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Coronavirus Activities: Museums and Meep Explains Opera  

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So, I’m at home for at least the next week…. and we’ll see after that.

Given the weirdness of current times, I’m going to be changing up STUMP content a little. I plan on doing some of my “classic” stuff, explaining finance, pensions, and (non-coronavirus) mortality. Hell, Taxing Tuesday will...

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In Memoriam: Some Opera for Scalia  

by meep

RIP, Justice Scalia. I got to meet him once when I was a kid, and didn’t appreciate it. Pity. Young me was so damn foolish.

One of the things I shared with Scalia (other the generic ones of being conservative and Roman Catholic) was a love of...

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Opera Fun: All About the Bass  

by meep

I haven’t posted opera vids in a while: must rectify it.

I loooooove deep voices.

Generally that means I’m loving on the barihunks, because there are far more baritones than true basso profondos.

Mmmmm baritones

Thanks, Barihunks!

Also, the baritones sometimes get to be heroes/lovers/etc. The basses...

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Opera Fun Friday: a Quartet of Quartets  

by meep

I pick four of my favorite operatic quartets. Well, three of my favorites and something in English.

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Coming Attractions: Wagner Ate My Blog Post  

by meep

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Before I get to the story, thanks to my referrers this past week:

• Pension Tsunami
• Wirepoints

And to all my retweeters — unfortunately, I’m still figuring out a way to get a convenient list twitter-related stuff. I’ll figure it out eventually. Maybe. After...

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Opera not-a-nugget: the whole Don (and a little bit of Luca)  

by meep

In a prior post, I linked to a video of my favorite moment in Don Giovanni, when the Don is dragged to hell by the statue of the Commendatore.

Well, I found this great resource of live (and recorded) classical music performances, medici.tv, and...

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Are Met Opera workers underpaid?  

by meep

On the heels of hearing U.S. household net worth decreasing, at least at the median, we must consider the hard lot of the Met Opera worker.

Take it away WSJ:

The Metropolitan Opera singers union resumed contract talks on Monday...

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Happy Independence Day!  

by meep

And to honor America, please stand for the national anthem:

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He is Risen!  

by meep

Have a little Handel:

Good Friday: The Last Seven Words  

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