I feel like I should wax rhapsodic, or at least philosophical, about the tremendous time I had from January through May 2010. Every morning I woke to a sunrise over Brooklyn pouring through my window. Morning and evening I watched the orange Staten Island Ferry nose into the Battery and at night its lights shimmered over the harbor. I could traipse to any one of several subway stations and be off to an adventure in Manhattan. My feet were my favorite vehicle to the island when I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and took in sky, water and enthusiastic fellow tourists.
And the music! As if the muses knew that I would be listing my musical experiences, I am now listening to Ravel's Afternoon of a Faun on NPR's Performance Today. This performance was conducted by David Robertson and is the same performance by the New York Philharmonic that I heard on February 18. Wow, how is that for coincidence! It's also a reminder that now I'll be more likely to experience these concerts through public radio than by taking a subway ride.
Out of curiousity I tried to list the operas, concerts and plays that I attended in New York:
12 Operas-including 4 premieres and 2 new performances (not premiere performance but premiere season)
15 Concerts-43 different performance pieces
10 Plays
1 Ballet
1 Night Club Performance
Multiple visits to museums, lectures at the 92nd Street Y, and the parks
I flew away from the Eyrie several months ago, but I'll always remember the time spent there and be grateful that I started this blog and captured my experiences while they were fresh.
Goodbye to Apartment 11B, 2 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, New York!
