Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Mariusz Kwiecien Have New Albums - NYTimes.com →
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I just got Mariusz Kwiecien’s new album, Slavic Heroes (because he’s my slavic hero).
April 2012
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Why fiction is good for you →
articles.boston.com
From the BostonGobe.com:
Is fiction good for us? We spend huge chunks of our lives immersed in novels, films, TV shows, and other forms of fiction. Some see this as a positive thing, arguing that made-up stories cultivate our mental and moral development. But others have argued that fiction is mentally and ethically corrosive. It’s an ancient question: Does fiction build the morality of individuals and societies, or does it break it down?
“Time works like a damp brush on water color. The sharp edges blur, the ache goes out of it, the colors melt together, and from the many separated lines a solid gray emerges.”
—John Steinbeck, East of Eden (via myownsweater)
REALLY FABULOUS CONVERSATION WITH JONAS KAUFMANN →
nybooks.com
He is such a smart singer, both in the way he approaches each role, and in the way he manages his career.
My favorite quote from this article:
MO: What would be the one important thing you would want to transmit to a student?
JK: The most important thing is never to imitate. Always try to find your own voice, your own sound, your own instrument, because that’s the most reliable instrument. Every other instrument that you pretend to have will break sooner or later. This is the most critical process, but once you have found that, then it’s only a matter of proper training to get the right confidence…
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann talks about his repertoire, his attitudes toward new productions, and the challengers of his career. Very in-depth, and you’ll fall for him all over again.
