The arts are back, but not as many people as we used to see. Boxes at the SF Symphony are fairly empty thus far.
Art & Culture
Diarmuid and Stella – a love affair in the making
We ran into our neighbors this afternoon
Van Gogh Immersion Exposition
Tosca. Puccini’s opera based on Frenchman Victorien Sardou’s 1887 play, La Tosca.
Per SF Opera’s “The rest of the story Tosca’s historical background” “Sardou (1831 – 1908) would be all but forgotten in his native France, were it not for the extraordinary success of Puccini’s opera based on his 1887 play La Tosca.
Le Musée Cognacq-Jay
Musée Cognacq-Jay – Le goût du XVIIIeme. 8 rue Elzévir (3eme arr.) Paris. Located in the lovely Hôtel Donon and open Tues-Sun., it is filled with many forms of beautiful art, focusing on creations of the 18th century. I highly recommend a visit if you’re fully mobile; it has not yet been made wheelchair-accessible. I…
Street scenes…Paris 2019
Hôtel de Ville. Journées du Patrimoine 2019
A majestic entry The tour of the gorgeous Hôtel de Ville, in some ways the architectural heart of Paris, was a first for us after all these years. We had not been here in Sep. before, so we hadn't been able to take this tour. And it was amazing! Despite the heat and humidity we…
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