Yesterday, the radio opera was “The Hours” by Kevin Puts. Its world premier was just last season. I’m not going to try to describe the plot because it isn’t really a plot. It looks at the lives of three different women in three different time periods, all of whom have some connection to Virginia Woolf. One is Virginia Woolf, one (in the 1950s) is reading Virginia Woolf, and one (in the 1990s) is compared to Virginia Woolf. The opera jumps around a lot between them (I believe they call it being “interwoven”), so it’s next to impossible to follow if you aren’t able to see it. But it’s nice to listen to, and one can always get the book or the movie if one wants more details. Now I’m off to see Virgil.
This has nothing to do with anything really, except that it’s a good reminder not to simplify people. Most people are complex and many-sided, but it’s not always easy to see that or to bring it out. (Yes, it’s the NYT, but it’s a gift link.)
Beau led me to this site – it’s delivered in a way suggestive of fun (at least if you like Bingo) but has some genuine information.
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