NARO CINEMA: A Natural History of Cats

NARO CINEMA: A Natural History of Cats

By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I never gave cats much thought. My wife and I were long-time dog people and didn’t really know any cats. But all that changed a few years ago when a neighborhood stray came into our lives. He was a young black cat that retreated from any...
Opera Preview: Turandot for Two

Opera Preview: Turandot for Two

By Montague Gammon III Puccini’s final opera, Turandot, from 1924, is a fable about sex and death, and about fearing (and not fearing) sex and about not fearing (and fearing) death. This love story, as it is often called, is “not about finding the right person for...