Night After Night

Writing, a blog, and a newsletter. By Steve Smith.

The name game.

Per the newly bi-metropolitan and everly-AbFab opera blog Wellsung, I note that Chalkenteros — an operaphile well known for his enthusiastic and perceptive commentary at Parterre Box and, of course, Wellsung — has finally kicked up his own NYC-centric opera blog, Marginalia.

And in so noting, I’ve also discovered that he and I have a name in common — both first and last. So, before anyone asks either of us, I am not he, nor he, me.

Chalkenteros, welcome.

Playlist:

John Adams – The Dharma at Big Sur*, My Father Knew Charles Ives – Tracy Silverman*, BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Adams (Nonesuch)

Janet Jackson – 20 Years Old (Virgin)

Ezio Pinza – Lebendige Vergangenheit (Preiser)

Steve Smith

8 responses to “The name game.”

  1. Corey Dargel Avatar
    Corey Dargel

    20 Years Old (Virgin)
    Do you think Janet gets it?

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  2. mwanji Avatar
    mwanji

    Ah, Corey beat me to it…

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  3. Steven Smith Avatar
    Steven Smith

    Thanks so much for the warm welcome. And for straightening out the name issue. Yours is in fact one of the reasons I opted to publish under a nom-de-blog!

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  4. mwanji Avatar
    mwanji

    [cirumventing the lack of comment box on the “Honored” post]
    Congratulations on the award! And the response to Daily Blague is excellent. I’m a little bummed about knowing pretty much nothing about “Franz Schubert, David Garland and Morrissey,” though… I think I have a recording of Winterreise somewhere I should listen to. 🙂

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  5. Brian Olewnick Avatar
    Brian Olewnick

    Great news, Steve! None more deserving!

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  6. FredK Avatar
    FredK

    I think the last time I saw you was at a concert of “new” composers Rameau and Handel.
    Congratulations on the award

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  7. Vanessa Lann Avatar
    Vanessa Lann

    Hi Steve, huge congratulations on the award. Nice to hear you’re getting the appreciation you deserve! One other idea: maybe with such a group of intelligent and well-listened
    “Steve(n) Smith”
    bloggers around, we should set up a link, a la Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, to a new site: “we are all steve smith” (populist-type statement with many layers of meaning, referring to Dennis’ Mozart/composer productivity survey and project), to reflect (well, to reflect something cool). Really nice that you were recognized with this award! All the best from Vanessa in Holland.

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  8. Blackmail Avatar
    Blackmail

    Congratulations! And the navigating the differences between Swedish death and Norwegian black [and USBM] is no small matter either!

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