Francisco Opera. And to select which opera performance I will attend, I usually […]
Angélique Kidjo Singing Lonlon with Ravel’s Bolero!
(E) I had such a blast listening to Angélique Kidjo singing her song, Lonlon, with Vincent Niclo. The music is Ravel’s Bolero. Stop everything, and just listen to it… Additionally, […]
“King Lear” Online Today and Tomorrow
(E) Like many other summer festivals, you will be able to watch this year “King Lear” production of the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival online. Usually, the performances are held in […]
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