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Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
It’s a fair thing to say that classical music, and more specifically opera, is what brought me and my husband together. We met while working at The Denver Post, but our first date – seeing Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” at Opera Colorado – may have been a sort of test. He didn’t want to …
Posted in: Collections, Concerts, Education, Exhibitions, Manuscripts, Music, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library’s blogosphere kept things cool in the July heat with a variety of posts representing the wealth and breadth of the institution’s collections and initiatives. Here are just a few selections. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog Ben-Hur and Music to Race Chariots By Robin Rausch talks about musical adaptations of Lew Wallace’s well-known …
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Posted by: Erin Allen
There are so many things about the upcoming Library of Congress exhibition, “A Night at the Opera,” that I feel personally connected to. Several of the operas highlighted in the 50-item display are like a program of operas I have sung in my last few seasons as part of The Washington Chorus. Each season, we …
Posted in: Collections, Exhibitions, Music, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
Let’s take a look back at some of the headlines from last month. The Library had several celebrity visitors in May, including lots of musicians and even Swedish royalty. Making the biggest headlines was singer-songwriter Carole King accepting the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She was feted at both the Library and …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Music, News, Newspapers, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress blogosphere was blooming with great posts. Here are a selection. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog To Richard Wagner on His 200th Birthday: A Textilian Tale Retold Letters reveal insight into the composer’s private life. Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business The Aeronauts Jennifer Harbster writes about Civil War aeronautics. In …
Posted in: Blogging, Civil War, Congress Blogs, Education, History, Law Library, Music, Photos, Poetry, Social Media
Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
There is joy in Mudville today, as we mark the 125th anniversary since “Casey at the Bat” was first published on June 3, 1888, in the San Francisco Examiner. The poem, dubbed the “single most famous baseball poem ever written” by the Baseball Almanac, has inspired everything from political cartoons to entire operas. Written by …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, Education, History, LC Web site, Music, Poetry, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress blogosphere published lots of great content in April. Following is just a highlight. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog An “Appalachian Spring” Collaboration Students from the Baltimore School for the Arts talk about working with the Music Division collections. Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business The Great Sheet Cake Mystery Jennifer …
Posted in: Blogging, Collections, Congress Blogs, Education, Law Library, LC Web site, Music, Photos, Poetry, Science, Social Media, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
While March may have “gone out like a lamb,” the Library’s blogosphere offered a wealth of great posts. Here’s just a sampling. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog Lincoln and the Blair House Binder’s Volumes Sharon McKinley talks about musical scores belonged to the Blair family, a prominent family during the Civil War. Inside Adams: …
Posted in: Congress Blogs, Copyright, Education, Law Library, LC Web site, Music, Poetry, Science, Social Media
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium turned Grand Ole Opry for a night last Wednesday, as members of the Country Music Association (CMA) took to the stage to sing their hits. Bob DiPiero returned to host the latest installment of the CMA Songwriters Series, which this time featured Ronnie Milsap, Loretta Lynn “Lorrie” Morgan and …
Posted in: Capitol Hill, Concerts, Events, Music, Pic of the Week, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC