Strike Two!

I’m in France. Again.  Conducting Porgy.  Again! It’s Tuesday, and we’re supposed to have our dress rehearsal today.  But we’re not doing that.  Why?

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Is CPR Necessary For A Revival?

When last we saw our intrepid Porgy folk we were sneaking up on the Gale, the general dress rehearsal.  Or, truth be told, perhaps the Gale was sneaking up on us.  This is where the old expression “canary in a coal mine” starts to seem prophetic.

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What The Hell Were They Thinking?

It’s Bastille Day.  We have our General Dress rehearsal tonight for Porgy.  Tomorrow I travel to Valence to see the 11th stage of the Tour de France.  With all that going on why, you may ask, is my mind a thousand miles away?

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