This stunning image of a young Somali New Yorker is by photographer Danny Goldfield, whose NYChildren Photography Project, depicting Big Apple kids from each of Earth's 192 countries, we proudly featured back in January.
A selection of Danny's NYChildren photos is on display at the Nectar Café, 198 Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, through 30 June. Nectar Café is open from 08h00 to 20h00 daily, and Time Out New York Kids previews this exhibit on page 8 of the May/June issue. (Visit Danny's site to see a slideshow of his beautiful and inspiring work.)
Danny noted of the photo you see here: "A friend of mine made a great observation. I mentioned that the boy is about to catch a ball, but he looks like he is praying. My friend pointed out that all boys are praying when they are about to catch a ball."
Happily for all who enjoy keen, informed commentary, Iron Tongue of Midnight recently returned after a long hiatus.
Proprietress Lisa Hirsch kindly passed along the URL to Eric Rawlins' splendid site exploring Musical Themes in "The Lord of the Rings," which I commend to all. Composer Howard Shore's site has information on some upcoming performances of "Lord of the Rings" Symphony; I'm also aware of dates in Philadelphia, PA; Buffalo, NY; Athens, Greece; Oslo and Bergen, Norway; and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. (Write me for details.) See also my December post on "Lord of the Rings" Symphony.
Grazie infinite a Giorgia di no guru, no method, no teacher e a Roberto di BLOGregular, che hanno consigliato la trasmissione dal Maggio Musicale Fiorentino di un Don Giovanni davvero stupendo.
Ocché, per i miei venticinque lettori anglofoni : I don't want to hear a word—not one bloody word—about the supposedly degraded state of opera today. In the past two months, I have heard two Don Giovannis whom I would not hesitate to characterize as great: at the Met, Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer in the upcoming world premiere of John Adams' Doctor Atomic in San Francisco); and via webcast, from the Maggio, young Erwin Schrott, whose satiny, glamorous tone, fierce musicianship, and crystalline enunciation made Mozart's music-drama come alive even through my wretched computer speakers.
Schrott returns to the Met next season as Escamillo in Carmen, and Giuseppe Filianoti, the Maggio's impressively rich-voiced and grand Don Ottavio, makes his local début in Donizetti (Nemorino and Edgardo). (The RaiTre announcer charmingly noted, "Don Ottavio is usually sung by some English or German tenorino, but Filianoti has an important voice." And so he does!)
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