Author: Mark Alexander

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Revisiting an Old Friend

About a year and a half ago, Ben and I had the pleasure of seeing the Fathom Events screening of Philip Glass’ Akhnaten by the New York Metropolitan Opera.

Since that time we’ve been following Zachary James, one of the performers in the production on Instagram, and he posted that the Met was going to rebroadcast the 2019 performance last night.

I didn’t get a chance to watch “live,” but it’s still available online today, and I’ve been enjoying it this evening.

After the last eight months, this was exactly what the doctor ordered. From the opening notes of the Prelude, I was immediately grounded and all the accumulated angst I’ve been carrying around melted away. This is one of those  pieces of music for which I know every note and intonation backward and forward, and hearing it again just resonated..

I don’t know how long it will remain up, so if you’re even the least bit curious about Glass or this monumental opera, check it out.

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Oh. My. (NSFW)

I don’t get the mask (like your “legitimate” employer isn’t going to recognize your distinctive tattoos), or the cap in the shower, or the fact that the “pitcher” is actually a “catcher” in this instance, but I can fully endorse the, um—thrust—of this photo set.

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