Catherine Kustanczy
@catekustanczy.bsky.social
Writer. Manchmal auf Deutsch. theoperaqueen.com
Ach, schade, dass ich das am Samstag verpasst habe. www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/cd-p...
CD-Präsentation in München: Musik von Frauen für den Klavierunterricht | BR-Klassik
Muss es immer Czerny sein? Die Klavierschule "She Composed" macht da ein paar Alternativvorschläge. Am Samstag wird sie im Schwere Reiter in München vorgestellt.
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Heute Abend gibt es im Nationaltheater eine Gesangs-Gala in „Macbeth“ – mit Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman und dem stets hervorragenden Gerald Finley. Das Orchester unter der Leitung von Andrea Battistoni spielt mit großem Elan.
„Der Besuch der alten Dame“ gestern am Gärtnerplatz. Hmmm. Sehr ausdrucksstarke szenische Gestaltung. Gute Chorarbeit. Und doch … hmmm. Ich bin mir bei der dualistischen Darstellung der „Dame“ sehr unsicher. Viel Stoff zum Nachdenken. 🤔
Bea decided to visit the salon with her mum. (cc @darth)
"Wenn Sie jung sind, funktioniert vieles von selbst, obwohl Sie überhaupt keine Erfahrung haben. Wenn Sie alt werden und Erfahrungen haben, dann will Sie keiner mehr." van-magazin.de/mag/romely-p...
»Ich muss den Leuten Zuversicht geben.«
Vor 50 Jahren dirigierte Romely Pfund in Sankt Petersburg ihr erstes öffentliches Orchesterkonzert, mit Brahms’ Zweiter, Dvořáks Violinkonzert und einem Stück von Manfred Weiss – »in Leningrad, so hie...
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Lovely to see Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat get a mention here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXX...
Angine de Poitrine's Math Rhythms Explained
YouTube video by David Bruce Composer
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Unbelievably sad that the glorious Felicity Lott has passed. There have been many great sopranos, but few had the radiant intelligence of this extraordinary musical legend.
Russell Thomas is currently singing his first Werther with @canadianopera.bsky.social. My interview for La Scena Musicale magazine: myscena.org/catherine-ku... #opera
I spoke with filmmaker Daniel Kreizberg about his animated short – it blends the work of E.E. Cummings with the voice of Jane Goodall + the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, led by conductor Yakov Kreizberg (in his final recording): www.theoperaqueen.com/2026/05/13/d...
On Schumann, Heine, old work, new work, & trusting her voice: my new interview, featuring mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston, is now up: www.theoperaqueen.com/2026/05/02/h...
Helen Charlston: "I Have An Operatic World, A Concert World, And A Recital World – And I Love Them All." - The Opera Queen
British mezzo Helen Charlston discusses her new album, A Poet's Love (BIS Records), her love of Schumann, and her work in contemporary opera.
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A really excellent essay by @timgrierson.bsky.social on art, artists, awareness, nostalgia, & selective blindness. Bravo 👏 www.avclub.com/leaving-neve...
The Jackson estate can't hide Leaving Neverland from those who've already seen it
A suppressive legal battle turned the moving Sundance documentary Leaving Neverland into a ghost haunting the Michael Jackson biopic.
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"Take a second and think about it. Would you rather really grow from an experience of actually doing some work and critically thinking about the things you're writing or talking about, or just taking nothing away from it and just use a robot?" www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
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Ties directly into the continued dominance of the Mar-a-Lago aesthetic.
Evan Lahti@elahti.bsky.social · 6mo agoDidn't realize the extent to which ICE are "content creators first and Gestapo second," as @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social is reporting. A paramilitary force whose violence is shaped by what will produce the highest-engagement Instagram Reel. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
I learned so much about music & writing from the work of Andrew Clements. It seems unreal he's gone. #RIP www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Andrew Clements, Guardian’s classical music critic, dies aged 75
An outstanding critical voice, his deep knowledge and love of music was evident in everything he wrote
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What is the shooting of an unarmed protester in a stopped car by masked thugs if not political violence? What about them blocking her access to a doctor or first responders? Where's the NYT op-ed for Renee Good doing politics the right way?
Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 7mo ago. @mprnews.org was on the ground in Minneapolis right away this morning, and we have been covering ICE immigration actions since they announced a surge in December. Follow our live feed here as we confirm details of today's killing of an observer by a federal agent: share.google/iJp6yRVFbHfT...
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 8mo agoMcDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
Not regretting my decision to post-secondary teaching for a second. I've been saying this for years, and it's been like screaming into a void.
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 8mo agoplease remember pro-AI colleagues are addicts or sell outs or both > One might think this hypocrisy is anecdotal, but it’s institutional. Faculty who once panicked over AI plagiarism are now being “empowered” by universities like CSU, Columbia, and Ohio State to embrace the very “tools” they feared.
Very much related to this. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9mo agoTwitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Point here being: slop will continue slopping, and that slop is contingent on theft, nonconsensuality, and exploited labor.
Discount veg: excellent for soups/chowders/pasta sauces. Favourite: Roughly chop peppers-eggplant-zucchini; place in roasting tin (w lid); add a bit of oil + salt + mix. Roast in 375C oven 90-120 min, turning a few times. Remove to stovetop. Add veg stock/dairy/boiled water; mash / blend; add s-p.
DuendeonFuego@duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 9mo agoIT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
Yikes so much bot traffic today/this week... is it me? (Maybe it's me.)
a cartoon drawing of a robot with a surprised expression
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The logical endpoint of decades-long focus on STEM & not humanities/arts/literature.
James Ball@jamesrball.com · 9mo agoI’m really starting to suspect that most of the tech bros haven’t actually read Tolkien, as they certainly don’t understand it. The gentle hobbits save the “hard men” of Gondor, largely through compassion and selflessness. Not the other way around. The Christian parable is barely hidden!
