by Ken Schworm | Feb 6, 2018
When people hear the word diva, they think Maria Callas. The Greek-American soprano was one of the greatest stars of the 20th century, not only in the opera but in the media. If her tiffs with opera management weren’t enough, her affair with Aristotle Onassis and his...
by Ken Schworm | Feb 5, 2018
The letters, diaries and music of Lotte Lenya & Kurt Weill Originally presented at Lost Nation Theater – Montpelier, VT In the late 1920s, after the popular success of such shows as The Threepenny Opera, composer Kurt Weill and actress Lotte Lenya were Berlin’s...
by Ken Schworm | Feb 5, 2018
An Eyewitness Account from Parisian Musician, Critic and Journalist, Edmond Michotte. Originally presented by the Vermont Opera Theater – Montpelier, VT In 1860 Wagner went to Paris for the opening of his new opera, Tannhauser. While there he made the obligatory...
by Ken Schworm | Feb 5, 2018
Originally presented at the Lakewood Public Library, seven member libraries of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system and the Cleveland Public Library’s Main branch In 1855, a poetry collection appeared by an unknown 36-year-old poet, until then known primarily as...
by Ken Schworm | Feb 2, 2018
From Garretsville to Brooklyn and Beyond Originally presented at Lakewood Public Library The life of Hart Crane was tragically short, but his impact on the world of poetry was large and the list of those he has influenced is long. Tim Tavcar, the artistic director of...
