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The Protégé
Simon Ghraichy, Jeffrey Epstein, and the fog of art
Feb 9
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Olivia Giovetti
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9.5 Theses on Art and Politics
The ethics of pursuing classical music in a world on fire.
Jul 17, 2025
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Olivia Giovetti
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Inner Life and Chaotic Surroundings
Art, war, politics, and the baritone at 100
May 23, 2025
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Olivia Giovetti
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Absolute Music Doesn't Exist
Gabriel Kahane, Frédéric Chopin, Jorge Luis Borges, and Anselm Kiefer's searches for meaning
Mar 25, 2025
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Olivia Giovetti
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Not Like Us
Rereading Kira Thurman's "Singing Like Germans" in an era of queasy prophecy.
Feb 13, 2025
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Olivia Giovetti
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The Great Experiment
On Claus Guth's “Khovanshchina” at the Berlin Staatsoper
Jul 9, 2024
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Olivia Giovetti
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Of Sound Mind and Body
Beethoven and Spalding Gray's searches for meaning
Jan 14, 2021
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Olivia Giovetti
Within and Without
Making art to go beyond what we're otherwise able to express.
Aug 8, 2020
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Olivia Giovetti
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The Private Lives of the Three Tenors
Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo: Part 6
Jul 25, 2020
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Olivia Giovetti
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The (Many) Loves of Enrico Caruso
Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo, Part 5
Jul 18, 2020
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Olivia Giovetti
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The Puzzle of Puccini
Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo: Part 4
Jul 10, 2020
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Olivia Giovetti
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Beautiful Singing, Hysterical Women
Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo: Part 3
Jun 29, 2020
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Olivia Giovetti
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