Tag Archives: five ways

Fritz Wunderlich, Five Ways

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Don’t get me started on the subject of tenors. I have so many favorites it’s ridiculous. Some days it’s the peerless elegance and linguistic versatility of Nicolai Gedda. Some days it’s the ringing heroism and pure Italian … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged classical music, five ways, fritz wunderlich, funiculi funicula, la boheme, lieder, mozart, Opera, schubert, The Magic Flute | 10 Comments

“Eugene Onegin”, Five Ways

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 novel-poem is one one the acknowledged masterpieces of Russian literature. Its moodiness, beauty, and sheer Russianness, as well as its themes of irrepressible young love and opportunities missed, have made it popular for adaptations … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Music | Tagged anna netrebko, Ballet, bolshoi, diana vishneva, eugene onegin, five ways, john cranko, liv tyler, marcelo gomes, mariusz kwiecen, onegin, Opera, pushkin, ralph fiennes, Stephen Fry, tchaikovsky | 3 Comments

Salomé, Five Ways

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Music, Performers, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged alla nazimova, bernardino luini, five ways, henri regnault, oscar wilde, Richard Strauss, rita hayworth | 4 Comments

“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” Five Ways

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Those of us who grew up in the 1980s probably have fond memories of this song, and the movie it came from: John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club. The original 1985 recording, by Scottish New-Wave band Simple Minds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged 1980s, billy idol, breakfast club, Bryan Ferry, five ways, John Hughes, Keith Forsey, molly ringwald, movies, royal philharmonic orchestra, simple minds, Steve Schiff, The Breakfast Club, victoria justice, wtf | 9 Comments

Rossini Aria Five Ways

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Gioachino Rossini was not only one of the opera genre’s most notable composers, wits, bon vivants, and gourmands (steak grilled in butter, topped with foie gras, and finished with truffles and Madeira? Yes, please); he was a thief. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Music | Tagged Barber of Seville, five ways, foie gras, Frank Lopardo, Gioachino Rossini, La Cenerentola, Opera, steak, tournedos rossini, truffles | 2 Comments

“The Last Supper” Five Ways

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Leonardo da Vinci’s original, in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. The Sesame Street version (click image to enlarge): The Star Wars version (click image to enlarge): The Sopranos version (click image to enlarge): The Big Lebowski version (click image … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Humor | Tagged big lebowski, blasphemy, five ways, heresy, jesus, last supper, leonardo davinci, popped culture, sesame street, Star Wars, The Sopranos | 1 Comment

“Va, Pensiero” Five Ways

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Verdi’s Nabucco isn’t performed much nowadays, with the notable exception of its one huge mega-hit tune: “Va, Pensiero”, also known as the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. It’s sung by the Israelites who mourn their homeland and … Continue reading →