Thursday, September 11, 2008

J.M. W. Turner

Keelmen Heaving Coals By Moonlight, exhibited 1835
I saw this yesterday at the Met. The lighting is "day for night." This is the quality I would love for The Comedy of Errors. Lights full up for comedy!

Biography and life review!

All biographical information is in an older post published on July 8th. I have been adding remembrances of earlier experiences. For someone who started out as a photographer this is a album of word pictures.
I had always wanted to compose a story whose narrative was carried forward in both words and pictures. The pictures would not have captions or be explained except by what you saw. The words would not be illustrated by the pictures.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Woody Allen directs Schicchi opera

Woody Allen:“I have no idea what I’m doing,” he told The Los Angeles Times. But “incompetence has never prevented me from plunging in with enthusiasm,” he added.