Galeries Lafayette in Paris
Most of you are too young to remember this, but back in the twentieth century it was customary for department stores to consist of — departments. If you were looking Read More …
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Louis XIV and his Versailles Palace
My original intention was to ride around Paris on the Vélib’ bikes during the day and just come out to Versailles for the evening performance at the Royal Opera, but Read More …
Ten days, eight operas, seven venues
The amazing thing about my visit to Paris in June 2006 was that in ten days I saw eight operas at seven different venues. As I wrote at the time, Read More …
Feel Gluck in Nürnberg
In case you are wondering why there is a car with its back end jacked up in front of the opera house in this photo, rest assured that nobody is Read More …
The Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is one of the world’s busiest opera houses, with 350 performances per year. When I was there, in the last week of October 2016, Read More …