Yesterday Heidi and Lily doing Bach. Last night Huang Ruo. This afternoon Semele — a master class in continuo. And picking photos for my book! The Times wants $300 for the rights to my pigeon picture! https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/28/nyregion/pigeons-on-the-pill-bring-cleaner-bryant-park.html
Clemenza did Tito
The Met
Last Day in Venice – Tintoretto extravaganza.
Happy 500th Birthday Jacapo!
Another great meal thanks to Neal and Lewis. Brooklyn on the Adriatic 
The light is exactly as Canaletto painted it 
The Priest’s View from a Palladian alter 
Palladio on the Guidecca 
Lunch 
A subtle message from the Gesuiti — don’t fuck with us 
St. George. Carpaccio. 
Venice and its islands – Day 5
The church on Torcello — fantastic mosaics of which no photos were permitted. 
A lot of vaparetto rides to Murano, Burano and Torcello 
Look closely. The weirdest chess set, ever. 
Murano church 
Our local shrine. Adjacent to Vivaldi’s Oespidale
Venice. Day 4.
At the Gritti Palace 
Arguing over counting 
The miricle of the lute 
Really? Why did I ever have this guy? Nothing but trouble. 
Looking at the left hand 
Lunch. Thanks to Neal Goren 
San Marco 
At the Doge’s Palace 
Padova and Venice.
Giotto for 15 minutes. Otello at La Fenice.
La Fenice 
The famous light! 
Venice. Day 2. Tintoretto plus.
San Salute 
Tiepollo en situ. 
Monteverdi’s tomb. Really. 
My guy, St. Rocco. Preventer of the plague. Patron of pilgrims. 
Mr. T. himself. 
Milan to Venice
From the train. 
Milan train station. Adding a little fascist flavor 
Tiepolo 
European privacy act. What we had to sign to register in the hotel. 
Our hotel. 
The vaporetto — kind of like the Fir.e Island Ferry 
Our room. 1st floor on the left. 
At La Scala.
Milan Day 3
Dinner. Thanks to Gianandrea Noseda for the tip. 
Cushions! Great idea. 
The amazing St. Maurizio Church. 
St. Ambrose basilica. 
This guy got frustrated tuning and gave up. 
Lunch 
Great night at La Scala. La Cenerentola 
More of Milan — Day 2
Lutes are in the upper right. Trecento! 
Today’s lunch spot 
More Trecento lutes! 
Some of the creative on these things is moving. Note that it’s Clear Channel. 
Napoleon’s butt – Canova 
This painter knew about lutes. Always tuning. 
Lutes in the Quatrocento. What could they have been playing. The angel on the left is, of course, tuning. 
This important Milan park is poorly maintained.
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