“A Campus Christmas (Twenty Years Later)”, pt. 13 (conclusion), has been posted to the Writing Desk.

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White Shirt Monday: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

[Sometimes, it’s two fingers of 40%, a smoke, and still endless heartache. Though the suit, even without a white shirt, is still spot on. – Michèle Losier (Nicklausse) as disgruntled wingwoman in Offenbach’s “Contes d’Hoffmann” as staged by Krzysztof Warlikowski, Brussels 2019.]

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“A Campus Christmas (Twenty Years Later)”, pt. 4, has been posted the Writing Desk.

“A Campus Christmas (Twenty Years Later)”, pt. 3, has been posted the Writing Desk.

The Twelve White Shirts of Christmas, 2019 (10)

[Anyone still hung over from New Year’s Eve? – This guy probably knows their way around an high-end espresso machine (and high-end sopranos): Kathryn Lewek (Ginevra) and Cecilia Bartoli (Ariodante) in Handel’s “Ariodante”, Salzburg 2017]

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On the Tenth Day of Christmas, the White Shirts sent to me:

one Southern Italian dude who probably makes a mean espresso (with lots of crema).

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“A Campus Christmas (Twenty Years Later)”, pt. 2, has been posted the Writing Desk.