Pleasure activist and egalitarian. Italy, opera, author, speaker, food, wine
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27 Sep 2023
Dead Man Walking (Heggie/McNally) opened the Metropolitan Opera season magnificently. Do try to see it in the house or on HD Oct. 21. I will do the pre-performance lecture at BAM. Tickets here: bam.org/opera/2024/dead-man-…
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25 Jul 2023
Covid is not over. Pretending otherwise will kill you in one way or another theinsider1.com/post/we-may-…
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10 Feb 2023
The great American soprano turns 96 today. I will pay tribute on my show at 2 pm New York time #FredPlotkinOnFridays. #Leontyne96 app.idagio.com/live/event/fr…
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8 Feb 2023
“As a treasured accessory for novice travelers [to Italy], it will be second only to a passport.” —-Florence Fabricant in The New York Times about Rick Steves Italy for Food Lovers, by Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin. February 7, 2023. nytimes.com/2023/02/07/dinin…
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23 Jan 2023
Signed my first copies of Italy for Food Lovers (which I co-authored with Rick Steves) today at Barnes and Noble in Union Square #ItalyForFoodLovers #RickSteves #FredPlotkin #ItalyTravel #CucinaItaliana
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3 Jan 2023
January 3 is publication date for this book that I had the pleasure of co-authoring with Rick Steves. Available wherever you buy books. #FredPlotkin. #RickSteves. #Italy #ItalianFood
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26 Oct 2022
Announcing online "Making Sense of Giuseppe Verdi" course on Idagio. Guest artists: Nov 2 THOMAS HAMPSON; Nov 9 NADINE SIERRA; Nov 16 ELEONORA BURATTO; Nov 30 GREGORY KUNDE. Each class 90 minutes and you will be able to interact with my guests and me
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21 Oct 2022
Rick Steves on Eating in Italy: A Cultured Conversation with Fred Plotkin - Smithsonian Associates. Feb 2. Register to watch on Zoom. #RickSteves #FredPlotkin #Italy #CucinaItaliana #Pasta #Pizza #Vino smithsonianassociates.org/ti…
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19 Oct 2022
I am doing the pre-performance lecture on Cherubini's MEDEA at BAM before you watch one of the great tours-de-force in opera. My talk is at noon and then the Met's HD transmission is at 1 pm. Don't miss it! #FredPlotkinSpeaks #MEDEA bam.org/opera/2022/the-met-i… via @BAM_Brooklyn
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Fred Plotkin retweeted
10 Jun 2022
The former President did not condemn the attack on the Capitol building. He justified it.
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Fred Plotkin retweeted
13 Jun 2022
His campaign manager knew he lost.
His attorney general knew he lost.
His top advisers knew he lost.
His legal team knew he lost.
His daughter knew he lost.
And Trump knew it too.
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3 May 2022
So now it can be told: Rick Steves and I have co-authored a book “Rick Steves Italy for Food Lovers”. It can be ordered now and is published January 3, 2023. #FredPlotkinCooks. #FredPlotkinInCucina hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
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9 Apr 2022
My wonderful guest on April 8th's Fred Plotkin on Fridays was David Devan, General Director/President, OperaPhiladelphia. He gives a master class in arts management that you would do well to study and take to heart.#FredPlotkinOnFridays youtube.com/watch?v=G3djo-Wa…
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25 Mar 2022
#Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942. Today she would have turned 80. #Respect #Think #ISayALittlePrayer #RockSteady
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21 Mar 2022
“Musicians are the craziest of all” Edward Sorel to @BrianLehrer. He did the magnificent cover of my book.
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19 Mar 2022
I just completed my 100th show of "Fred Plotkin on Fridays" Cultured Conversations on Idagio with fascinating creative types. I have loved doing this and look forward to more. You can find links to all of my shows right here: vimeo.com/search/sort:alphab…... #FredPlotkinOnFridays
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15 Jan 2022
What a pleasure it was to converse with Jessica B. Harris on the Jan. 14 edition of Idagio's #FredPlotkinOnFridays. The subjects ranged widely and fascinatingly. No wonder TIME magazine named her one of the hundred most influential people of 2021.youtube.com/watch?v=nkeuLgiw…
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23 Dec 2021
For the December 24 edition of Fred Plotkin on Fridays, My guest will be the wonderful soprano Angel Joy Blue. You can find us on a live stream at 2 pm in NYC/11 am LA/7 pm London or watch later on YouTube or Vimeo. app.idagio.com/live/event/fr… #FredPlotkinOnFridays #AngelBlue
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