Author Archives: leslie

Cell Phones

Posted on February 9, 2019 by leslie

Cell Phones by Bill Hartley The governor of a women’s prison once confided that she preferred middle aged men for her senior management team and that she was prepared to fly in the face of Equal Opportunities to get them. … Continue reading →

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Kát’a Kabanová

Posted on February 7, 2019 by leslie

Kát’a Kabanová Opera in three acts; music by Leoš Janáček, libretto by Leoš Janáček based on a Czech translation of Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky’s play The Thunderstorm, orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner, direction by Richard Jones, Royal Opera, Monday 4th February … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Poland

Posted on January 31, 2019 by leslie

 Celebrating Poland Mark Wegierski writes from Toronto  A flurry of Polish-related events in Toronto was engendered by the 100th anniversary of the regaining of Polish independence (November 11, 1918). After 123 years of harsh foreign occupation by Tsarist Russia, Prussia/Germany, and … Continue reading →

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Private Colleges to Revive the Humanities

Posted on January 28, 2019 by leslie

Private Colleges to Revive the Humanities by Mark Wegierski The liberal arts in Canada currently face a multi-pronged assault. Given the clamor for a narrowly conceived “market” and “economic” ethic, they are taught less and less, in favor of business, … Continue reading →

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It’s their Skin Color, Stupid

Posted on January 26, 2019 by leslie

It’s their Skin Color, Stupid Ilana Mercer, on the Covington kids When Catholic Bishop Roger Joseph Foys saw a Catholic boy with a beatific smile, standing athwart an agitated, Amerindian elder and smiling in that pacifist, sweetly Christian way—he and the Diocese … Continue reading →

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The Violence against Women Industry

Posted on January 21, 2019 by leslie

The Violence against Women Industry  by Ilana Mercer Speaking recently to Fox News’ Arthel Neville, Andrew Napolitano repeated the feminist canards about sexual assault against women being an under-reported, ever-present crime in American society. The violence-against-women industry in North America—you know, the … Continue reading →

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La Traviata, 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019 by leslie

La Traviata, 2019 La Traviata, opera in three acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after La dame aux camélias by Alexander Dumas (fils), conducted by Antonello Manacorda, directed by Richard Eyre, Royal Opera, 14th January 2019, … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, January 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019 by leslie

ENDNOTES, January 2019 In this edition: Revive– from Chandos Records; George Antheil’s American Symphony; Nostalgia from Wim Henderickx, reviewed by STUART MILLSON What better way to begin our 2019 musical journey than with a lively and completely refreshing compilation from Chandos of baroque … Continue reading →

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When the Fun Stops, Stop

Posted on January 17, 2019 by leslie

When the Fun Stops, Stop The Queen of Spades, opera in three acts, music by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, libretto by Modest and Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, after Pushkin’s novella Pikovaya Dama, conducted by Antonio Pappano, directed by Stefan Herheim, Royal Opera, … Continue reading →

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy

Posted on January 15, 2019 by leslie

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975, William Collins, London, 2018,  xix-xxx + pp. 1-652, Illustrations, Maps, Glossary, Bibliography and Index, ISBN 978-0-00-813298-9, reviewed by Frank Ellis This thirty-year story of slaughter and misery begins with … Continue reading →

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