Author Archives: Eddie Pensier

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About Eddie Pensier

Television junkie, opera buff, connoisseur of unhealthy foods, fashion watcher, art lover and admirer of beautiful people of all sexes.

Women Holding Their Heads In Their Hands While Reading Du Jour

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: From my recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, a strange mini-trend I noticed. Jacques-Louis David, Madame François Buron (1769) Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mrs Jens Wolff (1803-15) Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Interrupted Reading (c. 1870) More art and other … Continue reading →

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Cocktails Du Jour

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: A French Martini (vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice) and a Hemingway (rum, grapefruit juice, and lime) at Miller’s Bar, Wabash Street, Chicago

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Brünnhilde Du Jour: An Interview with Christine Goerke

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Few opera singers nowadays are making quite as many waves as American soprano Christine Goerke. Music critics are outdoing themselves with superlatives to describe her: “powerful and assertive” (Washington Post), “a beacon of brilliance” (New York, “The … Continue reading →

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Aria Du Jour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This glorious clip comes from a rare, never-aired 1974 Metropolitan Opera telecast of Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann. The late and great Joan Sutherland makes an absolute meal of this infamously difficult aria(“Les oiseaux dans la charmille”). She … Continue reading →

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Then And Now: Parliament

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Old Parliament House, Canberra, 1927. Current Parliament House.

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: …Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)

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What Meaning Is This?

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Re-reading this post from last November at Sasha’s blog: Not long ago, I was wondering at how some words got to have two opposite meanings. There were two I knew of immediately: sanction, which means both “to allow” … Continue reading →

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Wie Schön Das Ist, Daß Du Bei Mir Bist

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Three classic Motown songs re-recorded in German translations by the original artists. If you’re half the language geek I am, this will make you smile non-stop. I find it strange that when it comes to operas, I’m … Continue reading →

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“Barcelona”

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This is a clip from a semi-staged New York Philharmonic concert performance of Sondheim’s Company, in 2011. If you don’t like or care about musicals, just skip to the 22 second mark, where Christina Hendricks starts to … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Jack Irish: Bad Debts” and “Black Tide” (2012)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This series of telemovies is based on the novels by Peter Temple. Jack is a widowed criminal attorney who has drifted into a second life as a private investigator, debt collector, gambler, and quippy layabout. He hangs … Continue reading →

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