SATURDAY, MAY 10

Twenty-three years ago last night I was in Atlanta slobbering over Sherrill Milnes as he did Simon Boccanegra with the Met.  They ended their annual tours a few years later, but I sure did hear some great music while they were in town.  My mother and I would stay at the Colony Square Hotel, get a suite.  My aunt would fly up from Palm Beach and my mother's best friend would also drive in for the week.  We would do 6 nights of intensive opera, good stuff, too. The thing I remember about that specific week was ...   more »