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  1. .@CMcGo I believe so - WPAS is forming a search committee. about 22 hours ago via web in reply to CMcGo
  2. Neale Perl will leave WPAS at the end of 2012-13 season. washingtonpost.com/blogs/classica… 2:25 PM May 30th via web
  3. @mlaffs Opera-L: imagine the Parterre Box commenters without La Cieca, on a listserv. Great fun; not for the sensitive. bit.ly/cM3bti 12:38 PM May 28th via web in reply to mlaffs
  4. @jeremydenk Your Tweet stays in mind as a prime example of an artist turning critics' intended compliments into negatives. :-) 8:24 AM May 28th via web in reply to jeremydenk
  5. @jeremydenk The debate about me is whether I'm the Claudia Cassidy or Eduard Hanslick of the 21st century. Your choices sound a lot better. 7:47 AM May 27th via web in reply to jeremydenk
  6. In comments on Met debacle yesterday lots of readers mad at critics. Have crowdsourced Met HD Traviata: open mic time. wapo.st/MHPSqG 2:05 PM May 23rd via web
  7. .@outwestarts @alexrossmusic Nice point. And in five years, we may be saying "The story led the Times's home page today!" 8:14 AM May 23rd via web in reply to outwestarts
  8. I'm always amused at how many journalists and readers use the words "blogs" and "internet" as euphemisms for @parterre box and Opera-L. 8:09 AM May 23rd via web
  9. Disingenuous to say that Gelb reversed his position because of Internet? Times front-page story had to be a factor. nyti.ms/Jve67I 6:33 AM May 23rd via web
  10. .@JennaReznik I noticed that too. I think it's called "marshalling what's left of your dignity." Or something. 1:58 PM May 22nd via web in reply to JennaReznik
  11. The only down side of this @MetOpera thing being resolved so fast is that I was enjoying the Tweets of @FakePeterGelb and @FakeOperaNews. 1:57 PM May 22nd via web
  12. And now the Met says, "Oops, we didn't realize y'all cared so much, we didn't mean it..." Who's running this thing? wapo.st/JzWQaZ 1:44 PM May 22nd via web
  13. .@BrianKUSC @ClassicalKUSC The monkeyfishing article illustrates principle of not removing an article once it's published, even if fake. 12:58 PM May 22nd via web in reply to BrianKUSC
  14. .@BrianKUSC Link is fixed. Thanks for the heads-up. 12:55 PM May 22nd via web in reply to BrianKUSC
  15. In which I weigh in, at more length, on the story of the day, to wit: Peter Gelb seems to be losing his marbles. wapo.st/JzWQaZ 11:51 AM May 22nd via web
  16. @tomandlorenzo Thanks. Had to do interview in my raincoat because was inappropriately dressed for TV. I feel that u saved the day/my image. 10:25 AM May 22nd via web in reply to tomandlorenzo
  17. @tomandlorenzo I was on NewsHour in a Jay McCarroll coat I bought bec of you. 1st e-mail: viewer asking where I got it. to.pbs.org/Ln2SMG 9:32 AM May 22nd via web
  18. @LisaIronTongue @Andy_Doe I fear I don't even read my OWN publication regularly these days. #newmom 10:30 PM May 21st via web in reply to LisaIronTongue