Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
If a woman makes a unilateral decision to bring pregnancy to term, and the biological father does not, and cannot, share in… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
We should cease thinking about men as the enemy of children and women. — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
One year, I was a patron of a new opera. It was, to put it kindly, unpleasant to the ear. The friends… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Asked to give advice to a 13-year-old girl about how to lead her life, I say find something you love to do.… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
From 1961 to 1964, I was fortunate enough to work at a think tank in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. As a… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Fifty-nine cents. For years, I wore a button - '59 cents.' Many of my colleagues wore it also. The purpose was so… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
After 'Roe v. Wade' - when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973 - I thought the national conversation about abortion… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
As any opera fan knows, lawyers and judges do not fare well in most operas. Just consider the productions of 'Andrea Chenier,' 'Aida, Norma,'… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a thread of… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Despite the strength of the feminist movement in the 1970s and beyond, a fable has persisted that educated women are rejected as marriage partners. — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the battles over birth control and Planned Parenthood are primarily neither political nor religious. This is an issue of equality for… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
In chamber music, the audience can hear each instrument and understand (and feel) what the composer and the musicians have in mind as they… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
If a woman makes a unilateral decision to bring pregnancy to term, and the biological father does not, and cannot, share in this decision,… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Just as the Supreme Court has said that women have the right to choose whether or not to be parents, men should also have… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
The Metropolitan Opera, of course, is the gold standard in opera. The Met experience includes the huge stage, the vast audience, the elaborate sets.… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Daddy was hilarious. He could take the most mundane event and tell it so that we all on the floor laughing. He trained me… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
The irony is that the more we fight age, the more it shows. Paint on a 50-year-old face brings to mind a Gilbert and… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional wisdom is… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
Knowing constitutional law helps one at the opera. The trial in 'Billy Budd,' as example, invokes the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution. — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
