Per the newly bi-metropolitan and everly-AbFab opera blog Wellsung, I note that Chalkenteros -- an operaphile well known for his enthusiastic and perceptive commentary at Parterre Box and, of course, Wellsung -- has finally kicked up his own NYC-centric opera blog, Marginalia.
And in so noting, I've also discovered that he and I have a name in common -- both first and last. So, before anyone asks either of us, I am not he, nor he, me.
Chalkenteros, welcome.
Playlist:
John Adams - The Dharma at Big Sur*, My Father Knew Charles Ives - Tracy Silverman*, BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Adams (Nonesuch)
Janet Jackson - 20 Years Old (Virgin)
Ezio Pinza - Lebendige Vergangenheit (Preiser)
20 Years Old (Virgin)
Do you think Janet gets it?
Posted by: Corey Dargel | October 04, 2006 at 10:09 AM
Ah, Corey beat me to it...
Posted by: mwanji | October 04, 2006 at 10:49 AM
Thanks so much for the warm welcome. And for straightening out the name issue. Yours is in fact one of the reasons I opted to publish under a nom-de-blog!
Posted by: Steven Smith | October 04, 2006 at 08:04 PM
[cirumventing the lack of comment box on the "Honored" post]
Congratulations on the award! And the response to Daily Blague is excellent. I'm a little bummed about knowing pretty much nothing about "Franz Schubert, David Garland and Morrissey," though... I think I have a recording of Winterreise somewhere I should listen to. :)
Posted by: mwanji | October 05, 2006 at 08:52 AM
Great news, Steve! None more deserving!
Posted by: Brian Olewnick | October 05, 2006 at 12:47 PM
I think the last time I saw you was at a concert of "new" composers Rameau and Handel.
Congratulations on the award
Posted by: FredK | October 05, 2006 at 06:24 PM
Hi Steve, huge congratulations on the award. Nice to hear you're getting the appreciation you deserve! One other idea: maybe with such a group of intelligent and well-listened
"Steve(n) Smith"
bloggers around, we should set up a link, a la Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, to a new site: "we are all steve smith" (populist-type statement with many layers of meaning, referring to Dennis' Mozart/composer productivity survey and project), to reflect (well, to reflect something cool). Really nice that you were recognized with this award! All the best from Vanessa in Holland.
Posted by: Vanessa Lann | October 06, 2006 at 04:19 AM
Congratulations! And the navigating the differences between Swedish death and Norwegian black [and USBM] is no small matter either!
Posted by: Blackmail | October 07, 2006 at 03:14 AM