(1) How cool that you got to hear Susan Cooper and get your book signed.
It made me happy!
(2) Just your few words here about the opera Susannah made me very curious, so I read the story synopsis, the description of its Appalachian-based music, and its relation to the Biblical story of Susannah and the Elders--wow, just fascinating.
I recommend the recording I mentioned in the post; it's live, so there are coughs from the audience and pickup issues and occasional flubs from the pit, but Phyllis Curtin and Norman Treigle are amazing.
(3) Coppelia was the first ballet I ever saw performed.
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It made me happy!
(2) Just your few words here about the opera Susannah made me very curious, so I read the story synopsis, the description of its Appalachian-based music, and its relation to the Biblical story of Susannah and the Elders--wow, just fascinating.
I recommend the recording I mentioned in the post; it's live, so there are coughs from the audience and pickup issues and occasional flubs from the pit, but Phyllis Curtin and Norman Treigle are amazing.
(3) Coppelia was the first ballet I ever saw performed.
It seems to be the first ballet for almost everyone except me; mine was The Nutcracker in 1987. But one of the dancers who spoke before the show was talking about putting Coppélia into repertory as the spring ballet in the same way as The Nutcracker is performed every winter, and I think that would be a wonderful idea.
(4) Happy birthday-observed to your father!
I shall tell him you say so!