The censors have always had a field day with James Joyce, specifically with 'Ulysses,' but also with his other writings. The conventional wisdom is that this is because of sexually explicit passages (and there certainly are those). I have always… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
When 'Carmen' premiered in 1875, it was panned by the critics. It survived 45 performances. It was called a musical and moral outrage. After Bizet died, at age 37, 'Carmen' became wildly popular. If you believe in your creation, and… — 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
